"Death was coming" - Bataclan band recalls Paris attack

Members of the rock group "Eagles of Death Metal", singer Jesse Hughes and former guitarist Eden Galindo speak to the media as they are at the Paris courthouse for the trial of the Paris' November 2015 attacks on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - The U.S. rock band Eagles of Death Metal were midway through their set when Islamist militants sprayed the Bataclan concert hall in Paris with gunfire, cutting down revellers, frontman Jesse Hughes recounted before a French court on Tuesday.

Guitar technician Eden Galindo's first thought had been that the sound system was exploding, but Hughes said he knew instantly the venue was under attack.