Foo Fighters sack drummer Josh Freese as he reveals brutal way he found out

The have sensationally sacked one of their key members. Josh Freese took to social media to reveal his sacking to fans in an surprising message.

He wrote on : "The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they’ve decided ‘to go in a different direction with their drummer." As of yet, no reason has been revealed for his dismissal.

He continued: "Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage, and I support whatever they feel is best for the band.

"In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve never been let go from a band, so while I’m not angry—just a bit shocked and disappointed.

"But as most of you know I’ve always worked freelance and bounced between bands so, I’m fine. Stay tuned for my ‘Top 10 possible reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters‘ list.'"

He was supported by friends and followers in the comments section of his post. The Goldbergs actress, Wendi McLendon-Covey, wrote: "wtf?????? But hey, you’ll always be fine…. And you might actually be dodging a bullet. Love to you and your family!"

Comedian Tim Heidecker jibed: "Upside is you won’t have to hear any of those horrible songs ever again!" William Goldsmith fumed: "Say what? Why for playing everything not only perfectly but going above and beyond what most are remotely capable of? I apologise, but respectfully, this makes absolutely no sense to me."

And a fan of the band shared their disappointment at the statement, too. They said: "Omg this is not what I expected to read today. Josh us Foo fans loved you in the band. We will miss you and I will still be following you on IG."

His post came after rumours circulated that he was set to permanently replace the late Taylor Hawkins.

He had joined the band in 20023 having previously toured with other iconic groups such as Nine Inch Nails, Devo and Guns N' Roses.

His a of long-term former drummer Taylor who died aged 50 last year. His death came as the band was on tour in Bogota, .

They have since held big tribute concerts in Wembley. Among those performing at the tribute gig was Josh and Taylor's son, Oliver Shane.

The rock band - who have won several and over the course of the last two decades - are best known for singles like This Is a Call and Best of You.

Their self-titled debut album released in 1995 launched their success, before they later topped the charts with albums such as Wasting Light in 2011. More recently, they had huge success with Concrete and Gold in 2017.

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