Brent Hinds calls Mastodon a “s**t band with horrible humans” three months after his departure
There appears to be no lost love between Mastodon and their ex-guitarist Brent Hinds, who took to social media this week to describe his former group as a “shit band with horrible humans”.
The blunt remark arrived after Mastodon posted the cover of their 2014 album Once More ‘Round the Sun on Instagram, commemorating the record’s 11th anniversary.
A fan replied in the comments section, praising the song Halloween and adding that they would “definitely gonna miss B. Hinds.”
READ MORE: “I’ve been wanting to clear this up for a long time”: System Of A Down bassist says legendary story that he once knocked out Mastodon’s Brent Hinds is untrue
Hinds then responded: “I [won’t] miss being in a shit band with horrible humans.”
Credit: Mastodon/Instagram
The guitarist co-founded Mastodon in 2000 and spent 25 years with the band, sharing vocal duties with bassist Troy Sanders and contributing to all eight of their studio albums.
His departure was announced in March, just days before the band was due to perform at Tool’s Tool in the Sand festival in the Dominican Republic.
At the time, Mastodon described the exit as a mutual decision, writing: “We’re deeply proud of and beyond grateful for the music and history we’ve shared and we wish him nothing but success and happiness in his future endeavours.”
To honour their upcoming commitments, Mastodon initially brought in YouTuber and guitarist Ben Eller to fill Hinds’ spot.
More recently though, they’ve announced Canadian guitarist Nick Johnston as their new touring member for upcoming shows.
The band also assured fans then that all 2025 tour plans would continue as scheduled, and said they were “very inspired and excited to show up for fans in this next chapter.”
As of now, neither the band nor its members have publicly responded to Hinds’ remark. But if his Instagram comment is any indication, the split may have been far less cordial than the official statements let on.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Mastodon (@mastodonrocks)
View all of Mastodon’s upcoming live dates via their official website.
The post Brent Hinds calls Mastodon a “s**t band with horrible humans” three months after his departure appeared first on Guitar.com | All Things Guitar.
Source: www.guitar-bass.net
