We need to touch every scene and invite everyone to come and dance. The Eagles of Death Metal emerged organically, Homme declaring their style as “almost a weird Hollywood Strip aspect with the way it looks, you know an eighties metal vibe to it, and for us, Eagles of Death Metal, part of what we’re trying to do is unite the clans. Jesse played guitar and sang on the Josh side trip known as Desert Sessions, Volumes 3 & 4 for the Man’s Ruin imprint. Devil (or The Devil), Boots Electric, Fabulous Weapon and many others. Hughes and Homme both liked the idea of an outfit that could stray as far from the usual music business rulebook as possible. Beefy Josh became his protector and after a few years apart the two formed the band in 1998. The origins of EODM go back to shared school days when Josh Homme befriended Jesse Everett Hughes who had moved to Palm Desert from Greenville, South Carolina and was being bullied at school. This is one band it would be rude to ignore. Funny, agreeably flash and with crossover appeal to spare (they’ve toured with Arctic Monkeys and Led Zep’s John Paul Jones) the core members, all of whom adopt aliases in the manner of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Parliament/Funkadelic, are also serious enough to justify your indulgence. If you love Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Ween and, er, Duran Duran (they’ve covered the Le Bon boys “Save a Prayer” on Zipper Down) and also have a penchant for the speaking in tongues grooves of the new wave of Deep South bands then everything below should jerk your chain just nice. There are a number of causes under consideration, all of which are peaceful, effective and unifying.Generally considered to be a band for the connoisseur, EODM are an addictive pleasure. We will be donating all of our royalties from the sale of this version of the single. The tragedy that unfolded at their show, and around the city, brought immeasurable sadness to so many and shocked the world."ĭuran Duran added: We wholeheartedly support the campaign that the fans have mounted to show solidarity to the band that they love. What happened that night defies any kind of comprehension.
We were opening Al Gore’s Climate Change concert broadcast there, and they were playing at the Bataclan.
"We bumped into the band on Friday afternoon of last week, when we were all on our way to Paris on the Eurostar. "In fact, it was a thrill playing the song together recently on TFI Friday in London. “We are honoured that the Eagles of Death Metal covered 'Save A Prayer,' and included it on their most recent album," says the band in a statement. Now, as the track continues to climb the charts, 'Rio' and 'Pressure Off' stars Duran Duran have spoken out in support of the move - adding that they were with the band before the attack, and they'll be giving all proceeds from the royalties to charity.