Foo Fighters plays music of the rock genre.
Dave Grohl . He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Foo Fighters , of which he is the lead singer , one of three guitarists , and primary songwriter . Echoes , Silence , Patience & Grace is the sixth studio album by rock band Foo Fighters , released on September 25 , 2007 by RCA Records . Foo Fighters . 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 . Sonic Highways is the eighth studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters .