Brent Hinds, the cofounder of the heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle accident yesterday, a representative for the group says. Hinds was the band's guitarist for 25 years before leaving earlier this year. Mastodon won six Grammys in total, and 2004 album "Leviathan" was named one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Metal Albums of all Time. Here's more.

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Brent Hinds, Mastodon Co-Founder, Dead at 51

Brent Hinds, the co-founder of acclaimed heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years, has died at age 51.

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