In the great video below, Foo Fighters nucleus Dave Grohl gives us a tour of his garage studio, where the band recorded their upcoming new album. Well, not us. He actually gave the tour to NME’s video crew, but we’re tagging along for the ride.

During the tour, Grohl shows viewers the analog recording and mixing equipment used for the upcoming album, as well as the cornerstone “Foo Fighters sound” guitar, which he bought back in the early 90s while still in Nirvana. He pulls tape reel from the trash can while explaining the process of cutting tape in editing, saying “This is probably some of Taylor’s shitty drum fills that we didn’t use for the record.”

He clearly holds pride in the fact that they took a serious technological leap backwards for the record, which, if the first samples we heard are any indication, is suiting the Foo collective just fine. There garage was the location for Grohl’s original demos for In Your Honor, which he recorded on a “super shitty” drum set. “It was like a fucking Toys R Us drumset, but in this room it sounded like fucking Led Zeppelin.”

Learn more about the Butch Vig-produced record here, and keep track of the Foo Fighters at their official site.