{"id":455585,"date":"2026-02-05T14:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455585\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:05:08","slug":"this-is-just-a-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455585\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis is just a test\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foo Fighters<\/a> have teased fans by posting snippets of their newest music.<\/p>\n

Last January, frontman Dave Grohl<\/a> casually dropped the news of a finished album<\/a> while playing the Australian leg of their \u2018Take Cover\u2019 tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He told the crowd that the album would land \u201cbefore my next birthday [January 14, 2027]\u201d, but gave no hints on what the music might sound like.<\/p>\n

Now, the band\u2019s social media have unleashed a flurry of snippets in a 19-second video.\u00a0 Mysteriously captioned \u201cThis is just a test\u201d, fans have theorised the video contains at least 12 separate songs.<\/p>\n

The snippets show a much heavier side to the Foos, with breakneck rhythms of hardcore punk accompanying Grohl\u2019s trademark screams. The snippets also included their recent single \u2018Asking For A Friend<\/a>\u2018, which dropped in October last year.<\/p>\n

Take a listen to the snippets below:<\/p>\n

This is just a test. pic.twitter.com\/J8OVCpMQrI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Foo Fighters (@foofighters) February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The upcoming album would be their first new music since their 2023 album \u2018But Here We Are<\/a>\u2018. The record was a mournful farewell to their longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins<\/a>, who died in March 2022 aged 50<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NME\u00a0gave the record five stars<\/a>, writing: \u2018But Here We Are\u2019 is a beautiful, noisy celebration of brotherhood and a stark, painful exploration of loss. It is messy, gut-wrenching, ambitious and gorgeous, as the remaining members of Foo Fighters push themselves to their limits and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, the band have released \u2018Today\u2019s Song\u2019 in honour of their 30th anniversary as a band<\/a>, with \u2018Asking For A Friend\u2019 being their most recent single. Foo Fighters also released a new live album capturing their recent run of intimate club shows.<\/a>\u00a0The six-track record, titled \u2018Are Playing Where??? Vol. I\u2019,\u00a0arrived exclusively on Bandcamp in October.<\/p>\n

The band also begun teasing more music last October, captioning their blistering snippet: \u201cAbout to take flight\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The band have just wrapped up the first few dates of their \u2018Take Cover\u2019 tour. Kicking off in Mexico<\/a> in January, the Foos will arrive to the UK and Europe this summer. Along with festival appearances at Mad Cool<\/a>,\u00a0Pinkpop<\/a> and more, the band will play two giant headline slots at Liverpool FC\u2019s Anfield Stadium\u00a0<\/a>on June 25 and 27.<\/p>\n

Guitarist Pat Smear will be absent from upcoming shows due to\u00a0having broken his foot<\/a>\u00a0in a \u201cbizarre gardening accident\u201d.<\/p>\n

Royel Otis<\/a>,\u00a0Inhaler<\/a>,\u00a0IDLES<\/a>,\u00a0Otoboke Beaver<\/a>,\u00a0Fat Dog<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Die Spitz<\/a> are set to support The Foos across various dates \u2013 find all dates below and buy your tickets here:<\/a><\/p>\n

Foo Fighters UK and European \u2018Take Cover\u2019 tour dates are:<\/p>\n

June
10 \u2013 Oslo, Norway Unity Arena *#
12 \u2013 Stockholm, Sweden Strawberry Arena *#
15 \u2013 Warsaw, Poland PGE Narodowy *#
17 \u2013 Munich, Germany Allianz Arena ^#
19 \u2013 Paris, France Paris La D\u00e9fense Arena ^#
25 \u2013 Liverpool, UK Anfield Stadium ^#
27 \u2013 Liverpool, UK Anfield Stadium *%<\/p>\n

July
1 \u2013 Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion +\u201d
3 \u2013 Vienna, Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadium +\u201d
5 \u2013 Milan, Italy I-Days +\u201d
8 \u2013 Madrid, Spain Mad Cool Festival
10 \u2013 Oeiras, Portugal NOS Alive Festival<\/p>\n

* Royel Otis supports
^ Inhaler supports
+ IDLES supports
# Otoboke Beaver supports
% Die Spitz supports
\u201c Fat Dog supports<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, watch the Foos and Taylor Momsen cover Mariah Carey\u2019s lost \u201890s grunge songs at LA MusiCares tribute show<\/a>.<\/p>\n