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Mastodon and Co-Founding Guitarist Brent Hinds ‘Mutually Decided to Part Ways’

Mastodon announced Friday that the band and guitarist Brent Hinds, who co-founded the Atlanta metal act 25 years ago, have parted ways.

"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 endeavors," band says in statement Mastodon announced Friday that the band and guitarist Brent Hinds, who co-founded the Atlanta metal act a quarter-century ago, have parted ways. “Friends and Fans, After 25 monumental years together, Mastodon and Brent Hinds have mutually decided to part ways,” the band wrote on social media.

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