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Hundreds of revellers rocked out to their favourite tunes - many had been looking forward to this sold-out Eagles of Death Metal gig for months.

But their screams of joy soon turned to terror as gunmen opened fire in Paris, slaughtering at least 80 in the crowd.

The band were on stage when attackers armed with automatic rifles stormed their sold-out concert.

One gunman was heard shouting: "This is for Syria, this is for Syria."

Then dozens in the crowd were massacred in a hail of bullets.

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The girlfriend of Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes Tuesday Cross had an access all areas pass.

She may have caught one of the Paris gunmen on video moments before the terrorists slaughtered at least 80 revellers.

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Tuesday broadcast the moments leading up to the terrorist attack on Periscope.

It shows her entering the concert hall to the side of the stage before walking to the back of the venue and up some stairs to the balcony to look down on the group playing.

She can then be heard saying that the phone on her battery is beginning to run out and starts to walk along the balcony corridor where a figure suddenly appears in front of them - all dressed in dark clothing.

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The person has a blue rucksack on their back and looks as though they are wearing a large dark coat with the hood up.

They appear to be holding something at waist height in front of them with both hands.

The figure can be seen walking down the stairs which lead back to the main hall before the footage stops.

Contrary to conflicting media reports, the band's representative confirmed to Rolling Stone that there were no fatalities within the band.

The US rock band issued a statement in the wake of the horrific Paris attacks, saying their thoughts go out to everyone involved.

They also told fans they were still trying to determine the whereabouts of some of their crew.

"We are still currently trying to determine the safety and whereabouts of all our band and crew. Our thoughts are with all of the people involved in this tragic situation."

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EODM drummer Julian Dorio spoke to his brother, Michael, in the aftermath of the attack.

Michale told WSBTV: "He said they were playing, about six songs into the show, they heard, before they saw anything, they heard automatic machine gunfire. It was so loud, it was louder than the band, and they hit the stage floor. As they got up to try to evacuate they saw men with machine guns just shooting anything and everything in the venue.

"They heard more than they could see because of the stage lights.

"I don't know if it was seated or standing but Julian, the lead singer and some of the crew, there was a door back of the stage that led to a street and they flew out the back door."

An eyewitness has described "10 horrific minutes" when the gunmen stormed the Bataclan concert hall.

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Officers entered the venue where hostages were being held but attackers, wearing suicide belts, blew themselves up, leaving 80 people feared dead - with earlier reports indicating 100 had been killed.

Julien Pearce was at the theatre listening to the American rock band before the horror unfolded.

"I seen two terrorists from my point of view with AK47 Kalashnikovs entering the concert room and firing randomly to the crowd. People yelled, screamed," he said in an interview with CNN which was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live.

He added: "It lasted for 10 minutes, 10 minutes, 10 horrific minutes where everybody was on the floor covering their head, and we heard so many gunshots and the terrorists were very calm, very determined, and they reloaded three or four times their weapons.

"And they didn't shout anything, they didn't say anything."

He said: "They were wearing black clothes and they were shooting at people on the floor."

Mr Pearce said that people tried to find an exit to escape and when he got out on the street he saw 20 to 25 people lying on the ground.

During a visit to the concert hall in the early hours Mr Hollande, who has cancelled his trip to the G-20 meeting in Turkey, said the country will be "merciless" against those who have attacked them.

"We will lead the fight. We will be merciless," he said.

Marc Coupris, 57, said he thought his "final hour" had come when the gunmen started firing into the crowd.

"It looked like a battlefield, there was blood everywhere, there were bodies everywhere. I was at the far side of the hall when shooting began," he told the Guardian.

"Everyone scrabbled to the ground. We just stayed still like that. At first we kept quiet. I don't know how long we stayed like that, it seemed like an eternity.

"I saw my final hour unfurl before me, I thought this was the end. I thought I'm finished, I'm finished. I was terrified."

100 people are thought to have lost their lives after armed police entered the theatre.

Two of the terrorists, who hostages said were as young as 20 years old and not wearing masks, were killed before concert goers, several of them bleeding heavily from gunshot wounds, were freed.

As police stormed the building witnesses reported hearing heavy bursts of gunfire and stun grenades being thrown in the theatre.

The US rock band from Palm Desert, California, were formed in 1998 by Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme and his friend Jesse Hughes, though Homme rarely plays live shows due to his other commitments.

They have a rolling roster of members who play at gigs.

Photos posted to social media last night show happy concert-goers smiling for photos - just moments before the attack.

In chilling images posted to Instagram, happy music fans shared their excitement before the concert started, taking photographs of the theatre's sign advertising the gig - just like any other night at the venue.

Others posted pictures of themselves meeting Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes prior to the concert.

Meanwhile, concerned Instagram users rushed to ask those who were in the theatre to let the world know they are safe.

Eloise.ds, who had taken a photograph of herself with Hughes before the concert started, responded: "We are ok, we are safe and not harmed. We have been lucky to escape. Thank you all."

Jérémy Maccaud was one who shared his excitement, writing: "Cinq mois sans vous voir les potes, c'était trop." or "Five months without seeing the guys, it was too long."

Hours later, he posted another photo with a much more sombre message. Alongside an image of himself holding up his ticket to the concert, his caption said: "Cheat death. And shut up. #JeSuisParis, Alive and stronger than ever. #Bataclan