Former Mastodon singer-guitarist Brent Hinds has died in a motorcycle accident. He was 51 years old.

The Fulton County medical examiner’s office confirmed Hinds’ death to Atlanta TV station WANF . An Atlanta police report previously disclosed a male riding a Harley Davidson had been killed in a collision Wednesday night (August 20th) after a driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield at an intersection.

Born in Alabama, Hinds left his hometown for Atlanta to pursue a career in music. Shortly after, Hinds would meet his eventual Mastodon bandmate Troy Sanders, joining the latter’s then-band Four Hour Fogger.

Following the dissolution of that group, Hinds and Sanders would meet drummer/sing Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher at a basement High on Fire show, with the quartet eventua

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