Brent Hinds, 51, died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta after another vehicle failed to yield. Born in Alabama, he moved to Atlanta in the mid-1990s, met Troy Sanders, and joined Four Hour Fogger. After that group's dissolution Hinds and Sanders formed Mastodon with Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher around 2000. Mastodon's 2002 debut gained attention as Hinds and Sanders traded lead vocals; the Moby Dick concept LP elevated the band in 2004. Blood Mountain (2007) earned a Grammy nomination. Subsequent albums emphasized inventive, progressive tendencies, and Hinds' departure from the band was announced this year.
Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist and co-vocalist of Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta Wednesday night (August 21), local news outlets report. Hinds was riding a Harley Davidson when another vehicle failed to yield, causing a collision, according to Atlanta News First. Hinds was 51 years old. William Brent Hinds was born in Alabama but moved to Atlanta in the mid 1990s, where he met future Mastodon bandmate Troy Sanders and joined his band Four Hour Fogger.
Their 2002 debut album, , on which Hinds and Sanders traded lead vocals over virtuosic, hardcore-infused metal, caused a sensation in heavy music circles. But it was the successor, the Moby Dick concept LP , that elevated them to the upper echelons of metal in 2004, among both fans and critics. The studio follow-up, 2007's Blood Mountain, earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.
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