Brent Hinds, founding vocalist and guitarist of Mastodon, has died. The acclaimed metal musician passed away last night (August 20th) in a tragic motorcycle accident in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 51 years old.
Rumors of Hinds’ passing began to circulate early this morning (August 21st), with fans on Reddit trying to figure out the reasoning behind an Instagram story posted by TOOL guitarist Adam Jones, which presented an old photo of Hinds and was scored by Brian Eno’s “Silence.” Redditors also pointed to a late-night news bulletin from the Atlanta Police Department regarding a fatal accident between a Harley Davidson and a BMW SUV. The Fulton County Examiner (via Atlanta News First) confirmed today that the Harley rider was Hinds.
According to preliminary reports, the SUV had failed to yield while turning into an intersection and collided with the motorcycle. The rider was unresponsive when officials appeared on-scene. Medical personnel soon thereafter pronounced him dead.