Barkworm
08-24-2025, 08:42 AM
I don't know if anyone here even knows the band Mastodon. I've been a huge fan for the last 20 years and have seen them in concert several times. Their former lead guitarist Brent Hinds died in a motorcycle accident last week after he had been dismissed from the band earlier this year.
The guy was a wild force, erratic, often violent and plagued by several addictions (maybe someone remembers a story from 2007 when he got hammered and into a fight with people after the VMAs and fell into a coma afterwards). But when it came to shredding the guitar, there were few in his generation who could compare to his country-influenced chickenpicking style. Coupled with his distinctive, Ozzy-like voice and his complex progrock/metal songwriting, he was one of the defining personalities of this century's metal scene (especially remarkable for someone who infamously expressed his hatred for Heavy Metal in 2015).
A very good example of how nuanced human beings can be. Rest in peace!
The guy was a wild force, erratic, often violent and plagued by several addictions (maybe someone remembers a story from 2007 when he got hammered and into a fight with people after the VMAs and fell into a coma afterwards). But when it came to shredding the guitar, there were few in his generation who could compare to his country-influenced chickenpicking style. Coupled with his distinctive, Ozzy-like voice and his complex progrock/metal songwriting, he was one of the defining personalities of this century's metal scene (especially remarkable for someone who infamously expressed his hatred for Heavy Metal in 2015).
A very good example of how nuanced human beings can be. Rest in peace!