Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor delivered a heartfelt tribute to late ex-guitarist Brent Hinds on Friday following the band's performance at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska — their first show since Hinds' death.

"We lost somebody very special to us yesterday," Dailor said of Hinds, who died in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday at the age of 51. "Brent Hinds, 25 years with us as our guitar player, one of the most creative, beautiful people that we've ever come across in this world, tragically left us. Very, very unfortunate.

“We loved him so, so, so very much. And we had the ups and downs of a 25-year relationship. You know what I mean? It's not always perfect, it’s not always amazing, but we were brothers to the end. And we really loved each other and we made a lot, a lot of

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