COSTELLO: The California band Eagles of Death Metal are forever changed by the horrible ordeal in Paris. They were on stage at the Bataclan Theater when gunmen began shooting members of the audience. Now the band is speaking about that terrible experience. CNN's Fredericka Whitfield has more for you.</s>JESSE HUGHES, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL: Several people hid in our dressing room.</s>FREDERICKA WHITFIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Eagles of Death Metal lead singer Jesse Hughes speaking out for the first time, remembering that terrible night.</s>HUGHES: The killers were able to get in and killed every one of them, except for a kid who was hiding under my leather jacket.</s>WHITFIELD: The band at the Bataclan Theater, the deadliest site of the Paris attacks. This photo, a snapshot in time, just moments before the first shots rang out, senselessly cutting short the lives of 89 people.</s>SHANE SMITH, VICE FOUNDER: The killer got in your dressing room?</s>JOSH HOMME, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL: Yes. People were playing dead, and they were so scared.</s>HUGHES: A great reason why so many were killed is because so many people wouldn't leave their friends. So and -- so many people put themselves in front of people.</s>WHITFIELD: The band clearly traumatized and frozen with disbelief, putting out this statement: "While the band is now home safe, we are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France." Among the 89 killed in the attack, the band's merchandise manager, Nick Alexander, and three people from their record label, Thomas Ayad, Marie Mosser, and Manu Perez. Fredericka Whitfield, CNN.</s>COSTELLO: The next hour of CNN NEWSROOM after a break.
Bataclan Theater Band Speak Out About the Paris Attack.