Foo Fighters have dropped a zombie apocalypse-themed video for ‘Spit Shine’, which was written and directed by Dave Grohl.
The visuals for the single – taken from their new album ‘Your Favorite Toy’ – find the band playing a show in front of a Lemmy mural which is overrun by a zombie horde. The zombies launch a gory attack on the civilians and by its conclusion, the Foos are splattered in blood as they play.
Grohl’s daughter Harper was also involved with the casting of the video, which she also stars in.
‘Spit Shine’ follows the band’s previously released singles ‘ ‘Asking For A Friend’, ‘Of All People’, as well as the record’s title track, ‘Of All People’ and ‘Caught In The Echo’.
Check it out below:
The band dropped by Saturday Night Live UK last weekend to perform the songs ‘Caught in the Echo‘ and ‘Child Actor’ live for the first time.
They also appeared in a sketch earlier in the show where host Nicola Coughlan is shown around the backstage area by Jimmy Fallon and encounters the band.
“Jimmy. Jimmy. It’s Dave Grohl,” Coughlan says, prompting Fallon to suggest she ask him to be best friends. “Because we’re live,” he says, “he has to say yes.” Sure enough, Grohl was up for it, and was soon sharing five fives and heart-hands.
The band were in London to celebrate the album launch this week, and fans who attended the listening party were treated to a surprise appearance from Grohl and Pat Smear, who walked into the event while one fan was performing a karaoke version of their 1997 track ‘Monkey Wrench’.
NME gave the record 3 and half stars in a review which read: “Vocally, Grohl has rediscovered his roar, but lyricism has never been his strongest suit, and much of it here is throwaway; those looking for signs of where his head is at after his infidelity scandal two years ago will be largely disappointed.
“But a fascinating exception is ‘Child Actor’, on which Grohl – who’s come to relish the spotlight after 30 years as the Foos’ frontman – unflinchingly examines his need for validation; it is the sound of somebody who has knocked themselves off their own perch searching for answers in the mirror.
“‘Your Favorite Toy’ is a few more tracks of that depth away from being the most vital Foo Fighters record since 1997’s ‘The Colour and the Shape’. For now, at least, they have remembered that no-frills punk, played fast and loud, suits them much better than middle-of-the-road dad-rock.”
Foo Fighters will be heading out on a European stadium tour that is set to include two nights at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium at the end of June. They will also be playing a range of major European shows this summer, as well as a North American stadium tour for the summer, and they have also just announced an Australian and New Zealand tour for late 2026 and early 2027.
Any remaining tickets for all shows on the Foo Fighters’ US tour are available here and for UK and Europe shows, you can find tickets here.
In other news, Grohl recently recalled the time he accidentally insulted David Bowie, saying that he “backpedalled so fast”, and has revealed the boozy secret to keeping his vocal cords in a healthy condition.
Meanwhile, he has made a rare political statement about the “deeply divided” America, saying: “There needs to be change.”
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