John Freese is the new drummer for Foo Fighters

Freese, 50, is one of the most respected session drummers in rock and is a longtime friend of Dave Grohl and the Foos camp. He previously joined the group on drums during star-studded Hawkins tribute concerts last year at London’s Wembley Stadium and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum.

Freese has played drums in the Vandals since 1989, and has performed for long stretches with everyone from Devo, Guns N’ Roses, Nine Inch Nails, and the Replacements to Sting, Sublime with Rome, Weezer, A Perfect Circle, the Offspring, Danny Elfman, and Paramore.