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Mastodon Pays Tribute to Brent Hinds With First New Song Since the Guitarist’s Tragic Death

It’s been nearly a year since former Mastodon’s Brent Hinds was killed in a car crash, and the band’s new song honors his memory.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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Mastodon has released a brand new single, “Your Ghost Again”. It is the band’s 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. Rhythm guitarist Bill Kelliher often does backing vocals for the band, but it’s unclear if he’s lending his voice to this particular track.

In a statement shared by Pitchfork, Dailor offered some background and context on the new song. “For me, ‘Your Ghost Again’ is about when you lose somebody that’s close to you that you existed with for most of your life—or your whole life,” he said in a press release. “It’s those moments when you’re in those familiar places that you’ve always been with that person, and then, after they’re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it........

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