Foo Fighters began their week-long residency on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and to viewers’ delighted surprise the band covered the heavy metal behemoth of a track — “War Pigs.” Originally composed and released by Black Sabbath in 1970, “War Pigs” is a politically-charged, giant and downright classic metal song…and Foo Fighters […]
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Foo Fighters Tease More New Music in Preview for ‘Sonic Highways’
October 13th, 2014 
Scott Murray Foo Fighters have released an exciting new trailer for their upcoming HBO series Sonic Highways, which documents the process of writing and recording their upcoming album of the same name. The trailer highlights some of the places that the band visited while working on the project, some of the artists they spoke with, and most […]
Foo Fighters Announce South American Tour Dates
September 20th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler According to Consequence of Sound, Foo Fighters have announced a new run of South American tour dates for January 2015. The dates, which include shows in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina, come directly after the anticipated release of Sonic Highways, which is due out Dec. 10 on Roswell Records. The announcement of the new dates […]
Watch Foo Fighters Tear Up A Small Venue As The Holy Shits
September 12th, 2014 Kriston McConnell I think it’s safe to say that Dave Grohl is a badass. He has been in the music industry for a long time, and is in one of the most respected rock bands in the world (Foo Fighters, of course). You’d think all that would get to his head, but from what we’ve seen time […]
Shreddy Krueger Cover Foo Fighters’ “My Hero”
September 11th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Though we aren’t seeing quite as many cover songs as we did a year or so ago, there are still some bands releasing quality covers. The latest group to unleash a reimagined version of a popular song is the metalcore outfit Shreddy Krueger. Instead of picking a generic pop song like many other groups, the […]
LISTEN: New Foo Fighters Audio Clip from ‘Sonic Highways’
September 1st, 2014 Dana Reandelar As we here at UTG have talked about in the past, HBO’s new eight-part documentary series featuring David Grohl (as the director) and the other members of Foo Fighters, entitled Sonic Highways, is scheduled to hit the airwaves on October 17 this year. The documentary’s trailer showcases bits of the band’s new music off of […]
Voodoo Fest Adds Foo Fighters, Skrillex, OutKast, Arctic Monkeys, More To Lineup
June 21st, 2014 John Bazley Ah, the Summer. The ideal time of year for barbecues, fireworks, and more music festivals than can be humanly counted. Voodoo Festival has announced the headliners for its 2014 lineup, as well as some supporting acts. This year’s lineup is topped by Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex, and the obligatory OutKast, and will feature Zedd, […]
Foo Fighters’ New Album Will Arrive In November
June 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell Hot on the heels of this morning’s documentary teaser, the members of Foo Fighters have confirmed that their highly-anticipated new studio album will hit stores in November. As previously reported, Foo Fighters have spent the majority of the past several months quietly working on their eighth studio album. The band used eight different cities/studios to […]
Foo Fighters to Release New Album This Fall
May 15th, 2014 Corey From To coincide with the announcement of Dave Grohl’s TV series premiering on HBO, we are pleased to report to you that after all the vague details, the Foo Fighters have officially announced that they will be releasing an album before the year’s end. The as-yet-untitled effort will be the follow-up to the band’s 2011 album […]