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Eagles of Death Metal still cannot comprehend what happened the night their gig was stormed by terrorists.
Singer Jesse Hughes, 43, admits it was "chaos" when gunmen barged into their show in Paris last November, resulting in 89 people losing their lives - and he still finds it tough to talk about.
He said: "I can't describe it. I saw fear manifest itself like a physical thing, like a blanket, and it was chaos."
The group took to the stage in the French capital on Tuesday night (16.02.16) at the Olympia Theatre, the first time since their gig at the Bataclan theatre was attacked by terrorists.
The US rock group insist they will not be "silenced" by mindless criminals who intend to kill innocent people and their commitment to last night's concert showed that same sentiment.
Josh told the latest issue of Kerrang! magazine: "Whatever the goal was to injure innocent people, it didn't work. It did the opposite. It united people that were un-united previously, and gave a common cause that couldn't be silenced. How could you silence it?"
The full interview appears in this week's Kerrang! magazine, on sale now.

Noel Gallagher regrets being "wasted" when he met the late David Bowie.
The 48-year-old former Oasis star was introduced to the music legend - who passed away in January from cancer at the age of 69 - backstage at his concert at Wembley Stadium in London in 1995.
Noel wishes he hadn't been so intoxicated at the time and admits if there wasn't a photo of the two pop icons together he'd have no memory of their encounter.
Speaking as he hosted a special show for Absolute Radio - which can be listened to at Absoluteradio.co.uk - he recalled: "I went to see Bowie at Wembley Arena and he was being supported by Morrissey. "Somebody came up to me and said would you like to come and meet David. And I was like, 'Yeah of course.' There's a picture of it, of me and him and I've obviously said something funny to him, because he's in hysterics and I've no idea what I've said to him. Had that picture not existed I don't think I'd have any recollection of ever meeting him. Apart from where I remember being taken into his dressing room and it was like I was too young and too wasted for it to dawn on me that I was meeting one of the greats."
Noel is a massive fan of the 'Space Oddity' hitmaker and is expected to take to the stage at the BRIT Awards as part of a super-group that will pay tribute to Bowie.
The 'Lock All the Doors' singer can remember listening to his music all the time when he was younger and cites him as a major influence on his own career.
Noel - who covered Bowie's hit 'Heroes' as a B-side to the 1997 Oasis single 'D'You Know What I Mean?' - recalled: "I was into him like right early on. I used to have this cassette that when we were driving round Manchester on the dole and it was two songs of David Bowie followed by two songs of T Rex followed by two songs of Slade on a C90 cassette."

Jake Bugg has released the first single 'On My One' from his forthcoming third studio LP - for free.
The 'Two Fingers' hitmaker gave fans a preview of his new album with the track, which resembles the angst-ridden tones of his earliest hits 'Lightning Bolt' and 'Country Girl'.
The 21-year-old singer previously stated his new material would be "darker", a fusion of "cool hip-hop elements" and guitars.
He previously said: "My mates back in Clifton listen to grime and hip-hop, but if I can take some cool hip-hop elements but mix them with guitar as well, then I feel like it's still me. I think this album is very diverse, every track is different, but hopefully there's still enough to please the old fans as well."
'On My One' will feature on the British singer/songwriter's first record since 2013's 'Shangri La'.
Since then, Jake revealed he worked on stuff with an unnamed producer on songs that were rejected by his label, which could mean he's self-produced the release.
At the time, he said: "Weirdly enough the label preferred my recordings to the producer I'd been recording with, It wasn't my choice, it was their choice. So they must be OK. I've been mixing them and making them sound real sharp and real nice."
Meanwhile, the Nottingham-born star will make his live return at BBC Radio 1 and Annie Mac's special broadcast from London's O2 Forum on February 29. He will appear alongside The 1975 and Lady Leshurr.

Ed Sheeran was extremely "chuffed" to be handed a Grammy award by Stevie Wonder on Monday night (15.02.16).
The 24-year-old British pop superstar picked up his first ever prizes at the prestigious ceremony for Song of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for his track 'Thinking Out Loud'.
And Ed's joy at winning was multiplied by the fact Motown legend Stevie was the man who handed him his Song of the Year trophy.
During his acceptance speech on stage at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ed said: "If you would have told me 11, five, any age, that I'd receive an award from Stevie Wonder I'd be chuffed."
The flame-haired singer/songwriter also took a moment to share his awards joy with his family, who have been in the crowd at the Grammys every year Ed has attended and they always knew he'd win something eventually.
He added: "We wrote [this song] on a couch in my house after dinner. My parents have flown out to the Grammys for the last four years and every year they say 'maybe next year'."
Ed wasn't the only first time Grammy award winner.
Justin Bieber was honoured for his single 'Where Are Ü Now', which won Best Dance Recording alongside Skrillex and Diplo.
The 21-year-old heartthrob took to his Twitter account to thank fans for their support.
He wrote: "Beliebers.. We did it! I love you. Now get ready for the show. Not done yet. #GRAMMYs (sic)"

Kendrick Lamar dedicated his Best Rap Album Grammy Award win to hip hop legends "Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Nas".
The 28-year-old star took home the accolade for his LP 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and during his acceptance speech he thanked the trio for inspiring him to better his life and leave Compton in Los Angeles County where he grew up and make music.
He said: "First off, glory to God, that's for sure. Taking these kids out of the projects, out of Compton, and putting them right here on this stage to the best that they can be. Hip hop. Ice Cube. This for hip hop. This for Snoop Dog, 'Doggy Style'. This for 'Illimatic', this for Nas. We will live forever. Believe that."
Kendrick was the biggest winner at the ceremony - which was held at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday night (15.02.16) taking home five prizes.
As well as Best Album he also was handed the trophies for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for 'Alright', Best Music Video for his collaboration with Taylor swift on 'Bad Blood' and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for 'These Walls', which he released with Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat.
Kendrick also gave one the best performances of the night, singing 'The Blacker The Berry' with his band locked inside jail cells before singing 'Alright' and ending the his performance with the word Compton over an image of Africa.
On Twitter he received numerous congratulatory messages for his wins from his famous fans.
Alicia Keys tweeted: "Congratulations @kendricklamar (sic)"
While her husband Swizz Beatz posted: "Tonight was epic #facts @kendricklamar well served and deserved, congrats, Egy new bff (sic)"
Jess Glynne tweeted: "Can I just say ... @kendricklamar you are everything! Thank you for your art, your music and your lyrics! I hope we meet one day x (sic)"
Pharrell Williams tweeted: "Congratulations tonight! @kendricklamar your performance was 'fire' #GRAMMYs (sic)"

Music's late heroes were honoured at the Grammy Awards on Monday (15.02.16).
Stars including David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Lemmy Kilmister and Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, who all recently passed away, were remembered with touching tributes at the ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The Hollywood Vampires, led by Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp, remembered their late friend Lemmy, with a version of Motorhead's 'Ace of Spades', while the late rocker's face was projected onto a screen behind them.
Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Bernie Leadon and Timothy B. Schmit joined Jackson Browne to honour Glenn Frey with a poignant performance of 'Take It Easy'.
The Eagles manager Irving Azoff told the Los Angeles Times: "We wanted something simple and elegant, and in discussing it with the family, we wanted an uptempo moment."
Lady Gaga took to the stage to sing nine of Bowie's classic songs in a stunning six-minute performance that ended with 'Heroes'.
Backed by Nile Rodgers, who produced Bowie's 'Let's Dance' album - Gaga sang 'Space Oddity', 'Changes', 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Suffragette City', 'Rebel, Rebel', 'Fashion', 'Fame' and 'Let's Dance'.
Her conclusion 'Heroes' drew a standing ovation from the star-studded audience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
And Stevie Wonder performed with a cappella group Pentatonix to pay tribute to Maurice White.
However, Natalie Cole's sister was furious that her sibling did not get a special musical tribute.
She fumed to the New York Post: "Where is the tribute to our sister?
"It's very bittersweet. We were hoping that there will be some sort of actual tribute to her fitting of her artistry and stature. She had 21 Grammy nominations and nine wins. She was such a force in the music industry and she transcended genres . . . I think she should be recognized for the impact she has had."
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar were the biggest winners on the night, taking home three and five awards respectively, including sharing one for Best Video for 'Bad Blood'.

Jimmy Kimmel "apparently" rocked out through PVRIS' entire performance on his chat show.
The alternative American rock trio made their TV debut on the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' last month and according to singer Lynn Gunn Jimmy stayed for their music and was spotted "bobbing' along to their track 'My House'.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Lynn said: "Apparently according to the guy who booked us for it, we were talking with him after we performed, and apparently this is a rare thing for Jimmy Kimmel to do. But, he was standing behind the bar where he does the announcements and he was there standing at the back the whole time we performed and was bobbing his head and apparently for most bands he will leave halfway through the song. He stayed for the whole thing and said hey afterwards."
Lynn, 21, was anxious about "sounding bad" on the night but prepared herself by stepping back and realising how "crazy" it is for them to play the TV show so early in their career, with just their debut LP 'White Noise' to their name.
The brunette singer - who is joined in PVRIS by Alex Babinsk and Brian MacDonald - added: "I was really nervous because things don't always sound great on live television. I was so afraid of it sounding bad and I had to take a moment to step back and realise it was a crazy opportunity and achievement and the fact we were even able to do that was pretty surreal. I had to step back and enjoy it and have fun up there. I'd like to think I kept my cool for the most part."
PVRIS are coming to the UK for a series of concerts in April.

PVRIS UK headline tour dates:

April 1, Brighton, Concorde SOLD OUT
April 2, Norwich, UEA SOLD OUT
April 3, Newcastle, Riverside SOLD OUT
April 4, Glasgow, ABC SOLD OUT
April 6, Manchester, Academy SOLD OUT
April 7, London, O2 Forum Kentish Town SOLD OUT
April 8, Cardiff, Great Hall SOLD OUT
April 9, Birmingham, O2 Institute SOLD OUT

Bob Dylan is recording a new covers album.
The 74-year-old singer is laying down tracks in Studio B at Hollywood's famous Capitol Studios for the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed 2015 record 'Shadows in the Night' and sessions are going "great" so far.
His engineer, Al Schmitt - who also worked on 'Shadows in the Night' - explained he is again covering standards, though didn't say if they were all songs previously recorded by Frank Sinatra, as with his last album.
He added: "It's going along great. He sounds great. His mood in the studio is fabulous. We're having a good time. We're like two old shoes together now, we're so comfortable with one another now."
Dylan is also producing the record and the engineer praised him for his intelligence.
Asked what surprised him about the legendary singer, he told Billboard: "He's extraordinarily smart and he's so aware of everything that's going on, so he knows what's happening at every moment."
On 'Shadows in the Night', the 'Ballad of a Thin Man' hitmaker recorded the songs live with his five-piece band.
It is unclear if he is taking the same approach to his new album.

The song lyrics on Radiohead's 'OK Computer' album may have been inspired by 18th century English poet William Blake.
The band's frontman Thom Yorke donated a paperback copy of Blake's poetry collection, 'Songs of Innocence and Experience', to an Oxfam charity store and after staff examined the book they realised it contained lyrics from songs featured on the band's best-selling 1997 album scrawled in the margin.
Lines from the track 'Airbag' were found alongside Blake's poetry, which had been underlined and annotated.
Once staff realised the cultural significance of the book it was taken off the shelves from sale for 50p and rare books specialist Andrew Chapman has checked the book and it is now expected to fetch thousands at auction.
Speaking to the Oxford Mail newspaper, Chapman said: "I'm a big Radiohead fan, so when volunteer Alex Barker showed me the book ... we realised that the book was of considerable interest as it showed the influence for the song and a direct link between Blake's verses and Thom's inspiration.
"We knew it must have been one of Thom's books as we had been talking about another one that he had donated only the week before.
"The book is a tatty Penguin 1960s paperback of 'Songs of Innocence and Experience', but Yorke's lyrics and the annotations make it very special. It's amazing to think this song on 'OK Computer' was inspired by the poetry of William Blake - this could well be the first draft of 'Airbag'."
Thom has given Oxfam approval to auction the book and hopes it raises a significant sum for one of the many good causes the charity supports.
Chapman added: "I wrote to Thom Yorke, to let him know the book could be sold at auction and he contacted head office to say that would be fine for us to sell it as we saw fit.
"We have been told the estimate for the book is over £1,000 but there had already been interest in it. I wouldn't have thought it was a wild idea to hope for £10,000 at auction."
The book of Blake's poetry is due to be auctioned on Friday March 18.