More details are starting to emerge from the carnage of the terror attacks in Paris with each passing hour. The most brutal and deadly scene was inside Le Bataclan, where California rock band Eagles of Death Metal were performing a concert. The identities of the nearly 90 dead at the concert hall have started to become public and as one might sadly expect, members of the music industry were affected. In addition to Eagles of Death Metal's British merchandise seller, Nick Alexander, a music journalist for French publication, Les InRocks was killed in addition several record label employees.
43-year-old music reporter Guillaume B. Decherf was among those killed at the Bataclan. He leaves behind his two children. In a statement about the tragedy, Les InRocks paid tribute to their fallen comrade, saying, "The newspaper is shocked by his death. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones."
In addition to Alexander and Decherf, the international product manager at Mercury Records, Thomas Ayad was killed in the attacks.
In a letter issued to the Los Angeles Times, Universal Music Group International Chairman Lucien Grange offered his condolences to the friends and family of those who lost their lives in the attacks.
"I cannot even begin to express the depth of my sorrow. On behalf of everyone here at UMG, we extend our most profound sympathies to his parents and all of his friends and family," wrote Grange.
In a tweet sent out by the President of Universal Music France, Pascal Negre confirmed that two other UMG employees Mari and Manu also died in the attacks. He did not give their surnames, but the news was confirmed by The Rolling Stones who offered their own tribute to the fallen UMG employees.
La famille Universal Music est en deuil : Thomas , Marie ,Manu . Nos pensées vont à leurs familles et à leurs amis . RIP
— PascalNegre (@PascalNegre) November 14, 2015
