Foo Fighters is a group.
Foo Fighters is an American rock band , formed in Seattle , Washington in 1994 . Goldsmith quit during the recording of the group 's second album , The Colour and the Shape ( 1997 ) , when most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl himself . The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor ( 2005 ) , which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material . The Colour and the Shape is the second studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters . There Is Nothing Left to Lose is the third studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters , released November 2 , 1999 .