{"id":2443568,"date":"2026-06-03T19:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2443568"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:10:50","slug":"mastodon-pays-tribute-to-brent-hinds-with-first-new-song-since-the-guitarists-tragic-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mastodon-pays-tribute-to-brent-hinds-with-first-new-song-since-the-guitarists-tragic-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastodon Pays Tribute to Brent Hinds With First New Song Since the Guitarist\u2019s Tragic Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mastodon has released a brand new single, \u201cYour Ghost Again\u201d. It is the band\u2019s first new song since the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/brent-hinds-former-mastodon-guitarist-reportedly-dead-after-motorcycle-accident\/\" id=\"1898948\">tragic death<\/a> of former member Brent Hinds, and it pays tribute to the late guitarist\/vocalist.<\/p>\n<p>The new song is a prog-metal journey through grief, with Troy Sanders (bass) and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/new-music-friday-5-songs-you-need-hear-this-week-7-4\/\" id=\"1886200\">Brann Dailor<\/a> (drums) trading vocal duties. Rhythm guitarist Bill Kelliher often does backing vocals for the band, but it\u2019s unclear if he\u2019s lending his voice to this particular track.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement shared by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/mastodon-release-first-song-since-death-of-brent-hinds\/\" id=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/mastodon-release-first-song-since-death-of-brent-hinds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pitchfork<\/a>, Dailor offered some background and context on the new song. \u201cFor me, \u2018Your Ghost Again\u2019 is about when you lose somebody that\u2019s close to you that you existed with for most of your life\u2014or your whole life,\u201d he said in a press release. \u201cIt\u2019s those moments when you\u2019re in those familiar places that you\u2019ve always been with that person, and then, after they\u2019re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it makes you sad because they\u2019re not there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-savage-platform-youtube-placeholder\" data-component=\"youtube-placeholder\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" width=\"72\" height=\"50.76\"><use href=\"#am-symbol-youtube-play-dark\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/pQ65pizgD9I\/maxresdefault.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<template><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mastodon - Your Ghost Again (Official Visual)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQ65pizgD9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/template><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<noscript><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mastodon - Your Ghost Again (Official Visual)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQ65pizgD9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent,\u201d Dailer went on to say. \u201cI\u2019d see him on my right holding the guitar because that\u2019s where he\u2019d usually be. It\u2019s the same with my mom: I keep seeing her. And you get a little jolt of excitement because you think you\u2019re actually seeing them, but then you remember they\u2019re not here and it takes you down a notch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Dailor added, \u201cSo, it\u2019s these big relationships for me that became the subject matter of the song. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-brent-hinds-died-in-2025-shortly-after-quitting-mastodon\">Brent Hinds died in 2025, shortly after quitting Mastodon<\/h2>\n<p>Brent Hinds died in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/bam-margera-says-that-he-and-brent-hinds-were-working-on-new-music-before-the-mastodon-guitarists-death\/\" id=\"1900525\">vehicular accident<\/a> in August 2025. The beloved musician was driving his motorcycle through a four-way stoplight intersection when he collided with another automobile. Upon investigating the crash, authorities determined that the other driver <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/brent-hinds-death-ex-mastodon-guitarist-was-at-fault-for-fatal-motorcycle-crash-police-determine\/\">was not at fault<\/a> for the fatal collision.<\/p>\n<p>Months before his death, notably, Hinds exited Mastodon. It was not a civil separation, either. The guitarist <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">made some\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/brent-hinds-says-mastodon-is-a-shit-band-with-horrible-humans\/\" target=\"_blank\">very harsh comments<\/a>\u00a0about his <\/span>ex-bandmates afterward. They did not respond in kind.<\/p>\n<p>Now, nearly a year later, Mastodon is back with a new song, a new album on the way, and a new North American tour on the horizon. See all those upcoming concert dates below.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mastodon-2026-north-american-tour-dates\">Mastodon 2026 North American tour dates<\/h2>\n<p>09-16 Orlando, FL \u2013 Hard Rock<br \/>09-18 Asheville, NC \u2013 Asheville Yards<br \/>09-19 Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 Stage AE<br \/>09-20 Louisville, KY \u2013 Louder than Life<br \/>09-22 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 Franklin Music Hall<br \/>09-23 Boston, MA \u2013 House of Blues<br \/>09-24 Brooklyn, NY \u2013 Brooklyn Paramount<br \/>09-25 Washington, DC \u2013 Anthem<br \/>09-27 Montreal, Quebec \u2013 MTelus<br \/>09-28 Toronto, Ontario \u2013 Rebel<br \/>09-29 Buffalo, NY \u2013 Buffalo Riverworks<br \/>10-01 Detroit, MI \u2013 Fillmore<br \/>10-02 Chicago, IL \u2013 The Riviera<br \/>10-03 Minneapolis, MN \u2013 Palace<br \/>10-06 Salt Lake City, UT \u2013 The Complex<br \/>10-07 Boise, ID \u2013 Revolution<br \/>10-09 Oakland, CA \u2013 The Fox<br \/>10-10 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Hollywood Palladium<br \/>10-11 San Diego, CA \u2013 The Sound<br \/>10-14 Denver, CO \u2013 Fillmore<br \/>10-16 Des Moines, IA \u2013 Val Air Ballroom<br \/>10-17 St. Louis, MO \u2013 The Pageant<br \/>10-18 Memphis, TN \u2013 Satellite Music Hall<br \/>10-20 Cleveland, OH \u2013 Agora<br \/>10-21 Greensboro, NC \u2013 Piedmont Hall<br \/>10-22 Atlanta, GA \u2013 The Eastern<br \/>10-24 Dallas, TX \u2013 Sick New World Dallas<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vice.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mastodon has released a brand new single, \u201cYour Ghost Again\u201d. It is the band\u2019s first new song since the tragic death of former member Brent Hinds, and it pays tribute to the late guitarist\/vocalist. The new song is a prog-metal journey through grief, with Troy Sanders (bass) and Brann Dailor (drums) trading vocal duties. 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