Gavin Rossdale posted on Instagram concerning the dying of Brent Hinds, “We misplaced Brent .that is simply horrible and ineffective . What a musician . And he was instantly chargeable for stopping me on a self sabotage again to the fatally harmful world of Xanax when our paths crossed that i had already escaped . he spoke about its precise lethal results.the slowing down of the physique .the hardly respiration . I’ll at all times be pleased about that recommendation . This life may be led to a literal second . I ought to have taken guitar classes from Brent .🖤”
This previous Wednesday evening (Aug. twentieth), Mastodon co-founder Brent Hinds handed away on the age of 51 following a deadly motorbike crash in Atlanta, GA. Throughout Mastodon’s first present since Hinds’ dying on Friday (Aug. twenty second), the band took a while to pay tribute to their former guitarist.
“We misplaced anyone very particular to us yesterday,” Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor advised the gang throughout their live performance in Palmer, Alaska. “Brent Hinds, 25 years with us as our guitar participant, one of the crucial artistic, stunning people who we’ve ever come throughout on this world, tragically left us. Very, very unlucky.”
Dailor continued: “We beloved him so, so, so very a lot. And we had the ups and downs of a 25-year relationship. You understand what I imply? It’s not at all times good, it’s not at all times wonderful, however we have been brothers to the top. And we actually beloved one another and we made loads, plenty of very stunning music collectively. And I believe that that’s gonna stand the take a look at of time, evidenced by you folks right here tonight.
“So we’ll proceed to play Brent’s stunning, stunning music that he helped us make, that we shaped this band collectively and traveled the world collectively, slept in a van collectively, laid our heads down on beds of f*cking kitty litter, received method too drunk to recollect something the following day a few thousand, million occasions over and over with the love that we shared and the sweetness, all of the audiences that we performed, for all of the levels we stepped on.
“I don’t know. We’re simply confused. We’re completely devastated and crushed to lose him and to have the ability to by no means have him again once more. However you guys made it okay for us to come back on stage and do that tonight. In order that was for f*cking Brent, okay? Thanks guys a lot.”
Hinds introduced his exit from Mastodon in March 2025. Till that time, the band’s lineup of Hinds, Dailor, Troy Sanders, and Invoice Kelliher had largely remained unchanged since their formation in 2000.
Upon studying of his dying on Thursday (Aug. twenty first), Mastodon launched a press release on social media, writing:
“We’re in a state of unfathomable disappointment and grief… final evening Brent Hinds handed away on account of a tragic accident. We’re heartbroken, shocked, and nonetheless making an attempt to course of the lack of this artistic drive 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.”
