Brent Hinds
American guitarist and singer (1974–2025)
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- William Brent Hinds (January 16, 1974 – August 20, 2025) was an American musician, best known as the former lead guitarist and one of the vocalists of the Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon.
- Background Hinds attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a statewide public magnet middle and high school in Birmingham, Alabama.
- According to Sanders, he "lived in his van for the next five years", becoming a member of Sanders' then band, Four Hour Fogger.
- Once Four Hour Fogger fell apart, the two stuck together, eventually meeting Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher at a High on Fire concert in "their friend's basement".
- The band found mainstream success after Saner left the band.
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WikipediaWilliam Brent Hinds (January 16, 1974 – August 20, 2025) was an American musician, best known as the former lead guitarist and one of the vocalists of the Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon. Hinds was also lead guitarist/singer for the surfabilly band Fiend Without a Face, and was at various times involved in other projects including rock bands The Blood Vessels, West End Motel, Four Hour Fogger, The Last of the Blue Eyed Devils, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, and Legend of the Seagullmen.
Hinds attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a statewide public magnet middle and high school in Birmingham, Alabama. Hinds moved to Atlanta in pursuit of a music career where he met Troy Sanders, a future member of Mastodon. According to Sanders, he "lived in his van for the next five years", becoming a member of Sanders' then band, Four Hour Fogger. The first practice he attended with the band he allegedly "showed up so wasted he couldn't even play".
Once Four Hour Fogger fell apart, the two stuck together, eventually meeting Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher at a High on Fire concert in "their friend's basement". The four began a new musical venture with singer Eric Saner, working 40-hour weeks and playing in the band in their spare time. The band found mainstream success after Saner left the band. As Saner and Sanders shared duties as singers, Hinds took more of a role as a vocalist following his departure.
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