“While the band is now home safe, we are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France”, they wrote.
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They added that they would be abstaining “from further interviews in public concerning the terror attack on the concert hall Bataclan at the moment”.
They urged fans to show solidarity by purchasing Save a Prayer, a cover version of a 1982 Duran Duran single, from music sites like Amazon.com and iTunes and by playing the track on the Spotify music streaming website. Music venue Le Bataclan the worst hit, with 89 civilians killed during a shooting at an Eagles Of Death Metal gig.
While French authorities are on the hunt for the mastermind of last week’s attacks, the band involved in the deadly massacre in Bataclan Theatre, have finally come out of their silence.
Eagles of Death Metal had to settle down for a few days upon their return to the United States before they finally made a statement regarding the Paris attacks which they witnessed.
“The band, which released a new album last month, were on a European tour when the attacks occurred”. One of the members of the band, Josh Homme, founded the charity with an aim of supporting and encouraging musicians, recording technicians and their families during crisis situations.
A brief video clip taken inside the hall as the assault began was posted to Instagram and has since been shown on television.
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Eagles of Death Metal lost four people who worked with the band: their merchandise manager Nick Alexander (who has worked for Cat Stevens, Sum 41, Alice in Chains and more) and Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser and Manu Perez, who all worked for record companies.
