Posted on 11/13/2015 5:39:52 PM PST by Rebelbase
[Update at 5:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13: After this article was first posted, several sources confirmed that all Eagles of Death Metal band members are safe and unharmed. One of those sources, drummer Julian Dorio’s wife Emily, told the Washington Post that Dorio called to let her know that “everyone on stage was able to get off.” See the end of the article for further updates.]
As we reported earlier, one of the targets of today's terrorist attacks in Paris was Le Bataclan, a concert venue where Palm Desert-based band Eagles of Death Metal had just performed. At first, it was unclear whether any members of the band were among the 100-plus hostages taken at the theater by a group of six to eight attackers. But according to various sources since, at least some of the band members were already outside the theater when the attack began, although not all band members or crew have been accounted for.
An update posted around 3:45 p.m. Pacific time on Eagles of Death Metal's Facebook page reads: “We are still currently trying to determine the safety and whereabouts of all our band and crew. Our thoughts are with all of the people involved in this tragic situation.”
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Brooklyn Vegan reports that the French band Red Lemons posted a Facebook update confirming that EODM frontman Jesse Hughes, his partner, Tuesday Cross, and other band members had already finished playing and were outside La Bataclan when the attack began. “They're safe too, they took a cab,” read the post. The Washington Post reports that the mother of EODM’s drummer, Julian Dorio, also confirmed that her son was safe, although she noted that some of the band's crew members were unaccounted for.
Queens of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme, who appears on Eagles of Death Metal's studio albums, was not with the band in Paris, Consequence of Sound confirms.
The website MySanAntonio.com quotes Jimmy Ford from the band Dinola as saying the EODM guitarist Dave Catching and at least one other band member were still inside and “hiding in the building somewhere” when the attack began, but no other outlets have confirmed this information.
According to various reports, as many as 15 of the hostages inside the theater have been killed.
We will have more on this story as it develops.
[Update at 4:29 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13: Associated Press is reporting that there may be as many as 100 dead at Le Bataclan Theater. Police have stormed the theater and killed at least of the attackers.]
[Update at 4:45 p.m.: According to L.A. Weekly writer Lina Lecaro, Eagles of Death Metal guitarist Eden Galindo has confirmed that all band members are safe and accounted for. It is still not clear whether all crew members are safe. Local musician and friend of the band Dan Cleary has also stated via Twitter than all EODM members are safe.]
[Update at 4:58 p.m.: According an ABC News report, Eagles of Death Metal were mid-set when gunfire broke out at Le Bataclan. The band “hit the deck,” according a man identified as Julian Dorio’s brother Michael.]
LOL
Yes sir. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm! :-)
Dave Grohl frequently sits in with Queens of the Stone Age as their drummer.
Yeah, nowhere near death metal. Bluesy alt-rock ala White Stripes was my impression of them in my limited exposure.
Indeed
I should have mentioned. That one off album was great.
I can’t imagine being stuck in a auditorium under those conditions. It is just awful.
Terrible name for a band under these circumstances.
I agree with you. One culture of death meets another culture of death.
As for you, folks should avoid people like you who publicly state you couldn't care less these Americans just survived having a very close call with mass murdering terrorist.
*sigh* The band name is ironic. It’s not death metal.
Do you know the band? Do you know anything about them? Know anything about drug use, etc...Didn’t think so. This issue I raised was this: Why were special expressions of joy given for their survival over all the others who got out? Are the other people less important? Why are we supposed to be excited about these guys over people who got out and aren’t “famous”? Perhaps you share my view that it would have been better that all of the non-terrorists would have gotten out alive, or perhaps for you all that matters is that some “famous” Americans got out alive. In the fever-swamp of your mind what you see is “anti-Americanism”; what I see is foolish sentimentality, misplaced nationalism, and rank stupidity. Other than that, this is a really good thread.,
Again... a foolish response. My post made it pretty clear I don’t care about the name. The point, since you missed it, was why is it so much more important that some guys who are “famous” got out than all of the others?
Yes, an odd response. If you notice, the initial post was rejoicing that these “famous” guys got out, without much of a thought given to all of the others. Although I wish all except the terrorists made it out, there is nothing about these guys that makes their getting out more important than any of the other survivors. I suppose I should reconcile myself to our celebrity glorifying culture, but I just think it’s worth the effort.
If you thought the post was about the name of the band, you should work on your reading comprehension.
No, I wasn’t doing any such thing. Are you really that comprehension challenged? Go back and try hard...the response was to the comment about no life being worth more than any other.
The same questions could be asked of you in terms of what you know and what you don’t know. Do they do drugs? I don’t know but do you?
Josh Homme has kicked a member out of his band Queens of the Stone Age when he was a mess which was their bass player.
If the band could get out why shouldn’t they? It sounds like a run for you life type deal.
Not even close to what you were expecting or claiming, is it?
My comment wasn’t about the name...it was a response to the ecstasy expressed in the initial post that these guys got out as if no one else who escaped mattered. While this has nothing to do with your comment, I think the initial comment reflects our culture’s pathological obsession with celebrities. I’m AT LEAST as happy that all the nameless others got out as that these guys got out, and it is bizarre that their escape merit paroxysms of joy without any evident thought being given to the others. Again, I know that isn’t your issue.
Dang, you and I posted the same video, about an hour apart. LOL!
NBC is reporting one band member is dead. No names or details.
I know the piece and others. Thanks for trying. I guess I’ll go with the spirit of our celebrity culture in the initial post...Yay!! the celebrities got out!!! After all, they are so much more important than the nameless others!!!
And just so you aren’t confused, my response to the woman about one life having no more merit than another was directed specifically to her comment.
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