Brent Hinds of Mastodon performs on stage at The Roundhouse on February 24, 2010 in London, England.
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Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy-winning heavy steel group Mastodon who performed with the group for 25 years earlier than his departure earlier this 12 months, died on Wednesday. He was 51.
Brian Jost Reents, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Investigator of the of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Workplace, confirmed Hinds’ loss of life to Rolling Stone. In accordance with native information outlet Atlanta News First, Hinds was killed in a bike accident in Atlanta when his Harley Davidson collided with a SUV.
The Atlanta Police Division added that the accident occurred round 11:35 p.m. “Upon arrival, officers positioned an unresponsive male who was concerned within the collision,” the report acknowledged. “The male gave the impression to be working a Harley Davidson in the course of the time of collision. Medical personnel pronounced the male deceased.” A preliminary investigation concluded that the driving force of the SUV “did not yield whereas turning left and collided” into Hinds. “The investigation stays lively at the moment.”
Hinds co-founded the Grammy-winning group in 2000 with bassist Troy Sanders, guitarist Invoice Kelliher, and drummer Brann Dailor. In March, the band introduced that they parted ways with the guitarist. “We’re deeply pleased with and past grateful for the music and historical past we’ve shared and we want him nothing however success and happiness in his future endeavors,” the band wrote.
“We’re in a state of unfathomable disappointment and grief,” the band wrote on social media. “Final evening Brent Hinds handed away because of a tragic accident. We’re heartbroken, shocked, and nonetheless attempting to course of the lack of this inventive power with whom we’ve shared so many triumphs, milestones, and the creation of music that has touched the hearts of so many. Our hearts are with Brent’s household, mates, and followers. At the moment, we please ask that you just respect everybody’s privateness throughout this troublesome time.”
The lineup of Hinds, Sanders, Dailor, and Kelliher recorded eight studio albums collectively over the previous 25 years, together with their 2002 debut Remission, 2009 mainstream breakthrough Crack the Skye, and their most up-to-date LP, 2021’s Hushed and Grim.
Leviathan, the band’s critically acclaimed 2004 album, was named one in every of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time, with single “Blood and Thunder” incomes a spot on the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time.
“Mastodon have been like sailors as we drove round and performed basements and golf equipment for years,” Tailor told Modern Drummer of Leviathan. “We have been on a quest for one thing which may not even be there, and we have been sacrificing rather a lot by leaving our households and mates behind. It was a combination of Ahab’s craziness and Ishmael’s lust for all times and journey.”
“The listener is buffeted by surging waves of guitars, guttural screams and relentless squalls of drum fills,” Rolling Stone wrote of the album. “Deeper tracks just like the totally unhinged ‘Megalodon’ and the slow-building opus ‘Hearts Alive’ solely drag us deeper into Mastodon’s darkish sound and imaginative and prescient.”
They gained their first Grammy in 2018 for Greatest Metallic Efficiency for “Sultan’s Curse.” The group earned six Grammy nominations complete, together with Greatest Rock Album for 2017’s Emperor of Sand.
Final September, Mastodon and Lamb of God teamed up for the brand new single “Floods of Triton,” which might find yourself being Hinds’ final recording with the group.
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From Rolling Stone US.
