A memorial walk was held for the late Brent Hinds in Atlanta on Sunday (August 31st).
Hinds’ longtime Mastodon bandmates Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor were among the family and friends that gathered to walk from Elmyr to the Star Bar to celebrate the life of the guitarist-singer. In a video posted to Facebook, dozens of individuals could be seen on the street in front of Elmyr raising a toast.
As previously reported, Hinds was tragically killed at the age of 51 in a motorcycle accident on the night of August 20th. According to an Atlanta police report, a male riding a Harley Davidson was killed in a collision after a driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield while making a turn at an intersection. The Fulton County medical examiner’s office later confirmed Hinds as the driver of the motorcycle.
Shortly after the news broke, Mastodon issued a statement expressing “unfathomable sadness and grief” over Hinds’ sudden passing. Two days later, during Mastodon’s performance at the Alaska State Fair, Brann Dailor stepped out from behind the drum kit to address the crowd and pay tribute to Hinds.
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“We lost somebody very special to us yesterday,” Dailor said. “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 very beautiful music together. And I think that that’s gonna stand the test of time, evidenced by you people here tonight.”
Hinds helped form Mastodon in 2000 and was a key member of the band as a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for 25 years before parting ways with the group in March. Hinds later suggested that he was ousted from the band in comments on social media.
You can watch footage from the Brent Hinds tribute walk below.
