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Mastodon honor Brent Hinds onstage at their first live performance since the guitarist's death

By Phil Weller Published

Drummer Brann Dailor led the tributes after an emotionally charged set dedicated to the guitar hero

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Brent Hinds of Mastodon performs at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on May 19, 2015 in New York City
“He wanted to be remembered for bringing country music into metal”: Brent Hinds, 1974-2025 – the guitar world pays tribute

By Matt Owen Published

The former Mastodon guitarist died aged 51 following a fatal motorcycle accident, and his peers have now come out to honor his life and legacy

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Brent Hinds of Mastodon backstage at the O2 Academy on February 5, 2012 in Bristol.
Co-leader of Mastodon for a quarter century, Brent Hinds was a one-of-a-kind guitarist who took metal guitar into uncharted territory

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Hinds was killed in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, August 20

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Brent Hinds
Brent Hinds dies aged 51 following fatal motorcycle accident

By Matt Owen Published

The metal guitar great died in Atlanta last night while riding his Harley Davidson

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Guitarist Brent Hinds (left) and bassist Troy Sanders of Mastodon perform during Carolina Rebellion at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 5, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Brent Hinds says he was forced out of Mastodon – despite claims his departure was amicable

By Matt Owen Published

Hinds has seemingly shed more light on his surprise Mastodon departure in a recent comment on social media

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Joe Duplantier ESP
Joe Duplantier explains how he started playing ESP guitars – and why he’s still playing Charvels

By Janelle Borg Published

The Gojira guitarist stunned gearheads with his custom ESP at last year's Paris Olympics opening ceremony – now, he's explaining his relationship with the guitar brand

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Nick Johnston (L) and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon perform on day 9 of 2025 Festival d'été de Québec on July 11, 2025 in Quebec City, Quebec.
How Nick Johnston went from instrumental virtuoso du jour to joining Mastodon and playing Ozzy Osbourne’s final show

By Amit Sharma Published

The Canadian instrumentalist has taken the leap from small clinics to festival stages in his stride, and thanks to his 10-year relationship with Schecter, he’s got a custom Silverburst to match his new bandmates

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Nick Johnston and Bill Kelliher
How prog fusion ace Nick Johnston ended up replacing Brent Hinds in Mastodon on tour

By Phil Weller Published

Johnston has replaced Hinds on the band’s current tour

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Bill Kelliher of Mastodon plays a Silverburst Les Paul Custom while Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi perform on Black Sabbath's Never Say Die! Tour in 1978.
Bill Kelliher on his awkward Tony Iommi encounter and Mastodon’s Back to the Beginning plans

By Andrew Daly Published

As he gears up for Black Sabbath's last hurrah, the Mastodon man looks back on his brief – but probably very helpful! – exchange with Tony Iommi, and explains why no-one tops the Sabbath riff lord

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Brent Hinds of Mastodon performs at Riot Fest 2024 at Douglass Park on September 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois
Brent Hinds fuels speculation of tension with Mastodon after calling them out on social media

By Janelle Borg Published

The band announced Hinds’ departure earlier this year and recently recruited Nick Johnston as his replacement

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