MASTODON Members Open Up About BRENT HINDS' Death: 'Losing Him Has Meant Sitting With A Type Of Grief We Never Expected'

Mastodon Pay Loving Tribute to Late Guitarist Brent Hinds in Emotional 35-Minute Video: ‘He Was a Wild Man, Our Wild Man’

Mastodon are opening up for the first time about the band’s difficult decision to break ties with co-founder guitarist Brent Hinds last March, just months before the rocker died in a fatal motorcycle accident in Atlanta in August at age 51. In an emotional 35-minute YouTube video entitled “The Mastodon in the Room,” singer/bassist Troy Sanders, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor talk about the volatile nature of their relationshi…

MASTODON On Late BRENT HINDS: "Losing Him Has Meant Sitting With A Type Of Grief We Never Expected"

"It isn't easy to talk about Brent, he was our family, someone we all loved wholeheartedly." The post MASTODON On Late BRENT HINDS: "Losing Him Has Meant Sitting With A Type Of Grief We Never Expected" appeared first on Metal Injection.

"He was a wild man, our wild man, and that came with some challenges. Losing him has meant sitting with a type of grief we never expected." Mastodon reveal reasons for their dismissal of late guitarist Brent Hinds in new film

Mastodon have addressed the speculation surrounding the factors that led to the dismissal of their late guitarist Brent Hinds.Hinds, who parted ways with the band in March 2025, died last summer following a collision with a car while riding his motorcycle in Atlanta, Georgia. He was just 51 years old. In a 35-minute film titled The Mastodon in the Room, the band – Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher and Troy Sanders – remember the life of their friend a…

MASTODON Members Open Up About BRENT HINDS' Death: 'Losing Him Has Meant Sitting With A Type Of Grief We Never Expected'

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have shared a 35-minute video in which they reflect on their relationship with their co-founding guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds. Hinds departed MASTODON in March 2025 and passed away in a motorcycle accident five months later. He was replaced by touring guitari...

“We thought the band was over. He's crossed the line – he's gone too far”: Mastodon open up about their relationship with Brent Hinds – and the devastating brain injury that nearly ended everything

Nearly one year after Brent Hinds’ tragic death, Mastodon members are opening up about their complicated 25-year-relationship with the former lead guitarist – and the brain injury that nearly spelled the end of the band. In an infamous accident that happened right after the 2007 MTV Video Awards, Hinds was involved in an altercation that resulted in a significant head injury that, for years, was rumored to have involved System of a Down bassist …

Mastodon Open Up About Brent Hinds' Death In Emotional New Documentary

Nearly a year after the death of former guitarist Brent Hinds, Mastodon have publicly shared their thoughts on the loss of their longtime bandmate in an emotional new 35 minute documentary released on the band’s YouTube channel. Titled ‘The Mastodon in the Room’, the film marks the first time drummer Brann Dailor, bassist Troy Sanders and guitarist Bill Kelliher have spoken at length about Hinds’ passing, reflecting on their 25 year relationship…