Police in Atlanta have concluded that late Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was at fault for the auto accident that led to his death last month. In an updated police report issued Thursday, Sept. 4, authorities said Hinds was “traveling between 63 and 68” miles per hour when his motorcycle collided …
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Mastodon paid tribute to their co-founder and former guitarist Brent Hinds during their show at Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, on Friday. It was their first performance since Hinds died on Wednesday at the age of 51. “We lost somebody very special to us yesterday,” drummer Brann Dailor said …
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Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy-winning heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the band 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 …
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Mastodon announced Friday that the band and guitarist Brent Hinds, who co-founded the Atlanta metal act a quarter-century ago, have parted ways. “Friends and Fans, After 25 monumental years together, Mastodon and Brent Hinds have mutually decided to part ways,” the band wrote on social media. “We’re deeply proud of …
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On “Floods of Triton,” the new collaborative single by Mastodon and Lamb of God, the latter band’s frontman, Randy Blythe, growls, “We’re the last of the before times/Now hear the old gods rise.” When he hears those words read back to him in an interview with Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Gojira and Mastodon — the band, not the Twitter replacement website — are teaming up for an upcoming co-headlining “Mega-Monsters” tour. Lorna Shore will join for all dates …
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Just a day after jet tracker Jack Sweeney made the jump to Mastodon post-Twitter ban, Mastodon’s official Twitter account has been suspended. Twitter also appears to be blocking tweets linking to many major Mastodon servers; tweets to many Mastodon links result in an error message stating, “We can’t complete this …
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