Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is the name of a rock group that was formed in the year 1995. The name of the band was derived from the term 'foo fighter' that was used to refer to ominous aerial phenomena during the World War II. The group was formed by musician Dave Grohl and the current band members are Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett. Dave Grohl originally was a drummer for the Nirvana band. When he was in the band he wrote a huge pile of songs but never revealed it to the group. After the death of Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, he had demo recordings of his songs at Capitol Records. Grohl then strived to form a band. Initially William Goldsmith, drummer and bass player Nate Mendel were taken. Pat Smear was taken in as the second guitarist. Grohl's songs collectively became the Foo Fighter's debut album (1995) by the same name. Singles from the album such as 'This Is a Call', 'I'll Stick Around' and 'Big Me' were released. The making of the second album 'The Color and the Shape' was coupled with Goldsmith leaving the band and Alanis Morissette's touring drummer Taylor Hawkins joining in. The second album was released in 1997. Thereafter, Pat Smear's departure saw Scream member Franz Stahl joining for a short period and then finally Chris Shiflett was included. They released their third album 'There is Nothing Left to Lose'. In 2002, their fourth album 'One by One' was released. In 2004, Grohl publicly supported John Kerry on his presidential campaign. The campaign was an inspiration for the title of the next album 'In Your Honor' released in 2005.