Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters are an American rock band founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl following the death of Kurt Cobain.

The band has released seven studio albums, three extended plays, four video albums and twenty-eight singles. Currently, the line-up consists of Grohl on vocals and guitar, drummer Taylor Hawkins, bassist Nate Mendel, guitarists Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear.

The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1995 and features the lead single "This Is a Call". The album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in the United States. Their follow-up album The Colour and the Shape was released in 1997 and featured the single "Everlong".

The Foo Fighters' third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose was released in 1999 and featured "Learn to Fly" which was the band's first single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. This was followed by One by One in 2002 and, in 2003, the band released their first video album, Everywhere but Home, featuring live concert footage from the One by One tour.

The band's fifth album, In Your Honor was released in 2005 and the lead single "Best of You" went platinum in the US and Canada. The band's sixth album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was released in 2007. The album's first single "The Pretender" went platinum in Canada and gold in the US.

Their latest album, Wasting Light, was released in 2011 and featured the single "Rope".