Foo Fighters have material to burn

Foo Fighters have five and-a-half hours of music ready for their next album, which is about to go into pre-production.

Singer Dave Grohl has revealed that the band have been hard at work in a new studio on the West Coast for the follow-up to 2002's 'One By One'.

In a posting on the band's official website, foofighters.com, he said: 'I'm not gonna sit here and write about how this shit is ‘The best stuff we've ever come up with', or how ‘This is the album we've always wanted to make', but I will say this: Having a year to write and demo things at your own pace sure makes for better songs.'

He added: 'In preparing for today's pre-production, I dumped all of the things I've recorded onto my computer.....and I wound up with five and-a-half hours of music. I just laughed.'

The band are planning to release a double album, half acoustic, half rock.

Talking about the idea, the star explained: 'That's what we've been shooting for, so we'll see what happens. I'd love to have an album that requires us to stretch farther in both directions, eliminating any middle ground. the idea also comes from the fact that we've always explored both dynamics, just not to their fullest potential. Why not get heavier? Or quieter? Why try and cram all of that onto one CD? Why not make two albums, and call it one?'

The band have moved from their Virginia basement studio in Grohl's house - used to record 'There Is Nothing Left To Lose' and 'One By One' - to a new location on the other side of the States.
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