The fallout between Mastodon and former vocalist and guitarist Brent Hinds continues to spill into the general public eye. Hinds, who was reportedly fired from the band in early 2025 after a 25-year run, has taken a number of social media photographs at his former bandmates all year long — and his newest tirade is without doubt one of the harshest but.
In a current put up, Hinds accused bassist and vocalist Troy Sanders and drummer and vocalist Brann Dailor of being unable to sing in key with out heavy studio manipulation. “My Guitar sounds nice, however Troy and prawn [an apparent nickname for Brann] sound completely horrible… they’re method out of key,” Hinds wrote, claiming the band kicked him out for “embarrassing them for being who I’m.”
“My Guitar sounds nice, however Troy and prawn sound completely horrible ..they’re method out of key ..embarrassing they usually kicked me out of the band for embarrassing them for being who I’m ..however what about who they’re ?” wrote Hinds.
“They’re two folks that may’t sing..collectively reside or anyplace else on this planet ..every part they attempt to sing within the studio is manipulated by autotune as a result of they’re incapable of singing in key..fuck these guys ..solely I do know who they are surely ..they’re the largest followers of them self’s .. I’ve by no means seen anybody in my life look within the mirror greater than Troy Sanders. He thinks he is God’s present to something. I’ve by no means met three those that had been so stuffed with themselves. It is disgusting.”
The remarks observe earlier jabs from Hinds, together with calling Mastodon “a sh*t band with horrible people.” Till now, the group has largely prevented responding publicly — however this time, Brann Dailor supplied a sly, understated reply in his Instagram tales shared initially by a fan (see a screenshot beneath).
Mastodon formally introduced Hinds‘ departure in March, ending one among progressive metallic’s longest-standing lineups. The break up, and the more and more heated commentary round it, has left followers divided — with some taking sides and others merely hoping each camps give attention to the music somewhat than the mudslinging.
Mastodon surprisingly break up with Hinds on March 5, marking the top of an period for the Grammy-winning progressive metallic band. Mastodon then performed their first Hinds-less present on March 9 at Instrument‘s Reside In The Sand with YouTube Ben Eller filling in, and has since recruited Nick Johnston for his or her reside reveals. Although Mastodon dedicated to a everlasting alternative for Brent Hinds full-time within the band simply but.
Mastodon‘s Invoice Kelliher has spoken fairly extensively about Hinds‘ break up with the band, saying in an interview with Guitar World across the time of the break up that he was amazed that Mastodon made it 1 / 4 of a century with the identical guys within the band.
“What are you able to say in regards to the legacy of Mastodon‘s first 25 years with Brent? It has been a enjoyable, wild fucking experience, that is for certain. We achieved numerous issues that I by no means in 1,000,000 years would have imagined. There’s been Grammys, touring with our heroes, like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead, and Instrument. I cherish all of that. Like a wedding, generally folks develop aside, they usually get enthusiastic about different issues. We want nothing however one of the best for Brent in chasing his desires.
Kelliher continued: “You already know, it is superb that we made it 25 years with the 4 of us. I imply, it is like being married to a few different dudes, touring the world, making an attempt to remain the course, and having all people agree. That we managed to do it this lengthy, I really feel like that is a feat in itself. You could possibly by no means exchange any of us as a result of we [are the] the sum of 4 components.”
“That does not imply there’s not another person on the market that has stuff to supply in a brand new route,” he concluded. “I believe I will simply go away it there, you realize? It was a tough choice all of us needed to make. It is simply… it was simply time.”
Hinds has by no means made a public remark about what occurred or how he feels about his break up with Mastodon… although he has made some feedback on Instagram, which give us a good suggestion of the place his head’s at by way of his former bandmates.
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