Foo Fighters (ADF)

'Foo Fighters is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1994. It was founded by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one man project after leaving the band for undisclosed reasons. The group was named after the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied pilots of World War II, who were collectively known as "foo fighters."

Prior to the 1995 release of Grohl's debut album Foo Fighters Foo Fighters, Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith, both former Sunny Day Real Estate as well as Greg Dulli X-Static to complete the programming. The band began performing in Portland, Oregon. Goldsmith gave up during the recording of the group's second album, The Color and the Shape (1997), when Grohl decided to recruit Dale Crover after the Melvins band was dissolved. Greg Dulli decided to leave the band to set up his new project, in his place came Chris Shiflett formerly Sunny Real State, currently Rami Jaffe who was a guest musician now becomes an official member and Buzz Osborne who also joined the band to complete the team.