MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Hospitalized With 'Severe Head Injury'

September 12, 2007

MASTODON's management has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds suffered a severe head injury after his performance on Sunday night's [September 9] MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. He is being treated by a Las Vegas hospital where he remains hospitalized."

It is rumored that Hinds' injury was sustained during a brutal assault that took place shortly after MASTODON performed "Colony of Birchmen" at the Palms Casino Fantasy Suites in Las Vegas. However, it should be noted that this information has not yet been corroborated by an official source.

Watch MASTODON's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards (with a special guest appearance by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Josh Homme):


A February 2007 TV report from the Alabama CBS affiliate WIAT focusing on Brent Hinds — how he got into playing guitar and the formation of MASTODON (including an interview with his parents) — can be viewed below.

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