Brent Hinds, co-founder and former guitarist for the heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta. Pueblo families gathered at a candlelight vigil on Aug. 21 after a state inspection found decomposing bodies in a concealed room at Davis Mortuary.

Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist and vocalist for Mastodon, has died at 51 following a deadly motorcycle accident in Atlanta.

Brent Hinds, co-founder and former guitarist for the heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta.

When news broke yesterday about ex- Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds’ untimely death in a motorcycle accident at age 51, the first source most of us in the metal media relied upon was Atlanta News First. Their account of what happened fueled the rest of the day’s coverage, which goes to show the importance of local news in today’s day and age.