Brent Hinds, Former Mastodon Singer-Guitarist, Dies at 51 in Motorcycle Crash

Hinds was killed while riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle late Wednesday night when the driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield while making a turn
Brent Hinds, Former Mastodon Singer-Guitarist, Dies at 51 in Motorcycle Crash
Brent Hinds of Mastodon performs at the Louder Than Life Music Festival at Champions Park, in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 30, 2017. Amy Harris/Invision/AP
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Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, the band and authorities said. He was 51.

Hinds was killed while riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle late Wednesday night when the driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield while making a turn, according to Atlanta police. Hinds was described as “unresponsive” at the scene. An autopsy concluded Hinds, whose legal first name is William, died of “multiple blunt force injuries.”