EAGLES OF DEATH METAL’s Documentary On Bataclan Terror Attack To Premier In February On HBO
November 2, 2016, 8 years ago
Eagles Of Death Metal have announced a new documentary that chronicles the events before and after the tragic November 13th terrorist attacks at the Bataclan in Paris, reports Pitchfork.
Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) will debut on HBO in February. Directed by Colin Hanks (Tom Hanks’ son) and produced by Live Nation Productions and Company Name, the documentary will look at Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme’s relationship with each other, as well as with their fans. It also features the band’s return to Paris earlier this year when they performed with U2.
In a scene from the new documentary, the band’s front-man Jesse Hughes makes clear that he will be marked by that night forever. “I take it as a holy charge, this duty of leadership that” has fallen to him, says Hughes, in a startling close-up.
His face is rough and bearded, but his voice, recorded long after the murderous attack at Le Bataclan Theatre, struggles through near-sobs. What he wants, says Hughes, is partly for rock and roll to become what it was: A binding force, for joy and elevation. More, he hopes to communicate something that came home during the attack, though he had first learned it as a kid in Palm Desert, when he was bullied by stronger types who once dumped him into a pool at a party, and kept him there. “Next time, stand up for yourself,” he says of the life-lesson. “Make sure you’re never the weakest one.”
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