"We are heartbroken, shocked and still trying to process the loss of this creative force," the band said in a statement.

Brent Hinds, lead guitarist of the Atlanta-based heavy metal band Mastodon, lost his life in a motorcycle crash.

Former lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Mastodon, Brent Hinds, died in a tragic motorcycle accident in ...

Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died after being injured in a motorcycle ...

Brent Hinds was 51 years old. Hinds died late Aug. 20 in Atlanta in a motorcycle crash, WSB reported. An SUV ran into his ...

Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Mastodon died in a motorcycle crash late Wednesday night in ...

Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died in a motorcycle accident ...

Brent Hinds, former guitarist and vocalist with Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash in ...

Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist for Mastodon, was killed on Wednesday, August 20, when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle ...

B rent Hinds, former lead guitarist for the band Mastodon, died in a motorcyle crash in Atlanta on Wednesday. WANF reported ...

Mr. Hinds, 51, was found unresponsive late Wednesday after an S.U.V. appeared to slam into the motorcycle he was riding near ...