Foo Fighters are a band.
Foo Fighters is an American rock band , formed in Seattle , Washington in 1994 . In November 2014 , the band 's eighth studio album , Sonic Highways , was released as an accompanying soundtrack to the Grohl-directed 2014 miniseries of the same name . As of 2015 , the band 's eight albums have sold 12 million copies in the U.S. , and 30 million worldwide .