Hinds, Mastodon's co-founder and co-leader for a quarter century, died last week following a tragic motorcycle accident

I didn’t think you’d be taken from us like this, absolute loss of a true one of a kind guitar wizard extraordinaire.”

Earlier today, surviving guitarist Bill Kelliher shared a tribute to his fallen brother on Instagram. In what must have been a difficult post to make, he shared his raw feelings about the situation, lamenting the loss of someone he saw countless successes and failures with over the years.