“That’s the thing about music…it’s time stamped…it’s the soundtrack of our lives…especially for metal heads…”
The metal world mourns the tragic loss of another legend, and this one hit too close to home...
BRENT HINDS of Atlanta metal pioneers MASTODON was killed on August 20, 2025, in a traffic accident, just months after he and the band parted ways.
There is no other band on earth like MASTODON, and there will never be another guitar player like BRENT HINDS, and so with that, we give you our 2nd installment of MASTODON, focusing on their later work, from 2011’s “The Hunter” to the final album to feature Hinds’ contributions, the progressive double album opus, 2021’s “Hushed And Grim”.
Discover why metal girls are so much better than girls who aren’t into metal, learn the importance of spirit animals and shamans when traveling to other dimensions, and be sure to embrace the power of telepathy when communing with The Ineffable when you JOIN US as we bid farewell to BRENT HINDS and dig into the 2nd half of the MASTODON catalog with MASTODON CHAPTER II: 2010-2025.
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Show Notes:
(00:01): “The greatest misheard lyric…” / “It’s really good…it’s perfect…”/ “Looks…tastes…behaves like a peach…”/ ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST IN BUNKERPOON 3-D DIGITAL!!! / #TheAverageDoubleteam / “Did you know, that if you take a tape measure…” / “She went to 73 inches…”/ #findyourage
(05:26): “Up to a point…which is the point of this episode…”/ #BrentHinds #RestInPeace / #allegedly / “Look twice, save lives…”/ “If you’re not using your headphones with your phone in public, you’re an asshole…”/ #onmicburp / “He said to do more, so I’m trying to…I’m working on it…I can only eat so much, I can only drink so much, but I’m doing my best…”/ #RussellsReflectionsBedtimeEdition / “I listen to #Slayer on my phone at the same volume…”
(12:52): PATREON SHOUT OUT: ***JOIN US on The Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast *** / “See if you can guess what this is? EMAIL US at metalnerdery@gmail.com or VOICEMAIL US at 980-666-8182 and let us know if you know what this is? / “For somebody that doesn’t like rap…”/ “You’ve gotta be careful, especially with Slayer lyrics…”
(15:51): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: MASTODON VOL. II – 2010-2025: BRENT HINDS IN MEMORIAM / “He was as green as a lime…”/ #BloodMountain BLOOD MOUNTAIN (TRACK 1) / “That sounds like 1984…”/ “If you look at the first four albums, notice the logo…” / The impact of a band’s logo & branding / “They always had a different logo…”/ “Glad you’re excited bro, let’s all fist together…”
(21:50): The Hunter (2011) / “Here’s the hit…”/ CURL OF THE BURL / “It’s got a #QOTSA vibe to it…”/ BLASTEROID / “Your first one?” / “That’s the thing about music…it’s time stamped…especially for metal heads…”/ “That’s #boatmusic when I’m in the boat…”/ “We’ve got to…it’s for us…it may not be your thing…”
(28:46): Once More ‘Round The Sun (2014) / “That album cover is DMT…”/ “What if Norm is Norvyn?” / “If you’ve ever done DMT…that’s what it looks like…”/ #RussellsReflectionsDMTASMR / “He didn’t charge us…”/ “It tastes like smoking a tire…”/ “The best way I can describe it…”/ “You’ve gotta come see this…”/ “It was talking to her in a language she didn’t understand…”/ #TheIneffable / “Keep doing what you’re doing, I’ll see you in about…”/ “And we’re back…”/ THE MOTHERL
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