Foo Fighters are rock n' roll's king of the mountaintop right now. Last weekend they took home five well-deserved Grammys, had an acceptance speech crucifying fake musicians go viral, and now they get to be featured in my App of the Week column. What a bunch of days for them!

Before we get started, this review will have a little bias, as I am a massive fan of Foo Fighters. Their debut album was one of the first that I ever purchased, I've been to a number of their concerts, own all of the albums, met Dave Grohl (the lead singer and guitarist, duh), and have a collectible belt buckle sporting the group's logo. There are only a few bands that I would trust enough to hold up my pants, and the Foos, (as we super fans like to refer to them as), are one of those bands.

Now, I have the band's app and can't be any more excited than I already am. I think I shouted a joyfully toned expletive as soon as I discovered it in the app store. Nevertheless...

For people like me that have a large crush on the Foos, this app is absolutely perfect and badass. What's more, it is free! Considering that a lot of band apps that I've sought out have had a fee attached to them, it's a nice switch to see a group not try to take more money out of the pockets of their fans when it's not necessary to do so. However, while the app may be free, it definitely would've been worth paying for.

Firstly it has a rather masterful collection of videos that can be viewed through a seamless YouTube link-up. In this section of the site are official band music videos, comedic spoofs (check out Keepin it Clean in KC), behind-the-scenes-footage, and live performances.

If tunes are more your thing, all Foo Fighters albums are featured in the music section of the app. Each track can be previewed for 30 seconds, and then purchased through iTunes if so desired.

There are also official band photos, a news section dedicated to all things Foo, tour dates, a link to purchase Foo Fighters merchandise, and engaging in-app community features, like the Fan Wall.

On that wall, individuals can post whatever Foo thoughts come to mind, communicate freely with other fans, and share personal photos of the band. In order to fully participate within this part of the app, one must sign-in to his Facebook and/or Twitter account, and give the app certain permissions. Needless to say, doing this also lets people share app content through their selected social network(s). From there, a user profile within Foo-ville is instantaneously created.

One of the cooler features (as if there weren't so many already!), is the in-app camera. Fans are able to take a photo, and eventually have it appear within the gallery on the app. Of course, these kinds of things always require approval to be posted, so they don't automatically turn up in the app's gallery.

The Foo Fighters app can take the stage within "i" devices that feature i0S4 or higher.

I've got another confession to make; this app is cool. Eveyone's got their bands to play, so why not Foos? Were you born to resist, or have fun too? Will this app be the best, the best, the best, the best for you?

In the words (or word) of Mr. Grohl, "Yeeeeaaaah!!!"

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