Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was driving between 63 and 68 MPH on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a 35 MPH zone when he was killed in an accident last month in Atlanta, according to a report from local police. The musician, who was 51, died hours later from blunt force injuries at Grady Memorial Hospital. Hinds […]
Mastodon saluted late member Brent Hinds at the end of its first show ever in Alaska last night (Aug. 22), a day after the guitarist, who left the band in March, was killed in an Atlanta motorcycle accident. See fan-shot footage from the Alaska State Fair performance below. “We lost somebody very special to us […]
On the eve of the release of their new album, private music, Deftones debuted three new songs from it last night (Aug. 22) at their fall tour opener in Vancouver. The Chino Moreno-led group also dedicated another rarity to late Mastodon member Brent Hinds, who died this week in an Atlanta motorcycle crash. Deftones unveiled […]
Mastodon co-founder/guitarist Brent Hinds died last night (Aug. 20) after his motorcycle was hit by a car in Atlanta. The musician, who left the band under tumulttous circumstances in March, was 51. Hinds was reportedly struck by a BMV SVU that failed to yield at an intersection. Local police are investigating the accident. In announcing […]
For decades, having a signature guitar was reserved for classic rock legends — the Claptons, the Hendrixes, the Pages, the SRVs and EVHs. But that’s no longer the case. From pop-punk to heavy metal, alt-country to neo-soul, modern artists of all genres and backgrounds are getting signature guitars from companies big and small. Among the […]
Back in June, SPIN published The 30 Best Albums of 2021 (So Far), rounding up everything from mainstream rock to experimental hip-hop. Six months later, we’re back with our year-end recap — and it’s interesting how, even though the stylistic balance has stayed consistent, the picks themselves haven’t. While this list also covers a lot of […]
Trying to be all things to everyone is a fruitless pursuit. It’s impossible on a logistical scale, much less an imaginative one, and no one ends up being satisfied. That being said, Mastodon’s latest album Hushed and Grim (out Friday through Reprise) is, in a way, a Mastodon record for all Mastodon fans. Whatever era […]
Grammy-winning metal band Mastodon just dropped a suspenseful, Matrix-inspired video for their new single, “Pushing the Tides.” The single will appear on their forthcoming album, Hushed And Grim, out October 29 via Reprise Records. [embedded content] In the video, two red and blue-masked captives are sent into a maze, and only one of them will […]
The Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack, executive produced by Tyler Bates, sees Mastodon release “Forged By Neron” as the lead single off the collection. The soundtrack serves as a companion piece to the comics and graphic novels by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Bates unites an array of artists across various genres—including Denzel Curry, Manchester […]
The Kings of Quarantine — the appropriately named collaboration between members of Mastodon and Slaves on Dope that covered Faith No More in October — are back with a collection of their friends for a brand new take on an old tune. Whereas last time saw them collaborate with members of Korn, Anthrax, Refused and more, this […]