Paris attacks: Some ‘Eagles of Death Metal’ members escaped unharmed

Relatives of some members of California band Eagles of Death Metal, which played at the Bataclan theater in Paris during Friday’s attacks, escaped unharmed.

David Ian Hughes, brother of Eagles of Death Metal front man Jesse Hughes, said on Facebook that the band was “ok.”

“I hold out hope that as many people as possible make it out ok, as well,” he wrote. “As the situation is still developing, I can not say much else.”

Michael Dorio, the brother of the band’s drummer Julian, told CNN the group was performing when they heard gunshots inside the venue.

The band “stopped playing, hit the deck, and went backstage and exited as fast as they could,” Michael Dorio said.

The Bataclan theater holds about 1,500 people and Michael Dorio told CNN the venue was “sold out and even over-sold.”