Foo Fighters parts ways with drummer Josh Freese

The stone set Foo Fighters has fto spell of drummer Josh Freese, according to a enactment from the seasoned percussionist.

“The Foo Fighters called maine Monday nighttime to fto maine cognize they’ve decided ‘to spell successful a antithetic absorption with their drummer,’” Freese wrote connected Instagram. “No crushed was given. ... Regardless, I enjoyed the past 2 years with them, some connected and disconnected stage, and I enactment immoderate they consciousness is champion for the band. In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve ne'er been fto spell from a band, truthful portion I’m not aggravated — conscionable a spot shocked and disappointed. But arsenic astir of you cognize I’ve ever worked freelance and bounced betwixt bands so, I’m fine.”

“Stay tuned for my ‘Top 10 imaginable reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters’ list,” helium joked.

A typical for the set confirmed the departure but declined to comment.

Freese is simply a league seasoned who archetypal came to prominence successful the SoCal punk set the Vandals, and aboriginal went connected to play successful Guns N’ Roses, A Perfect Circle and Devo earlier joining Foo Fighters successful 2023. He won the high-profile occupation aft the decease of beloved Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

The set antecedently celebrated Hawkins successful a moving tribute performance successful 2022, which included Hawkins’ then-16-year-old lad Shane drumming successful his dad’s spot connected “My Hero.” More recently, vocalist Dave Grohl appeared with his erstwhile Nirvana bandmate, bassist Krist Novoselic, to execute astatine the FireAid payment performance successful Inglewood this year.

The radical has not announced a caller drummer. Its adjacent scheduled show is successful Singapore connected Oct. 4.