The band whose concert was at the center of the Paris Attacks, Eagles of Death Metal, have finally broken their silence on the events of last Friday (Nov. 13) in an open letter. That night, terrorists slaughtered upwards of 80 concert-goers and injured more than 100 others in a vicious massacre. Eagles of Death Metal escaped from the stage unharmed, but the attacks in Paris hit close to home.
It also affected actual members of the music industry and amongst those killed were the band's own merch manager Nick Alexander, as well as Mercury Records staff members Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser and Manu Perez as reported by Consequence Of Sound. A French music journalist named Guillaume B. Decherf was also slain during the massacre.
In the letter released on the band's Twitter page, Eagles of Death Metal wrote, "While the band is now home safe, we are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France."
They continued with, "Although bonded in grief with the victims, the fans, the families, the citizens of Paris, and all those affected by terrorism, we are proud to stand together with our new family, now united by a common goal of love and compassion," and also expressed that "All EDOM shows are on hold until further notice."
— EaglesOfDeathMetal (@EODMofficial) November 18, 2015
An act of terrorism at a concert has sent waves through the industry and a company as big as Live Nation has officially asserted that they plan on increasing concert security in a statement released through the New York Times. The scene of the horrific tragedy, Le Bataclan, additionally issued a statement that they were closed for the time being and unable to return lost items to concert-goers until the investigation into the Paris attacks was complete.
