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Mastodon’s first single with their new guitarist is a powerful tribute to Brent Hinds
By Phil Weller published
Your Ghost Again is the lead single from the band’s ninth album, Poisonous Weapons

“Finding a twin humbucker guitar that looks and sounds as good as this is far from easy”: Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional HH review
By Amit Sharma published
The newly appointed Mastodon guitarist gets heavy with his first dual humbucker signature, which comes in a fitting Silverburst-esque finish

Nick Johnston embraces his Mastodon turn with his most metal signature Schecter yet
By Phil Weller published
The guitar completes Johnston’s “evolution” from a single-coil loyalist to twin humbucker convert

Guitar at the Grammys 2026 – Slash and Andrew Watt pay tribute to Ozzy, Bruno Mars takes a solo, but Brent Hinds excluded from In Memoriam segment
By Janelle Borg published
Guitar acts and guitar-driven records won big at music’s biggest night, across myriad different genres

The life and times of Brent Hinds, the visionary guitarist with a maverick style who made Mastodon a big beast of metal
By Joel McIver published
Guitar World pays tribute to the late Brent Hinds, one of metal's wildest and most inventive players, who died on 20 August

Brent Hinds had a trove of solo material that was never released, according to his former bandmate
By Matt Owen published
Duane Trucks of Fiend Without a Face has shed light on some unheard material that the Mastodon guitarist created before his tragic death

Mastodon have seemingly confirmed their new guitar player – revealing Nick Johnston is writing and recording for their next albums
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist had been drafted in as a touring guitarist following Brent Hinds’ departure, but it seems he’s part of the band’s long-term planning

Brent Hinds found to be “at fault” for the tragic motorcycle accident that led to his death, police determine
By Janelle Borg published
The former Mastodon guitarist died in a motorcycle crash in August 2025
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