Foo Fighters is marking the 30th anniversary of their iconic 1995 debut with the discharge of “At the moment’s Music,” their first new music since 2023’s acclaimed However Right here We Are.
Alongside the discharge, Dave Grohl shared a deeply private message reflecting on the band’s journey – from joyful highs to heartbreaking lows – and paid tribute to previous members William Goldsmith, Franz Stahl, Josh Freese, and particularly the late Taylor Hawkins.
“Through the years, we have had moments of unbridled pleasure, and moments of devastating heartbreak,” wrote Grohl. “Moments of gorgeous victory, and moments of painful defeat. We now have mended damaged bones and damaged hearts. However we’ve got adopted this street collectively, with one another, for one another, it doesn’t matter what. As a result of in life, you simply cannot go it alone.
“It ought to go with out saying that with out the boundless vitality of William Goldsmith, the seasoned knowledge of Franz Stahl, and the thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese, this story can be incomplete, so we lengthen our heartfelt gratitude for the time, music, and recollections that we shared with every of them over time. Thanks, gents.
“And… Taylor. Your identify is spoken each day, typically with tears, typically with a smile, however you’re nonetheless in every little thing we do, all over the place we go, endlessly. The enormity of your stunning soul is simply rivaled by the infinite longing we really feel in your absence. All of us miss you past phrases. Foo Fighters will endlessly embrace Taylor Hawkins in each be aware that we play, till we do lastly attain our vacation spot.”
In Could 2023, drummer Josh Freese was formally added as Taylor Hawkins‘s alternative for stay performances and studio work. Then on Could 16, 2025, Freese was shockingly fired from the band. In his personal phrases: “The Foo Fighters referred to as me… they’ve determined ‘to go in a special course’ with their drummer.”
No alternative for Freese has but been named. All we all know comes from the press launch round this new track that states Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee.
In September 2024, Dave Grohl publicly disclosed fathering a baby exterior his marriage. The band canceled a headline slot at Bridgeport’s Soundside Pageant amid the fallout. Since then, Grohl and his spouse Jordyn Blum have appeared collectively once more beginning in early 2025, notably attending Wimbledon with their daughters.
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