Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese surprised fans today when he announced the band called him Monday and told him they decided “to go in a different direction.”

In Josh’s post on Instagram, he says he wasn’t given a reason why … but he isn’t angry, just more shocked and disappointed because of how much he’s enjoyed the past two years.

We reached out to a rep for the Foo Fighters to get their side of the firing … they had no comment.

Doesn’t sound like this is the last we’re going to hear from Josh on the matter, because he teased he would be releasing a Top 10 list of possible reasons he got canned.

Freese was announced as the Dave Grohl-fronted band’s drummer in May 2023 to replace longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away the previous year while the band was touring in Colombia. Officials said a toxicology test revealed Hawkins had 10 different substances in his system, including opioids, antidepressants and benzodiazepines at the time of his death.

As for Josh, he’s been a professional drummer for over 40 years, performing with Guns N’ Roses, The Vandals, and Devo.