Foo Fighters have tapped longtime Nine Inch Nails stickman Ilan Rubin as their new drummer. In a strange twist, former Foos drummer Josh Freese is returning to Nine Inch Nails.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed via sources that Rubin is exiting NIN to join Foo Fighters. However, it is unclear if he will be the Foos’ permanent drummer or touring drummer.
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Rubin played with NIN from 2008 to 2009, and again from 2013 until now. He’s the youngest living musician to have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, having been included in NIN’s 2020 induction at age 32 at the time. In addition to NIN, Rubin is a current member of Tom DeLonge’s band Angels & Airwaves, and has played with Danny Elfman. He also recorded solo albums under the name The New Regime.
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Freese, meanwhile, was let go from Foo Fighters earlier this year, two years after filling the void left by late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away in 2022. He previously served as NIN’s drummer from 2005 to 2008 (ironically replaced by Rubin), appearing on the albums Year Zero and The Slip, and has been a member or performed with such acts as The Vandals, A Perfect Circle. The Offspring, and Weezer, among other acts.
NIN celebrated Freese’s return with an Instagram Story post, showing a photo of the drummer with the caption, “Let’s Fucking Go, @joshfreese” (see screengrab below).
The drummer switch comes just a week before NIN kick off a North American tour, with tickets available here.
Meanwhile, Foo Fighters returned with the new single “Today’s Song” at the beginning of this month, and will play some overseas shows beginning in October.
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