The guitarist and the Grammy-winning heavy metal band went their separate ways earlier this year Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work ...

FILE - Brent Hinds of Mastodon performs at the Louder Than Life Music Festival at Champions Park on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File) Brent Hinds, ...

A report from the Atlanta Police Department and obtained by PEOPLE determined he was traveling between 63 and 68 mph Hinds died on Aug. 20 at the age of 51 Mastodon co-founder and guitarist Brent ...

Brent Hinds, an ex-guitarist and vocalist for the heavy metal band Mastodon, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, in a motorcycle accident. He was 51. A representative for the group and Hinds confirmed the news ...

"We are heartbroken, shocked and still trying to process the loss of this creative force," the band said in a statement. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Brent Hinds, the co-founder and former lead ...

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Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, the band and authorities said. He was 51. Hinds was killed ...