Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails Are Swapping Drummers


After parting ways with Josh Freese in May, Foo Fighters have revealed Ilan Rubin as their new drummer, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Rubin has been Nine Inch Nails’ touring drummer since 2009, having started playing with the group when he was just 21. Last week, he informed Trent Reznor he’d “accepted a job with another band,” and the two bands pulled a drummer swap: Freese, who served as NIN’s permanent drummer from 2005 to 2008, has rejoined the group.

It’s unclear whether Rubin’s role in the band will be permanent or just for Foo Fighters’ upcoming gigs, which kick off in October. While the Foos haven’t formally announced the hire yet, Nine Inch Nails posted a picture of Freese on their Instagram stories with the caption, “Let’s fucking go.” Their Peel It Back tour picks up again August 6 at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California.

“Leaving Nine Inch Nails at the end of 2008 was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” Freeze wrote on social media. “My wife and I were expecting our third child, and I knew I needed to step away from life on the road to be home with my family.” He continued:

NIN was a band that left me walking off stage every single night thinking, “That was incredible. We absolutely crushed it.” And it wasn’t just a feeling, it was a certainty. That level of intensity, pride, and satisfaction after each show is something I’ve rarely experienced anywhere else.

Now, being back on tour with Trent and the crew—helping them do what they do best night after night—is something I’m incredibly excited about. To be part of that energy again feels amazing.

If you get a chance to catch one of these shows over the next six weeks, I promise, they’re going to be absolutely unforgettable.

Hope to see you out there.

Earlier this month, Foo Fighters released their first single since Freese’s departure, ‘Today’s Song’, along with a note thanking him for his tenure with the band.

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