Rebuilding FOO FIGHTERS after Taylor Hawkins' tragic passing took four years, two drummers and months of soul-searching by band leader DAVE GRO HL. But retreat and re-eva luation is not the same as surrender, and a defiant new album "punchy, fast, energetic" - invokes the punk rock spirit of the group's formative phase. As they tell DAVID FRICKE, it's a reminder of their mission: "How about we don't suck?"

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