喷火战机

Formed in Seattle in 1994 by Dave Grohl after Kurt Cobain's death ended Nirvana. Grohl recorded the debut album playing every instrument himself. Core lineup long included drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in March 2022 in Bogotá at age 50 — a loss that drew tributes from the global rock community but a noticeably quieter mourning in China than Chester Bennington's 2017 death.

The Chinese name 喷火战机 ('fire-breathing fighter plane') plays off the WWII 'foo fighter' term for unexplained aerial lights pilots reported. Chinese media often just writes 'Foo Fighters' in English; 喷火战机 circulates in fan communities and music press.