9 Inch Nails’ Ilan Rubin has reportedly been enlisted as Foo Fighters’ new drummer.
Foo Fighters have reportedly recruited IIan Rubin as their new drummer
A supply has instructed The Hollywood Reporter the sticksman – who has additionally been behind the equipment for Paramore, Angels and Airwaves, Danny Elfman, and Lostprophets – is the person Dave Grohl and co have chosen after Josh Freese was let go in Could.
This comes following rumours that late Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane and Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron had been taking up the job.
9 Inch Nails have additionally posted an image of Josh on social media, alluding to Ilan and Josh swapping bands, captioning it: “Let’s f****** GO.”
Josh really served as 9 Inch Nails’ sticksman between 2005 and 2008, earlier than being changed by llan.
And, he has confirmed his return, writing: “Leaving 9 Inch Nails on the finish of 2008 was one of many hardest choices I’ve ever needed to make. My spouse and I had been anticipating our third baby, and I knew I wanted to step away from life on the highway to be dwelling with my household. NIN was a band that left me strolling off stage each evening, considering ‘That was unbelievable. We completely crushed it.’ And it wasn’t only a feeling, it was a certainty. That stage of depth, delight and satisfaction after every present is one thing I’ve hardly ever skilled anyplace else.”
He continued: “Now, being again on tour with Trent [Reznor, frontman]and the crew – serving to them do what they do finest evening after evening – is one thing I’m extremely enthusiastic about. To be a part of that vitality once more feels wonderful. When you get an opportunity to catch one among these exhibits over the subsequent six weeks, I promise, they’re going to be completely unforgettable. Hope to see you on the market.”
Josh joined the Better of You rockers in 2023, following the demise of Taylor the earlier yr, and he claimed “no motive” was given for his sudden departure.
