The band Eagles Of Death Metal were playing at the Bataclan theater on Friday evening, when gunmen stormed in and opened fire.
The status of band members thought to be playing in a Paris theater when gunmen opened fire on their audience remains unclear, their representatives say, despite claims from some close to the band that they made it to safety.
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About an hour after the initial attacks at Le Bataclan music hall, representatives for the band, Eagles of Death Metal, posted on Facebook that they 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," the band's representatives said.
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The usual drummer of the band John Homme, who is also in the band Queens of the Stone Age, was not with the band during the performance; Julian Dorio of the band The Whigs was substituting him on the current tour.
Friends of Dorio, who wished to remain unnamed, told BuzzFeed News that he contacted him to say he was safe.
His friends said Dorio told them just after they began to play, men with AK47s came into the concert hall and began shooting everyone.
He said the band managed to flee, though the whereabouts of several crew members remain unknown.
Dorio's mother told the Washington Post that her son's wife gave an identical report.
The rock band was formed by Homme and musician Jesse Hughes in 1998.
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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