A member of the US rock band Eagles of Death Metal has spoken of how he came face-to-face with one of the gunmen who carried out the deadly attack at the Bataclan music venue in Paris.
Members of the band, giving their first media interview since the attack on 13 November, were on stage when three men with rifles and explosives killed 89 people.
It was the largest loss of life in attacks that night across the French capital that killed 130 people.
The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.
Jesse Hughes told the Vice magazine that he ran off stage after the gunfire erupted and went looking for his girlfriend in a dressing room.
Not finding her, he opened a door to a hallway and came face-to-face with a gunman.
"He turned on me, brought his gun down and the barrel hit the door frame," Hughes said.
He said he then ran down a set of stairs and through an exit door and found his girlfriend outside.
Hughes said EODM want to be the first band to play in the Bataclan when it reopens.
"I cannot wait to come back to Paris. I cannot wait to play. I want to come back. I want to be the first band to play in the Bataclan when it opens back up," he said.
"I was there when it went silent for a minute. Our friends went there and died. I'm gonna go back there and live."
The band had been due to perform across Europe until 10 December, but has put on hold all further concerts.
Members of the band also described terrifying moments on stage as they looked for escape routes.
"I kind of bailed off of my stool," drummer Julian Dorio said. "Almost immediately, the gunpowder hit my nose."
Dorio said he peered through a gap in his drum hardware, while remaining crouched behind it, and saw gunmen open fire with a second round of bullets.
"I saw two guys out front, and that might just be the most awful thing ever, is them just relentlessly shooting into the audience," Dorio told Vice.
Dorio said he crawled to the side of the stage and ran for an exit door.
All the band's musicians survived, but its merchandise manager, Nick Alexander, and three executives from its parent record label, Universal Music Group, were killed.
Sound engineer Shawn London was at his console at the back of the venue when gunmen entered and started firing.
"Instantly, people started dropping to the ground - injuries, death," he said.
He said he ran away as a gunman fired toward him, with a bullet shattering the glass door he passed through to escape.
The three assailants at the Bataclan died during an exchange of gunfire with police.
