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As a life-long Foo Fighters fanatic, I've spent years decoding Dave Grohl’s stadium-sized wall of sound – here are the 5 essential pedals you need to nail his tone

Ever wondered what pedals Dave Grohl uses live? Well, these are the stomps that power the Foo Fighters from Boss, ProCo, MXR, and more

Guitar World

"Maybe it’s time." Dave Grohl might finally be ready to let Foo Fighters do something they've never done in their 30 year career

Could 2027 see Foo Fighters tick off another bucket list dream?

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"It wasn’t just me… we were like, ‘Hey man, that was awesome. That was such a blast, but we are going to move on and find another drummer”: Dave Grohl explains the simple reasoning behind Josh Freese’s Foo Fighters exit

His face just didn’t fit

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Dave Grohl addresses Josh Freese's departure from Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl has insisted the decision to fire Josh Freese from Foo Fighters "didn't happen overnight".

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Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters after Taylor Hawkins: ‘Continuing was complicated’

Hawkins, the former Foo Fighters drummer, died suddenly in 2022 aged 50

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Dave Grohl says ‘world is not the same’ since death of Foo Fighters bandmate

Taylor Hawkins died suddenly in 2022 while the band were on the South American leg of their world tour.

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"We wake up in the morning and everybody just texts about how much we miss him." As Foo Fighters launch new album Your Favorite Toy, Dave Grohl reflects on life without Taylor Hawkins

Foo Fighters' new album Your Favorite Toy will be released in April

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"It's the fuse to the powder keg of songs." Foo Fighters announce new album Your Favorite Toy, share explosive title track

The follow-up to 2023's But Here We Are album is incoming

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"Breaking the Law is a revolution song." Watch Rob Halford discuss conflict, rioting and rage in trailer for forthcoming documentary The Ballad of Judas Priest, starring Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan, Kirk Hammett and more

"You cannot cage this music, you cannot put this music behind bars"

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Josh Freese: Don't feel sorry for me

Josh Freese has insisted no one "should feel sorry" for him after he was sacked by the Foo Fighters because he's very happy with his career now.

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“I’m not in any way afraid of death." The triumph and tragedy of Nirvana's final album

On February 13, 1993, Nirvana began recording their much-anticipated follow-up to Nevermind. It would be their masterpiece

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"I've got to be careful about what I say about it. But I've got a lot to say." Superstar drummer Josh Freese on his enforced "mystery" exit from Foo Fighters

"One day it was nothing but laughs... and then it was just over"

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Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson’s next album features Sepultura members and is being recorded at Dave Grohl’s studio

Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser lets some big details slip in a new social media post

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"Having to resort to writing something like this is so embarrassing." The story behind the extremely controversial Nirvana song that almost got them banned and made a US President smash up his own daughter's CD

Kurt Cobain was convinced no one could misunderstand the intent of the lyrics to this track. Sadly, many still did

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The Independent UK

Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum put on united front with daughter at pre-Grammys party after infidelity scandal

Foo Fighters frontman revealed in 2024 that he had fathered a child ‘outside of my marriage’

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Unreleased Mariah Carey grunge songs covered by Foo Fighters at tribute event

The Dave Grohl-led band were joined by singer Taylor Momsen at MusiCares 2026

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“There was a point where My Chemical Romance were opening shows for us. Quite quickly, they weren’t anymore”: The story of the post-hardcore takeover that didn’t quite happen

As nu metal’s commercial power began to wane, major labels desperately signed a bunch of bands with hardcore backgrounds, from My Chemical Romance to Cave In. A lot of them didn’t work out.

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“We’ll be back here sooner than you think. And we might have a whole new record of fucking songs that we just finished the other day”: Dave Grohl seems to confirm new Foos album is on its way

Plus he brings on stage miner who inspired Ballad Of The Beaconsfield

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Foo Fighters have 'finished' new album

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has suggested the band will be making a return to the charts shortly as they have "finished" a "whole new record".

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"She understands the history of music, but she’s also pushing it forward. She is the future." Record company execs expect big things of Dave Grohl's daughter Violet

Violet Grohl has signed a record contract with Republic Records/Island EMI who say "she represents the next generation of artists"

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Dave Grohl’s daughter signs record deal

Violet Grohl, the 19-year-old daughter of Dave Grohl, has signed a deal with Republic Records.

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"The impact he left on art is truly magical." Dave Grohl's daughter Violet, and Gary Numan's daughter Persia, team up to salute one of America's greatest film-makers on what would have been his 80th birthday

Listen to Violet Grohl's haunting new single What's Heaven Without You

Louder

"What’s the last thing a drummer says before getting kicked out of the band? 'Hey guys, I have a song that I think we should play!'" The story behind the forgotten Nirvana song that Dave Grohl was too nervous to include on their final album

Dave Grohl has proven himself as a hell of a songwriter, but it took some support from his dear friend Kurt to get some self-belief

Guitar World

“John's got this toolkit of unwritten rock riffs. I wouldn't say that he’s out and out, AC/DC rock – but he could easily do it”: How John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Dave Grohl channeled Eddie Van Halen on the F1 soundtrack

Mayer, Sheeran and all-star producer Blake Slatkin reveal what went down at the studio after they were approached to write a song for the F1 movie... and the EVH Easter eggs you might have missed

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“I said, ‘Listen, I don't think you should die!’” How Dave Grohl realised that the end was near for Kurt Cobain and Nirvana

“Five minutes later the phone rings, and someone goes, ‘Dude, turn on CNN’”

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