Mastodon Co-Founder Brent Hinds Dies In Motorycle Accident

Mastodon’s Brent Hinds in November 2023 (photo: Medios y Media / Getty Images).

Mastodon co-founder/guitarist Brent Hinds died last night (Aug. 20) after his motorcycle was hit by a car in Atlanta. The musician, who left the band under tumulttous circumstances in March, was 51.

Hinds was reportedly struck by a BMV SVU that failed to yield at an intersection. Local police are investigating the accident.

In announcing Hinds’ exit from the band he co-founded in Atlanta in 2000, Mastodon said the move was mutual and they wished “him nothing but success and happiness in his future endeavors.” The group quickly replaced him with guitarist Ben Eller, who has since been replaced by Nick Johnston.

Hinds disputed his former band members’ version of events, at one point calling them “horrible humans” on social media.

This is a developing story.