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Foo Fighters Reveal Drummer Swap 3 Years After Hawkins’ Death

The appointment comes after Taylor Hawkins’ successor said he was “shocked and disappointed” at the Foo’s change in direction.

The Foo Fighters are swapping drummers with another band, three years on from the death of longtime percussionist Taylor Hawkins, sources have claimed. The Seattle group has reportedly given the nod to Ilan Rubin, 37, famed for his session work with Nine Inch Nails, after parting with 52-year-old Josh Freese. Freese, meanwhile, is moving in the opposite direction, having left the Foo Fighters two months ago. He is rejoining Nine Inch Nails after leaving in 2008, a move confirmed on Instagram where his new band posted his picture with the caption “let’s f---ing go.” Freese, too, confirmed the move in a statement of his own, saying he was “incredibly excited.” Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rubin’s move to join Dave Grohl, 56, and his bandmates was reported by The Hollywood Reporter, although it was not immediately clear if it is in a full or touring capacity. The Daily Beast has reached out to representatives of the band for further information. Confirming his departure from the Foo Fighters in May in a post on Instagram, Freese vented that the band planned, “to go in a different direction with their drummer,” adding,” I’m not angry-just a bit shocked and disappointed.”