Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds dies in Atlanta motorcycle crash
Brent Hinds, the former guitarist of Atlanta metal band Mastodon, has died aged 51 in a motorcycle crash.
A police report details how the driver of an SUV failed to yield while making a turn at an Atlanta intersection. Hinds’ death was confirmed to Atlanta News First by the Fulton County medical examiner’s office.
Brent Hinds founded Mastodon alongside Bill Kelliher, Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor in 2000, and this lineup remained unchanged until his exit this year.
With Hinds, Mastodon have released eight studio albums, and been nominated for several Grammy awards, winning one for Best Metal Performance in 2018 for Sultan’s Curse.
Hinds was also a member of several other bands, including the surfabilly band Fiend Without A Face and the supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra.
Hinds’ relationship with Mastodon has been heavily strained in the past year, following his exit from the band in March.
While the split initially looked amicable – with his former bandmates wishing him “nothing but the best” – Hinds would later make disparaging comments about the other members of the band three months after his departure, and claim that he had been kicked out rather than the split
More recently, this month, Hinds claimed he was “kicked out” for “embarrassing the band”, accusing its members of being “incapable of singing in key”, and adding: “I’ve never met three people that were so full of themselves.”
This is a developing story.
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