Hear one of the “last guitar solos” Brent Hinds recorded on Marcus King’s new track: “He managed to do 278 takes before landing on the one he liked best”
You can now hear one of the last guitar solos Brent Hinds ever recorded, thanks to a newly released collaboration with Marcus King that has surfaced online.
The late Mastodon guitarist’s work appears on Red Door, a track featured on the expanded edition of King’s Darlin’ Blue/No Room For Blue release. News of Hinds’ involvement was shared by Banker Guitars, who posted behind-the-scenes photos from the recording sessions alongside a tribute to the guitarist.
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Hinds – best known for his decades-long run with Mastodon – died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta last August, just months after departing the band earlier that year. Since then, it’s been revealed that there’s a sizable archive of unheard material left behind by the guitarist, with Banker Guitars suggesting the Marcus King collaboration sits among the very last recordings he completed.
“For those who may not know, this song you are listening to has one of the last guitar solos Brent Hinds recorded,” the company writes on Instagram.
“He slept on the living room couch for a week (or two, whose counting) with The Marcus King Band at the house they rented down in Macon, Georgia, while they were writing and recording their latest record, Darlin’ Blue at the legendary Capricorn Studios,” the post states.
Red Door ultimately became part of the expanded double-disc edition of the album, which chronicles King’s sobriety journey.
“Red Door was one that Brent collaborated on and performed on,” Banker explains, “Ever the stubborn perfectionist, he managed to do 278 takes before landing on the one he liked best. These are some photos I took while hanging out and watching it all unfold for a couple of days.”
The collaboration also continues a long-running partnership between Hinds and King. Back in 2020, the pair teamed up for a livestream performance of a Black Sabbath classic, while King later paid tribute to Hinds following his death last year.
Following Hinds’ passing, Canadian prog virtuoso Nick Johnston stepped into the guitarist role for Mastodon’s live lineup, and is expected to appear on the band’s next studio album.
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