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Brent Hinds RIP: The world of music pays tribute

Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has been killed in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta - Tool, Slash, Trivium, Opeth, Zakk Wylde and more pay tribute

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The Independent UK

“I’m an oddball when it comes to the metal scene”: Co-leader of Mastodon for a quarter century, Brent Hinds was a one-of-a-kind guitarist who took metal guitar into uncharted territory – because he never considered himself a metal guitarist

Hinds was killed in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, August 20

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Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist of Mastodon, dies in motorcycle crash

The 51-year-old, who left the successful heavy metal group earlier this year, died in a collision in Atlanta

The Guardian - US

Brent Hinds, exvocalista y guitarrista de Mastodon, muere a los 51 años en accidente de moto

Brent Hinds, el ex cantante y guitarrista de la banda de heavy metal ganadora del Grammy Mastodon, ha muerto en un accidente de motocicleta en Atlanta, según informaron la banda y las autoridades. Tenía 51 años.

The Independent UK

Brent Hinds, former Mastodon singer-guitarist, dies at 51 in motorcycle crash

The former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning band Mastodon, Brent HInds has died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta

The Independent UK

Brent Hinds death: Ex-Mastodon lead guitarist killed in motorcycle crash

Musician exited heavy metal band in March after 25 years

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Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds dead at 51

Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has died in a motorcycle accident

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Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds dies aged 51 following fatal motorcycle accident

The metal guitar great died in Atlanta last night while riding his Harley Davidson

Guitar World

“They kicked me out of the band for embarrassing them for being who I am”: Brent Hinds says he was forced out of Mastodon – despite claims his departure was amicable

Hinds has seemingly shed more light on his surprise Mastodon departure in a recent comment on social media

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Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds claims he was 'kicked out' the band

Mastodon's former guitarist Brent Hinds has lashed out his former bandmates, branding them "disgusting".

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"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

Brent Hinds' latest outburst against his former Mastodon bandmates suggests his exit from the group was less than amicable

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“I know I’m being judged right now. I read comments saying, ‘You’ve got nothing on Brent.’ I’m not worrying. I feel free”: How Nick Johnston went from instrumental virtuoso du jour to joining Mastodon and playing Ozzy Osbourne’s final show

The Canadian instrumentalist has taken the leap from small clinics to festival stages in his stride, and thanks to his 10-year relationship with Schecter, he’s got a custom Silverburst to match his new bandmates

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“You’re not going to find a guitar like this anywhere, unless you're at a dump site": Brendon Small says a studio break-in prompted him to downsize his gear collection – so he’s set up a Reverb shop

After his studio was broken into in 2022, the Metalocalypse creator is now parting ways with bizarre prototypes and oddball modded guitars

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“Brann told me I’d be the first person he’d call if anything ever came up. That’s what he did”: How prog fusion ace Nick Johnston ended up replacing Brent Hinds in Mastodon on tour – after a casual coffee hang

Johnston has replaced Hinds on the band’s current tour

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"Korn got ripped off a lot." Shavo Odadjian on nu metal vs deathcore, weird lyrics and whether a new System Of A Down album can live up to their legacy

Shavo Odadjian is back in the metal world after 20 years with Seven Hours After Violet - but how will he fare against reader questions?

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“I won’t miss being in a sh** band with horrible humans”: Mastodon guitarist slams ex-bandmates

Brent Hinds left metal band in March

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“I won’t miss being in a band with horrible humans”: Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds fuels speculation of tension with his ex-bandmates after calling them out on social media

The band announced Hinds’ departure earlier this year and recently recruited Nick Johnston as his replacement

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"Won't miss being in a sh*t band with horrible humans." Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds hits out at his former bandmates on social media

It seems that Brent Hinds' exit from Mastodon may not have been entirely amicable

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Mastodon recruit prog fusion virtuoso Nick Johnston as surprise new stand-in guitarist following Brent Hinds’ departure

The Canadian instrumentalist – known for his rock and fusion chops – has linked up with Bill Kelliher and co for the start of Mastodon's 2025 Infinite Arc tour

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“Brent had an Iron Maiden jacket on so I went over to him to talk to him and he was like, ‘Hey you’re that crazy drummer dude’”: The chaotic birth of prog metal giants Mastodon

How Mastodon crawled from the Atlanta underground metal scene to become one of the most important bands of the 21st century

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System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian: “I never knocked out Brent Hinds”

System Of A Down’s bassist dispels the widely circulated story that he punched Mastodon’s ex-guitarist/vocalist after an awards ceremony in 2007

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“If you’re youngish, cute-ish and can play that axe, you’re for me”: Chaka Khan is holding open auditions to find a new guitar player – but she’s got some very specific requirements

The legendary disco vocalist has announced a worldwide audition to find an additional guitarist

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“She was looking at her pill bottles. I knew she was going to die so I was like, ‘Put it down. Live right now’”: Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed

A cancer tragedy and other real-life dramas inspired Mastodon’s seventh album Emperor Of Sand, which they believe was 17 years in the making

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Brent Hinds plays first show since leaving Mastodon – and he has plenty more lined up

Since departing the metal giants after 25 years, Hinds has already taken to the stage with his “psychobilly surf” outfit – and three of his bands will play the same show in April

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