The Foo Fighters just posted on their Facebook page the very first trailer for their upcoming documentary supporting their new album of the same name.
https://youtu.be/q0TrqXHoL10
Sonic Highways, due out on 10 November, was recorded in eight different cities, with a different "local legend" recorded on each song.
Their 8th studio LP, coincidentally recorded in 8 different studios, in 8 different cities across the States will be accompanied by Sonic Highways, the documentary set to broadcast on HBO, which will document the process of the making the album.
Guests to appear on the new record include Public Enemy's Chuck D, Fugazi's Ian MacKaye, the Eagles' Joe Walsh, Heart's Nancy Wilson, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen, Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley.
The cities included are Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, Austin, Washington, D.C., New York, Seattle and New Orleans. Studios involved with the project include Rancho De Luna in Seattle; Steve Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago, and Washington, D.C's Inner Ear Studios. Each episode will feature interviews from artists who recorded at the respective studios. Among them are Paul Stanley of Kiss, Ian Mackaye of Fugazi, Joe Walsh of The Eagles and Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick.
With Grohl on director duties, Sonic Highways is set to debut in October 17, following his directorial debut in 2013's Sound City. The singer/guitarist describes the project as "a love letter to the history of American music."
Meanwhile, the band is set to return to the UK, at the closing concert for the Invictus Games in September along with other acts, to take place at the London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Included in the line-up are the Kaiser Chiefs, Ellie Goulding, Ryan Adams, James Blunt, The Vamps and Rizzle Kicks.
Rumors are going around that a tour across the US supporting the new album might be in the works.
