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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mastodon's ex-guitarist blasts former bandmates. ‘They sound absolutely horrible.'
Months have gone by since they parted ways, but tensions haven't thawed between former guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds and his former Mastodon bandmates. Not even in the slightest (in Hinds's case). In March, the metal band made an unexpected announcement that they would be parting ways with Hinds after 25 years. Details as to what led up to the split have been scarce, but guitarist Bill Kelliher gave a brief statement to Guitar World as to what happened from his perspective. 'Like a marriage, sometimes people grow apart, and they get interested in other things,' Kelliher stated. 'We wish nothing but the best for Brent in chasing his dreams.' Since then, Mastodon has been playing with guitarist Nick Johnston. As time has gone on, Hinds's anger towards his former bandmates has seemed to be growing. A comment Hinds left on the Mastodon subreddit has grabbed a lot of the fandom's attention. The guitarist responded in a long comment in response to a 2012 live video of his performance of a guitar solo for the song 'Crack The Skye. ' Not sure if this was posted yet, but saw this on a post Brent was tagged in. by u/Lippersickendog1 in mastodonband 'My Guitar sounds great, but Troy [Sanders] and prawn [a name for drummer [Brann Dailor] sound absolutely horrible,' Hinds wrote. '..they are way out of key ..embarrassing and they kicked me out of the band for embarrassing them for being who I am ..but what about who they are ?' He went on to write, 'I've never seen anyone in my life look in the mirror more than Troy Sanders. He thinks he's God's gift to anything. I've never met three people that were so full of themselves. It's disgusting.' These sentiments echo what Hinds said on Instagram in June, when he stated, 'I [won't] miss being in a s--- band with horrible humans.' Related coverage: Inside a Jersey guy's historic 'Jeopardy!' winning streak — and what he's buying with his prize Would you sell your kidney to see a concert? This fest gives you the option. Legendary classic rock singer reveals what really led to drummer's confusing firing '90s rock star was 'surrounded by yes men' before his death, ex-bandmate says Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to Murjani Rawls may be reached at mrawls@ Solve the daily Crossword
Perth Now
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds claims he was 'kicked out' the band
Brent Hinds has alleged he was "kicked out" of Mastodon. Despite the heavy metal band's statement alluding to an amicable split with the guitarist in March, the 51-year-old musician - who shared guitar shredding duties with Bill Kelliher and vocal duties with Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor - has claimed they got rid of him because he was "embarrassing" them. The group statement read at the time: 'We're deeply proud of and beyond grateful for the music and history we've shared and we wish him nothing but success and happiness in his future endeavours.' Kelliher said: 'Like a marriage, sometimes people grow apart, and they get interested in other things. We wish nothing but the best for Brent in chasing his dreams. You know, it's amazing that we made it 25 years with the four of us.' In a new social media rant, Hinds has branded the band members "disgusting" and "so full of themselves", while mocking them for not being able to sing or play guitar. Commenting on a clip of their 2012 performance of Crack The Skye, he fumed on Instagram: "My Guitar sounds great, but Troy and prawn sound absolutely horrible ..they are way out of key ..embarrassing and they kicked me out of the band for embarrassing them for being who I am ..but what about who they are ? They are two people that can't live or anywhere else in the world ..everything they try to sing in the studio is manipulated by autotune because they're incapable of singing in key..f*** these guys ..only I know who they really are ..they are the biggest fans of them self's .. I've never seen anyone in my life look in the mirror more than Troy Sanders. He thinks he's God's gift to anything. I've never met three people that were so full of themselves. It's disgusting. (sic)" The latest attack on his former bandmates comes after he called them out as "horrible humans". In June, Hinds responded to a comment on Mastodon's post marking the 11th anniversary of their LP Once More 'Round The Sun stating they were "gonna miss B. Hinds". He replied: "I [won't] miss being in a s*** band with horrible humans.' As of yet, Mastodon are yet to retaliate and offer their side of what appears to be a vicious feud.
