The American rock band that survived last Friday’s terror attack in Paris says that they have an unbreakable bond with the massacre’s victims.
The Eagles of Death Metal announced Wednesday that they are suspending all of their future shows until further notice following the tragedy.
{mosads}“While the band is now home safe, we are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France,” the group’s members wrote on their Facebook page.
“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,” they said. “[We are] now united by a common goal of love and compassion.
“We would like to thank the French police, the FBI, the U.S. and French State Departments, and especially all those at ground zero with us who helped each other as best they could during this unimaginable ordeal, proving again that love overshadows evil,” the rock outfit added.
Terrorists struck multiple locations in Paris last week in a coordinated series of bombings and shootings across the French capital.
About 129 people died during the massacre, including 89 whom attackers killed at the Bataclan concert hall.
The band expressed solidarity with Parisians Wednesday, posting a French flag on their Facebook also bearing “peace” and “rock on” symbols.
“Vive la musique, vive la liberte, vive la France and vive EODM,” they wrote, French for “long live music, long live liberty, long live France and long live EODM,” the band’s acronym.
Rolling Stone reported Friday that Nick Alexander, The Eagles of Death Metal’s merchandise manager, died during the attack.
“It is with huge sorrow that we can confirm that our beloved Nick lost his life at the Bataclan last night,” Alexander’s family told the news publication in a statement.
“Nick was not just our brother, son and uncle,” they added. “He was everyone’s best friend – generous, funny and fiercely loyal.”
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for Friday night’s attacks.
Terrorists also struck Paris’s soccer stadium during a game that evening, as well as several area restaurants.