Foo Fighters, alternative rock band from Seattle, USA
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Formed 1995 · Seattle, USA · alternative rock, post-grunge · RCA Records

The Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett, keyboardist Rami Jaffee and drummer Ilan Rubin. Guitarist Franz Stahl and drummers William Goldsmith, Taylor Hawkins, and Josh Freese are former members. Grohl created the Foo Fighters to release solo material after Nirvana disbanded in 1994, and recorded their eponymous debut album (1995) mostly alone in six days. After the songs drew label… via Wikipedia

Band Members: Franz Stahl, Dave Grohl, William Goldsmith, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins

Awards: MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Rock Artist

Discography

Foo Fighters’s studio albums / EPs · 13

Influenced by

Artists who shaped Foo Fighters’s sound

In the press

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