Late! (B4DM Timeline)

Late! are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1991. Founded as a one-man project by former Sludge drummer Dave Grohl, he recruited members when Sludge disbanded in 1998, the lineup now consisting of Grohl (lead vocals, guitar), Jason Everman (bass), Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear (guitars), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), and Taylor Hawkins (drums). Drummers William Goldsmith and guitarist Franz Stahl, are former members of the band.

Late!
Late! in 1997
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock • Hard Rock • Hardcore Punk • post Hardcore• Post metal
Years active	1991-2005 2008-Present
Labels	Roswell • Capitol • RCA
Spinoffs	The Fire Theft
Spinoff of	Sludge • Sunny Day Real Estate •Scream
Members	Dave Grohl • Jason Everman • Chris Shiflett • Rami Jaffee • Taylor Hawkins
Past members	William Goldsmith • Franz Stahl
Website	Late!.com

In the summer of 1991, Dave Grohl went into WGNS Studios and recorded four songs, playing all the instruments himself. The recording was combined with six songs from a previous Upland Studios session recorded in late 1990. Both sessions occurred after Grohl had joined Sludge. A tape of the songs, given to Simple Machines co-founder Jenny Toomey by Grohl, immediately became a candidate for the label's Tool Cassette Series.The 1990 sessions emerged as Grohl, then the drummer of Scream, requested his producer friend Barrett Jones to record songs on his home 8-track tape recorder. Upon accepting Simple Machines' request for a demo tape, Grohl decided to hide his identity under the pseudonym Late!, "because I’m an idiot and I thought it would be funny to say to everybody, 'Sorry, we’re Late!’".

The Tool Cassette Series started around 1991 as an experiment and as a way of keeping music "in print" on an as-needed basis without having to finance vinyl or CD pressings, since Simple Machines dubbed the cassettes as the orders came in. With multiple cassette decks and a lot of volunteer help, this was a manageable project for the label. Shortly after Sludge released Sheep in the fall of 1991, its unexpected success was large enough that Pocketwatch eventually became noticed. It gained more attention when Everyone Found out Dave Grohl was behind the band Late! And had recruited People in 1998

After the songs drew label interest, he recruited band members Everman and Goldsmith, Goldsmith formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, and Everman Who played Rhythm guitar for Nirvana. The band made their first public performance in February 1998, five months before the album's release. Goldsmith quit during the recording of their Third album, The Colour and the Shape (2001), and most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl. Goldsmith was Replaced by Hawkins. Stahl was Hired before the recording of the group's fourth album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (2003).. Late! released their Fifth album, One by One, in 2005, Stahl Would Leave the Band To Reunite with Scream, Hawkins would also Leave the Band To Join Kurt Cobain’s New Band. Late! Would Go On Hiatus that same year They would Reunite in 2008 with Their Sixth In Your Honor(2008), which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material But There wouldnt be any Tour for The Album. late would go on to release their seventh album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, in 2010, Hawkins would Return To Play Drums for Late! And The Band Would Go on a World Tour that would last till 2012.

Late! Would release' Eighth studio album, Wasting Light (2014), produced by Butch Vig, Smear From The Germs would Join as a Session Musician to play lead Guitar on the Album. Concrete and Gold (2017) was the second Foo Fighters album to reach number one in the United States and the first to feature Jaffee, their longtime session and touring keyboardist, as a full member. Their tenth album, Medicine at Midnight (2021).

The Foo Fighters have won 15 Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album five times, making them among the most successful rock acts in Grammy history. In 2021, the band was announced as recipients of the first "Global Icon" award at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, their first year of eligibility.