Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist of the acclaimed heavy metal group Mastodon, was killed in Atlanta overnight. Police said Hinds, 51, died late on Wednesday after his Harley-Davidson collided with a BMW SUV whose driver did not yield while making a turn. The crash occurred at about 11.35pm. The Fulton county medical examiner’s office later confirmed his death. Hinds …
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Brent Hinds, Mastodon Co-Founder, Dead at 51
Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy-winning heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years before his departure earlier this year, died on Wednesday. He was 51. Brian Jost Reents, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Investigator of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, confirmed Hinds’ death to Rolling Stone. According to local news outlet Atlanta News First, Hinds …
Read More »Brent Hinds, Former Singer-Guitarist in Mastodon, Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist and co-vocalist of Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta Wednesday night (August 21), local news outlets report. Hinds was riding a Harley Davidson when an SUV failed to yield at a turning, causing a fatal collision, according to Atlanta News First and an Atlanta police memo. Hinds was 51 years old. William …
Read More »Brent Hinds, Ex-Mastodon Singer-Guitarist, Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Former Mastodon singer-guitarist Brent Hinds has died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta. He was 51 years old. According to an Atlanta police report, a male riding a Harley Davidson was killed in a collision after a driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield while making a turn at an intersection. The Fulton County medical examiner’s office has since …
Read More »Brent Hinds Confirms He Was Kicked Out of Mastodon, Slams Ex-Bandmates
Ex-Mastodon singer/guitarist Brent Hinds has once again taken to social media to disparage his former bandmates, while also confirming that he was indeed kicking out of the band. Hinds previously called his ex-bandmates “horrible humans” in a comment on an Instagram post back in June. Now Hinds has taken to the comment section of another post — a clip of …
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