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In Your Honor

Ambitious. That is the one word that best described the plans for Foo Fighters fifth studio album, "In Your Honor". Not only did the band plan to construct an entirely new studio in the San Fernando Valley, they planned to record a half acoustic, half rock double album epic in the studio once it was built.

An album two years in the making culminated in a six-month recording process amongst the debris of the bare-bones studio, Studio 606 West.Entering the studio with five-and-a-half hours worth of music, Foo Fighters split their focus between the rock and acoustic song batches, guided by producer Nick Raskulinecz.

The rock material was attempted first - as the band worked on the music during the day, construction continued through the small hours of the night. By Christmas, the rock tracks were considered complete, with now familiar hits 'Best Of You', 'No Way Back', 'Resolve' and 'DOA' among them.For the first time, a Foo Fighters record featured several guest musicians with John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and Norah Jones among the star names providing their services during recording of the acoustic material.

It also marked the first time the band worked with keyboardist Rami Jaffee. With grand proportions of light and shade, the two halves of 'In Your Honor' spoke as one: This was a new chapter in the story of Foo Fighters.After several tough months the band eventually signed off on a record featuring 10 rock tracks and 10 acoustic tracks. Released on June 14, 2005, 'In Your Honor' broke multiple platinum sales figures and earned them five Grammy nominations.

It also earned them their highest chart position in the Billboard 200 up to this point, peaking at number two.