Eagles of Death Metal interview released

In the interview with Vice, they talk about the attack on the Bataclan, the carnage and heroism they witnessed there, and the future of Eagles Of Death Metal. “Our friends went there to see rock “n” roll and died, I’m going to go back there and live”, said Hughes, and Homme added that the band plans to finish the entirety of their European tour. “And then out of nowhere, I heard what I thought were firecrackers right behind me”.

Julian Dorio, the band’s drummer, posted an image on Instagram showing him lighting a candle at Notre Dame cathedral.

Bataclan concert hall, Paris, one of the venues for the attacks in the French capital.

‘People were playing dead and they were so scared.

He said one of the gunmen looked directly at him and fired a shot that hit his mixing console; he dropped to the ground and tried to calm a woman nearby who had been struck, to avoid drawing the shooter’s attention. Jesse ran towards me and we went into the corner. He brought his gun down, and his barrel hit the door frame, and I was like, ‘Oh, f-,’ and I turned around …

Sound engineer Shawn London was in the middle of the chaos but said that the atmosphere before the attacks was great, that everyone was having a good time, dancing and singing along.

The message read in part, “everyone got shot, they took hostages, I’ve got blood all over me”.

Hughes likewise came face to face with one of the killers. Matt McJunkins, their bass player, ended up trapped with a group of fans in a side room at the venue, with nothing but a hastily barracaded door and a leftover bottle of champagne to defend themselves against certain death.

Despite the tragic circumstances, the band are determined to perform in the venue again.

Lead vocalist and band founder Jesse Hughes broke down as he spoke about how he dashed offstage to save himself from gunfire-then felt guilty for leaving his bandmates, not knowing what would happen to them. “Not only for ourselves and our fans, not only for Nick Alexander, not only because this is our way of life … it’s the human condition”.

And they also pledged to donate the royalties from covers of their music to the victims’ families, challenging music streaming services such as iTunes and Spotify to do the same.