Band says they are "now united by a common goal of love and compassion."
The American band that performed at the Bataclan concert hall Friday, during the attacks in Paris have issued their first statements about what occurred that night.
The New York Times reports that the band, Eagles of Death Metal posted a statement to Facebook and Twitter, Wednesday. In the statement, the band says they have returned home, but are still disturbed about the events that took place during their show.
The band said, in the statement, that they are “now united by a common goal of love and compassion,” with the victims, fans, families, Parisians, and “all those affected by terrorism.”
The statement went on to thank the French police, the F.B.I., the state departments of the U.S. and France, and those who “helped each other as best they could.”
A video of the attack at the venue surfaced, where shots ring out over the band’s performance. 89 of the 129 reported deaths in the Paris attacks happened at the Bataclan, during the performance. The Bataclan is a 150-year-old theater that has become a common venue for rock bands, in recent years.
Wednesday’s statement was the first public statement issued by the band since the attacks Friday, where a short message said they were still trying to locate all band and crew members.
Nick Alexander, who was selling merchandise on the tour, was among those killed during the attacks. The statement paid tributes to Alexander, as well as Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser, and Manu Perez, all of which worked for the band’s record company, Mercury.
Future shows by Eagles of Death Metal have been put on hold, for the time being.