Foo Fighters is a group.
Foo Fighters . The group got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II , which were known collectively as `` foo fighters '' . The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor ( 2005 ) , which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material . There Is Nothing Left to Lose is the third studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters , released November 2 , 1999 .