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Revel Ian jamming with the Foo Fighters

“Reverlong reunion!” Scott Ian’s 12-year-old son, Revel, reunites with Foo Fighters at Dave Grohl’s studio to jam Everlong – and nails it using Pat Smear’s Gibson Les Paul

By Matt Owen published

Four years after he smashed the track as an 8-year-old during the band's Bourbon & Beyond Festival set, Revel returned to the Foo Fighters lineup during a wholesome jam session

H.E.R. performing with Foo Fighters on Saturday Night Live

“Can’t believe I get to jam with these legends”: H.E.R. trades her signature Fender Strat for a metal-ready Charvel to perform with Foo Fighters on SNL

By Matt Owen published

It's not the first time the Grammy winner has favored a Charvel Dinky over her Fender model – is a six-string switch on the cards?

Chris Shiflett

“My Foo Fighters setup is the kind of beast you have when somebody carries your s**t around for you!” Chris Shiflett on his double-life as a jobbing solo artist and lead guitarist in the world’s biggest rock band

By Henry Yates published

The Foo Fighters stalwart tells us about the “blasphemy” of his new backline, holding his breath when he solos and why the kind of guitar playing he loved “became pretty much illegal”

Chris Shiflett performing live on stage in 2020

“It feels like total blasphemy!” Chris Shiflett on why he joined the modeler movement and switched from tube amps to amp sims

By Matt Owen published

The amp aficionado flipped the script for his recent solo tour, which demanded an entirely new approach to guitar setups from the Foo Fighter

Composite image of Franz Stahl performing live in 1998 and 2023

“From the second I got the call to join Foo Fighters, I hit the ground running. This was Dave's band, and I was the new guy – it was about not stepping on toes”: Franz Stahl on his time in the alt-rock institution – and Scream's first album in a decade

By Andrew Daly published

Featuring members of Bad Religion and Bad Brains, Scream's forthcoming record celebrates their D.C. roots – guitarist Franz Stahl explains how Dave Grohl upped the punk stalwarts' game, why striking a chord is more powerful than any solo, and how he ended up playing a Strat in the My Hero video – despite not owning one

Rivers Cuomo and Chris Shiflett on the Shred With Shifty podcast

“That’s amazing, dude! You just whipped that out!” Rivers Cuomo shreds Yngwie Malmsteen’s Far Beyond the Sun and floors Chris Shiflett

By Matt Parker published

The Weezer frontman is the second guest on the Foo Fighters guitarist’s new Shred With Shifty podcast

Chris Shiflett performs onstage with the Foo Fighters at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 16, 2022

Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett's new podcast aims to uncover the secrets behind some of rock's biggest guitar solos – and the first round of guests is ridiculous

By Jackson Maxwell published

Alex Lifeson, Richie Sambora, Nile Rodgers, Lindsay Ell, Rivers Cuomo, Brad Paisley, Mike McCready, Brent Mason and more will share their lead guitar wisdom on the first season of Shred with Shifty

Dave Grohl holding his Epiphone DG-335 signature guitar, in the new Foo Fighters promo pic

Dave Grohl appears to confirm his Epiphone signature model is a reality… by posing with one

By Matt Parker published

The band’s latest press pic seemingly shows off Dave Grohl’s Epiphone DG-335 signature guitar

josh Freese and Dave Grohl playing live

Watch Foo Fighters play their first show with new drummer Josh Freese – and is that Dave Grohl’s new Gibson DG-335 signature guitar?

By Matt Owen published

A reissue of Grohl's guitar has already been all but confirmed, and this white-finished beauty took center stage as Freese embarked on his first foray as a fully fledged Foo Fighter

Dave Grohl and Josh Freese

Foo Fighters officially name Josh Freese as their new drummer

By Matt Owen published

With the help of Chad Smith, Tommy Lee and Danny Carey, Dave Grohl and co confirmed Freese would be joining the band full-time for their upcoming tour

Joey Walker (left) and Stu Mackenzie perform onstage with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas on October 28, 2022

This week's essential guitar tracks: Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton's final collaboration is revealed, and psychedelic titans channel their inner thrash demons

By Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker published

Hear fresh, vital new guitar work from Nita Strauss, Joe Bonamassa, Red Devil Vortex, R.L. Boyce, Bully, Creeping Death, and many more

Dave Grohl playing his Gibson DG-335

Gibson might be bringing back Dave Grohl’s DG-335 signature guitar – and an Epiphone version could also be on the way

By Matt Owen published

The brand's interim CEO Cesar Gueikian teased a revival of the Foo Fighters man's model in an Instagram Q&A, during which he also confirmed plans for an Epiphone Greeny

Dave Grohl

Foo Fighters announce new album But Here We Are, share emotional lead single, Rescued

By Matt Owen published

“The first chapter of the band’s new life” will arrive June 2, and has been previewed with Foo Fighters’ first new material since the death of Taylor Hawkins

Butch Vig (left) and Joe Walsh, seated at Rancho de la Luna Studio/Taylor Hawkins

"This is my new favorite Foo Fighters song": Watch Joe Walsh blow Taylor Hawkins away with a one-take solo

By Jackson Maxwell published

The Eagles and James Gang legend – of whom Hawkins was a massive fan – was called in to play on the Sonic Highways track, Outside, and wasted little time making an indelible contribution

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters are releasing a new album next month, according to UK radio DJ

By Sam Roche published

Chris Moyles – a host for Radio X – mentioned he was “very much looking forward” to the record, before quickly moving the conversation elsewhere

Dave Grohl and Phil Anselmo

Foo Fighters replace Pantera at Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals

By Matt Owen published

The band confirmed they will be headlining the German festivals, after Pantera were dropped from the bill earlier this week

(from left) Nate Mendel, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear perform with the Foo Fighters on June 20, 2021 at Madison Square Garden in New York City

Foo Fighters will continue without Taylor Hawkins, band confirm

By Jackson Maxwell published

"Without Taylor, we never would have become the band that we were – and without Taylor, we know that we’re going to be a different band going forward," the group wrote in a statement

Dave Grohl, Billie Eilish and Phoebe Bridgers

Watch Dave Grohl and Phoebe Bridgers join Billie Eilish for a pair of covers at a recent LA show

By Sam Roche published

The pop megastar performed My Hero with the Foo Fighters frontman and Motion Sickness with Bridgers

Green Day

10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it

By Sam Roche published

These fans were plucked from the crowd by their guitar idols, and answered the call in roof-raising style

Rush's Geddy Lee (foreground) onstage with Chad Smith

Watch pro-shot footage of Rush performing Working Man with Chad Smith at Taylor Hawkins tribute

By Matt Parker published

See Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee team up with the RHCP drummer for a spectacular live outing