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 recent post, 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 manner 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 manner out of key ..embarrassing and so they 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 individuals that may’t sing..collectively stay or wherever else on the earth ..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 most important 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 folks that had been so filled with themselves. It is disgusting.”
The remarks comply with earlier jabs from Hinds, together with calling Mastodon “a sh*t band with horrible humans.” Till now, the group has largely prevented responding publicly — however this time, Brann Dailor provided a sly, understated reply in his Instagram stories shared initially by a fan (see a screenshot beneath).
Mastodon formally introduced Hinds‘ departure in March, ending one in all progressive steel’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 deal with the music reasonably than the mudslinging.
Mastodon surprisingly split with Hinds on March 5, marking the top of an period for the Grammy-winning progressive steel band. Mastodon then played their first Hinds-less show on March 9 at Instrument‘s Dwell In The Sand with YouTube Ben Eller filling in, and has since recruited Nick Johnston for his or her stay reveals. Although Mastodon dedicated to a everlasting substitute 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 a whole lot of 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, typically individuals develop aside, and so they get inquisitive about different issues. We want nothing however the very best for Brent in chasing his goals.
Kelliher continued: “You understand, it is superb that we made it 25 years with the 4 of us. I imply, it is like being married to 3 different dudes, touring the world, attempting 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 might by no means change 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 course,” he concluded. “I believe I am going to simply go away it there, you already know? It was a tough resolution 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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