It was almost exactly a year ago when Paris was brought under fire by terrorists in a series of horrific attacks that really hit close to home for us music fans. On November 13, punters were enjoying themselves at The Bataclan Music Hall watching a gig by Eagles Of Death Metal when extremists opened fire inside the venue, killing 89 people in the process.

Now, the band has announced a new documentary about that fateful night titled Eagles Of Death Metal: Nois Amis (Our Friends). 

Directed by Colin Hanks (son of Tom Hanks), the film will look at the events within the band before and after the attacks, as well as document their return to the stage in Paris earlier this year.

The film is also set to provide an in-depth look at the relationship between Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme, as well as explore their connection with their fans and how it has been impacted in the aftermath of the attack.

It’s been a tumultuous year for EoDM since the attacks, with the band being dropped from two festivals in May after controversial comments were made by Hughes towards Muslims surrounding the attacks.

The band have understandably been dealing with considerable mental demons across the past year, evidenced by several emotional interviews since the traumatic event.

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Nois Ames will debut on HBO in February of next year.

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American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, who were on stage at Le Bataclan in Paris last November when gunmen opened fire, have teamed up with the Manantler Brewing Company to produce a collaboration beer – Boots Electric Indian Pale Ale.

Which means you can now drink beer for a good cause, as $1 from every beer sold will be donated to The Sweet Stuff Foundation that helps the families of the victims of last year’s Paris Attacks.

I fucking love this, as it combines my favourite hobby (drinking beer) with donating money to a good cause.

The beer first appeared at the Eagles of Death Metal shows through Canada, and quickly sold out. The bottle’s label was designed by Rachel Riordan, and captures the Californian band’s typically wild style, showing the singer, Jesse Hughes, riding a charging, roaring tiger, rodeo style.

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Manantler co-owner Chris Allott told the National Post his company will brew another batch, which should be ready to drink in about three weeks. Fellow co-owner James Gorry told the Toronto Star the band didn’t take much convincing to get behind the beer.

“They didn’t ask what size brewery we were or where we were,” Gorry said. “I think they liked the idea and they liked that we came up with it based on being musicians ourselves and being moved by the events that happened there and also just ultimately being really big fans of Eagles of Death Metal.”

No word yet whether the beer will be available for export, but if you see it, buy it, and support around 130 families affected by the tragic incident.

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Eagles Of Death Metal have been forced to cancel eight remaining dates of their European tour, due to an injury sustained by frontman Jesse Hughes.

The band had rescheduled their European tour, cancelled in the wake of the horrific attack which saw eighty-nine concertgoers killed at their show at L’Bataclan in Paris last November. Their third tour date was at L’Olympia in Paris, where they (including Josh Homme, who almost never tours with the group) performed in front of 900 survivors of the attack – some of which were still on crutches and in wheelchairs, recovering from injuries.

Hughes reportedly injured himself at the show, telling the audience, “I was so nervous I think I’ve snapped a tendon in my middle finger.”

The band continued on to play a number of cities including Munich, Budapest and Zurich, but the band then released a statement (now deleted from their Facebook,) announcing the cancellation of the tour.

Eagles of Death Metal has regrettably been forced to cancel the remainder of their European tour due to founder Jesse Hughes tearing a tendon in his finger. Hughes has tried to play through the injury during the current tour, but doctors have advised that the only way to properly heal it is to stop playing now, or risk further injury and having to cancel several weeks worth of shows. Said Hughes: “I’m devastated that we cannot continue what has been a life-changing return to Europe, but I need to get repaired so we can continue to play rock music around this beautiful world, including coming back to Europe even stronger in the summer.” EODM will be cancelling the last eight shows of their current European run.

There have been no official announcements about their remaining tour schedule, and EODM’s official website still lists all remaining dates, including South America, Australia, Canada and USA.

We wish Jesse Hughes a speedy recovery in the hopes that no additional dates will need to be cancelled.

Watch Eagles Of Death Metal perform at L’Olympia in Paris earlier this month:

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Eagles of Death Metal have just played their first show in Paris since November, at the Olympia. The show was one they had vowed to return to Paris to play since their gig at Le Bataclan was attacked last year, leaving 90 people dead and survivors (including the band) traumatised. Under the guard of soldiers and armed police, the show that should have been, tonight went ahead at a different venue, featuring Josh Homme, who is typically absent at EODM shows. Having sold out in mere minutes, the gig was open to survivors of the attacks to attend, no doubt the reason a staff of 30 psychologists were also reportedly on hand to support traumatised fans.

Prior to the performance, front-man Jesse Hughes spoke in an interview with French TV channel iTélé of his pro-gun stance. He argued that French gun control didn’t prevent anyone dying at the Bataclan and posed that “I think the only way my mind has been changed is maybe that until nobody has guns, everybody has to have them. Because I don’t want to ever see anything like this ever happen again. And I want everyone to have the best chance to live.”

Fans of Hughes would no doubt already be aware of his opposition to gun-control, but it’s always difficult to reconcile how more guns would equal a higher level safety, especially when you’re discussing an attack such as the horrible one that night in Paris, which is not on the same scale as an everyday person carrying a firearm just in case such a situation arises. No, gun control didn’t mean that people survived those attacks, but it has been proven time and again to work in decreasing the number of firearm-related deaths in the countries that forms of gun control measures are implemented in. Gun control works. It’s that simple.

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Firearm Homicide rates in selected societies: firearm homicide per 100,000 population. Data from Alpers and Wilson (GunPolicy.org), 2013

Gun control doesn’t have anything to do with what happened in Paris. Guns would not have stopped what happened, and certainly the notion that we all need them until nobody has them, would not have helped. Did French gun control stop a single person from dying at the Bataclan? No. But would the addition of plenty more guns have made a difference? Extremely unlikely.

Jesse Hughes, we love you, but you’re very, very wrong about this.

Eagles Of Death Metal will be in Australia for Bluesfest and have recently announced sideshows.

Friday 25th Mach: The Croxton, Melbourne
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Sunday 27th March: The Metro, Sydney
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Tuesday 29th March: Metropolis, Fremantle
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If, like some people (me), you have been praying to The Devil himself for a few Eagles Of Death Metal Bluesfest sideshows since they were added to the bill earlier this month, then Satan has delivered. While snapping up a ticket to Bluesfest is all but out of the question at this point – with headliners like Kendrick Lamar and D’Angelo, dragging your feet was never a sensible option on that front- three cities will get to see the Jesse “The Devil” Hughes-fronted band over the Easter long weekend.

The band have resumed touring following the tragic attacks in the city of Paris when they were playing at Le Bataclan where they were playing in November last year. Having vowed to keep rock’n’roll alive, the band have since confirmed that they will return to Paris to finish the show they started and are set to play a show on February 16th.

Founding member Josh Homme will not be making it down under for Bluesfest or the sideshows. Hitting up Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney, EODM have heard the cries of the good people of Australia and announced the shows via a Facebook post this morning.

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Eagles of Death Metal Australian Tour Dates

Friday 25th Mach: The Croxton, Melbourne
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Sunday 27th March: The Metro, Sydney
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Tuesday 29th March: Metropolis, Fremantle
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The line-up for Bluesfest somehow just got even better, after it was announced Eagles of Death Metal and Mick Fleetwood will be added to the bill to go along with the huge already named acts such as Kendrick Lamar, D’Angelo and Modest Mouse.

The band have recently resumed their European tour after initially cancelling it in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, during which 89 concertgoers were killed at their show at Le Bataclan. In the aftermath of the tragedy, band founders Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme sat down for an emotional interview with VICE, where they recounted the night’s events.

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Homme wasn’t present in Paris as he rarely travels with the band, and he won’t feature on the drums when they travel to Australia. The Queens of the Stone Age front man will be busy with his own project as he tours with rock legend Iggy Pop, alongside Dean Fertita and Matt Helders. The supergroup announced a surprise album a week ago Post Pop Depression that will be out on March 18th.

Alongside EODM, the announcement has revealed that Mick Fleetwood and his Blues Band will also be performing. The British rocker was a cofounder of Fleetwood Mac that dominated radio waves in the 1970’s with their all-consuming album Rumours. Fleetwood will return to Australia alongside his band which features Rick Vito and will see him returning to his blues roots.

The last album the band released was 2008’s Blue Again! It was a live record that revisited early Fleetwood Mac songs that former guitarist Peter Green wrote. Fleetwood declaring that he wanted to pay homage to the songs while creating an invigorating new sound with them.

You can get information and tickets for Bluesfest here.

Following the tragic Paris attacks last month, Eagles of Death Metal sent a request throughout the music industry, asking them to cover their track I Love You All The Time, off their recent album Zipper Down (which they were on tour promoting at the time of the attack). The request was part of a “Play It Forward” campaign by charity group The Sweet Stuff Foundation, with proceeds going to the victims affected by the horrific attacks on November 13 2015.

A few covers have so far been released, but today, the band have officially unveiled the first set, from artists including Florence and the Machine, Mini Mansions, Kings of Leon and Jimmy Eat World are some of the artists who’ve contributed covers. Pearl Jam have also released a live cover of EODM track I Want You So Hard, on top of an ILYATT cover by drummer Matt Cameron.

The band have posted all covers here. All proceeds will be donated to charity.

While he wasn’t in Paris at the time, co-founder Josh Homme was just as affected by the news, as we saw in this exclusive, heartbreaking interview with himself and Jesse Hughes for Vice. He released the following statement about the project:

I made a plea to artists and business people alike to come together to use our solidarity as proof that we are stronger together, and that we can make a difference. We are proud to be a little part of such a big group of talent and good will. We can’t thank these artists enough for their donations of talent, love, time, and compassion. Now, the Play It Forward Campaign is in the hands of the fans to help us make a difference, and to help those affected by this tragedy. Please listen, purchase, play, and enjoy – and know that every time you do, you’re doing the sweet stuff that makes that difference.

Eagles of Death metal have also just announced a string of brand new European tour dates, following their vow to return to Paris as soon as possible after the attacks cut their set sort and saw the devastating deaths of eighty-nine concertgoers.

Listen below, and purchase, stream or even submit your own version right here.

Eagles of Death Metal have rescheduled their European tour dates following the Paris attacks which took place while they were performing in the city.

The band’s show at Le Bataclan made world-wide news and sent shockwaves through both the music community and the general public, when a group of attackers entered the venue, taking some people hostage and shooting many. A total of eighty-nine people lost their lives at the venue.

Almost immediately after the tragedy, the band vowed to return to Paris and finish the gig that they started. This is now official, as they are scheduled to appear on February 16th at the Olympia venue in Paris. The rest of their European tour is set to stretch throughout February and March.

Co-founders of the band, Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme conducted an emotional interview in the aftermath of the event, in which they are clearly visibly shaken as they detail the horrific events. 

The band were playing in support of their latest release Zipper Down.

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After the attacks, the band released a statement asking for covers of their song I Love You All The Time, which they would donate the proceeds of to the victims of the attacks: Here is My Morning Jacket’s touching tribute.

 

 

 

My Morning Jacket performed a cover of Eagles Of Death Metal‘s I Love You All The Time as a tribute to the rock band at their concert in New York City. According to Stereogum, they followed the performance with a minute of silence for the victims of the Paris attacks.

The cover comes in the wake of not only the tragic turn of events during the Eagles of Death Metal show in Paris on November 13 when three gunmen opened fire on their audience, but also after an interview the band conducted with VICE last week. The conversation was intense and full of emotion; their descriptions of their experiences were vivid in hallowing detail. The band put a plea out to the world to say that if anyone covered their song I Love You All The Time, they would donate their side of the royalties to the victims of the shootings, and now it seems My Morning Jacket have heard their call.

They also vowed to play at Le Bataclan theatre again once, which was also mentioned by Julian Dorio on Instagram. ““Our friends went there to see rock and roll and died. I want to go back there and live,” Hughes said.

After the incident, the band said they were “proud to stand together” in a social media post. It’s clear from this tribute that that rest of music industry is standing with them as well.

Watch the cover and listen to the original below.

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Vice have released an exclusive interview with Eagles of Death Metal about the tragic attacks in Paris earlier this month, which saw nearly up to 90 audience members killed by extremists at The Bataclan Theatre in one of a series of attacks throughout the city. Apart from a couple of short statements posted on Facebook, this is the first time the band have opened up about the horrific events that took place throughout the French capital on November 14.

“At first I thought it was the PA cracking up,” said guitarist Eden Galindo. “And then I realised real quick that it wasn’t.”

Visibly shaken and worn out, the band members detail their movements, their fears, and what they saw and felt throughout the entire event. From being caught in a room with frightened fans, to having to use anything they could as a weapon (in their case, a champagne bottle), to the panic of trying to escape, the stopping and starting of gunfire and explosions.

“There’s a woman in front of me, she was bleeding, she’d been shot, there was nothing you could do. This guy was holding her, making sure she had a friend. This guy was just trying to keep her comfortable, her blood was running out on the ground.”

Yesterday, the band took to social media to announce their intentions to one day return to the Bataclan Theatre, to finish the concert that was cut short. Jesse Hughes said, “our friends went [to the Bataclan] to see rock ‘n’ roll and died. I want to go back there and live.”

Halfway through the interview, founding member Josh Homme joins the other four. Homme, who was not in Paris at the time, recalls what happened from his side. “It took a second to believe it was really occurring, it wasn’t on the news yet.”

In one of the most harrowing, emotional interview moments in the band’s history, Hughes breaks down in tears as he talks about the band, how they care about each other, how he was cared they wouldn’t make it off the stage, and about the murder of the band’s merchandise manager, Nick Alexander. “He never called for help until he bled out, because he didn’t want anyone else to get hurt.”

“We represent the fans that did not make it, the people that did not make it, whose stories might never get told.”

Watch the full video below.