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

Brent Hinds, the previous lead guitarist of the acclaimed heavy metallic group Mastodon, was killed in Atlanta in a single day.Police mentioned Hinds, 51, died late on Wednesday after his Harley-Davidson collided with a BMW SUV whose driver didn’t yield whereas making a flip. The crash occurred at about 11.35pm.The Fulton county medical expert’s workplace later confirmed his loss of life.Hinds co-founded Mastodon in 2000 alongside bassist Troy Sanders, guitarist Invoice Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor, and went on to realize recognition for his function within the Atlanta-based band.In a press release posted to Instagram, Mastodon mentioned they had been in a “state of unfathomable disappointment and grief”.“We’re heartbroken, shocked, and nonetheless making an attempt to course of the lack of this artistic power with whom we’ve shared so many triumphs, milestones, and the creation of music that has touched the hearts of so many,” the band wrote. “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.”Earlier this 12 months, Billboard reported that Mastodon and Hinds had “mutually determined to half methods”. However earlier this month, Hinds disputed that account, saying he was pressured out and referring to his ex-bandmates as “horrible people”.Mastodon launched their debut album, Remission, in 2002. Their hardcore sound that mixed prog-rock, various and grunge amongst different types shortly caught the eye of heavy metallic followers, and their follow-up file, Leviathan, elevated the group to the metallic music mainstream.Regardless of the group’s heavy metallic influences, Hinds informed the Guardian again in 2009 that he felt the band had been extra traditional rock than metallic. “That’s the path I’ve at all times wished us to take,” he mentioned. “I by no means wished us to be this screaming, lumbering, lotsa-drum-solos band, I at all times wished us to be this heavy, psychedelic factor.”Hinds additionally had a small foray into tv when he, alongside together with his former band members, made a short look on the favored HBO sequence Sport of Thrones as “wildings” within the present’s fifth season.