Foo Fighters have reportedly hired away long-time Nine Inch Nails touring drummer Ilan Rubin… just as Nine Inch Nails hired fired Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese. Left: Josh Freese, Photo: Kevin Mazur/ for Foo Fighters,

Josh Freese's unexpected exit from the Foo Fighters' may have hurt, but it didn't throw a monkey wrench into his career: No pretender, the drummer is set to rejoin Nine Inch Nails, who's current drummer,

The Foo Fighters have tapped drummer Ilan Rubin to take over for Josh Freese. The former Nine Inch Nails drummer's new job was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter and later Variety on Wednesday, July 30. He is taking over for Freese, whose new job will be drumming for NIN.