Ex-Mastodon singer/guitarist Brent Hinds has once again taken to social media to disparage his former bandmates, while also confirming that he was indeed kicking out of the band.
Hinds previously called his ex-bandmates “horrible humans” in a comment on an Instagram post back in June. Now Hinds has taken to the comment section of another post — a clip of Mastodon performing “Crack the Skye” in Maryland in 2012 — he’s shared more derogatory remarks and confirmed that he was kicked out of the band, rather than “mutually” parting ways as initially reported.
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Hinds comment reads:
“My Guitar sounds great, but Troy and prawn [aka Brann Dailor] 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 sing..together 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..fuck 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.”
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He then added with a laugh-cry emoji: “Not saying I can sing tho.”
So far, the other members of Mastodon have taken the high road, refraining from publicly replying to Hinds’ comments. In their initial statement about his exit, they shared: “…we wish him nothing but success and happiness in his future endeavors.”
Hinds has already turned the page — musically, at least — playing shows with his other bands. Meanwhile, Mastodon have continued on with their scheduled tours and shows, landing on guitar virtuoso Nick Johnston as a touring replacement for Hinds.
You can see the Instagram post with Hinds’ comments below.
