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Two months after parting ways<\/a> with Josh Freese, Foo Fighters<\/a> have unveiled Ilan Rubin as their new drummer, The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> has confirmed<\/a>. Rubin is jumping ship after a 16-year stint with Nine Inch Nails<\/a>, for whom the prospect of an imminent, drummerless tour<\/a> ran into a convenient solution: They hired Josh Freese. It is unclear whether Rubin is permanently aboard with Foo Fighters or just a touring member.<\/p>\n Though Foo Fighters are yet to formally acknowledge their hire, Nine Inch Nails posted an Instagram Story picturing Freese with the caption, \u201cLet\u2019s fucking go.\u201d They kick off a North American tour at Oakland Arena on August 6; Foo Fighters\u2019 next dates are a tour of Asia in October.<\/p>\n Rubin had been touring with Nine Inch Nails since 2009, a tenure that encompassed the band\u2019s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction<\/a> in 2020, in which he was included. He has also drummed for Paramore, Angels & Airwaves, and Danny Elfman, among others. According to a Hollywood Reporter<\/em> source, Rubin had committed to Nine Inch Nails through the year but told Trent Reznor last week that he had \u201caccepted a job with another band.\u201d<\/p>\n Foo Fighters brought in<\/a> Freese in 2023 as the successor to their late, longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins<\/a>. After two years together, Freese announced in May that the band had let him go, offering no reason beyond a decision \u201cto go in a different direction with their drummer.\u201d He added, \u201cI\u2019ve never been let go from a band, so while I\u2019m not angry\u2014just a bit shocked and disappointed. But as most of you know I\u2019ve always worked freelance and bounced between bands so, I\u2019m fine.\u201d<\/p>\n Foo Fighters released their first track since his departure, \u201cToday\u2019s Song<\/a>,\u201d this month, which came with a note thanking Freese for his time with the band and saying that, without his \u201cthunderous wizardry,\u201d the band\u2019s \u201cstory would be incomplete.\u201d Their latest album, But Here We Are<\/em><\/a>, came out in 2023; its predecessor, Medicine at Midnight<\/a>,<\/em> won the Best Rock Album<\/a> Grammy one month after Hawkins\u2019 death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n