Two months after parting ways with Josh Freese, Foo Fighters have unveiled Ilan Rubin as their new drummer, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Rubin is jumping ship after a 16-year stint with Nine Inch Nails, for whom the prospect of an imminent, drummerless tour ran into a convenient solution: They hired Josh Freese. It is unclear whether Rubin is permanently …
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The Foo Fighters have reportedly chosen a new drummer. And in related news, so have Nine Inch Nails. As it turns out, there’s no need to feel bad for outgoing Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese, because he’s returning to his former gig alongside Trent Reznor in Nine Inch Nails. In effect, the two bands have traded drummers. According to Deadline, longtime …
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Photo-Illustration: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images;Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Netflix Whatcha gonna do, it’s a switcheroo! The Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails are switching touring drummers. Former Foo Josh Freese will be rejoining NIN, while Ilan Rubin will go from Tron: Ares to Tour: 30th Anniversary with the Foo Fighters. This super drummer shuffle began in May, when the Foo Fighters …
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