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Brent Hinds 1974 – 2025
By Paul Brannigan published
Mastodon's former guitarist, who passed away following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, Georgia on August 20, was a true untameable force of nature

Brent Hinds RIP: The world of music pays tribute
By Fraser Lewry published
Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has been killed in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta - Tool, Slash, Trivium, Opeth, Zakk Wylde and more pay tribute

Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds dead at 51
By Merlin Alderslade published
Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has died in a motorcycle accident

Listen to Blackberry Smoke's cover of Bad Company's Run With The Pack with Paul Rodgers
By Fraser Lewry published
Run With The Pack also features Mastodon's Brann Dailor and comes from the upcoming album Can’t Get Enough: A Tribute To Bad Company

I took my mum to one of Europe’s heaviest metal festivals, and her reviews of the bands are glorious
By Matt Mills published
My mum joined me at Bloodstock Open Air to watch Gojira, Machine Head, Emperor and many more – this is what she thought of their shows

Did we just see Mastodon play their best ever festival show? Yes, yes we did
By Stephen Hill published
Few would argue Mastodon are a band at their best outdoors. Their incredible Bloodstock set just changed that

"I've never met three people that were so full of themselves. It's disgusting." Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds hits out at his former bandmates in scathing social media post
By Paul Brannigan published
Brent Hinds' latest outburst against his former Mastodon bandmates suggests his exit from the group was less than amicable

“Terrifying quality and no noodle-fest”: Gavin Harrison and Nick Johnston’s Early Mercy
By Grant Moon published
King Crimson and Porcupine Tree drummer and new Mastodon guitarist deliver strange, beautiful music with help from Allan Holdsworth bassist Evan Marien
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