HOLY CRAP, IS BRENT HINDS SOBER OR SOMETHING?
Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 1:00pm by Axl RosenbergGuitar World, the favorite magazine of six string dweebs everywhere, has video of Mastodon in the studio recording their forthcoming Crack the Skye, and what struck me most about the footage is this: how different Brent Hinds seems from the crazy dude of interviews past. Is this really the same guy who did his entire part on the band’s The Workhorse Chronicles DVD from inside a shower? I guess he learned his lesson from all the drunken drama of the past few years.
I was kind of looking forward to Hinds becoming his generation’s Ozzy Osbourne – in the “Hahaha he peed on the Alamo while wearing a dress” kinda way, not in the “Someone please just off this fucker already” kinda way – but I guess I can settle for Brent being happy and healthy instead.
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When did Brent get a face tattoo? How have I never noticed this.
Perhaps after Bill’s recent illness, something clicked in Brent’s head? The three-piece Mastodon set was interesting, but I’d much rather have all four of the Mastodudes on stage.
He’s probably still at just slowing down. It’s kinda hard to keep consuming away once you get to your mid-30’s
I absolutely love this fucking band. Mastodon is fucking amazing. That being said I’m kinda worried about their new record. I’ve been dissapointed enought times in the past with other bands enough to know that when the band members start saying that this new stuff is a departure from their usual, or that it’s their favorite album it’s most likely gonna suck. I hope that is not the case because I’m a huge fan. Oh well just have to wait and listen.
I would imagine he’s still the same and this is just a few sober minutes of a typical work day. You can’t be at 11 from morning until night.
If there’s ever a biopic about Mastodon I choose Seth Rogan to play Brent, and Will Smith to Play Troy it will be fucking huge like academy huge. Ray aint got shit on this movie
I realllly can’t wait for the new Mastodon album
Brent has some sweet rapist glasses.
I haven’t anticipated an album like Crack The Skye before. I’m hoping they deliver.
Didn’t he say that when his face got broken he started smoking weed because he couldn’t drink with his head injuries? He’s probably just a stoner now since he has learned that weed>alcohol.
This album is gonna destroy everything, can’t fucking wait.
I have to say I’m excited because I think they aren’t full of shit when they say this is going to be something new, a progression. Most bands hype up their album and even if it rocks, it’s about what you expected. I don’t have a clue what this album as a whole is going to sound like. So it should be a fun first listen.
It’s probably due to them being in the studio. I can’t imagine being shitfaced would make it easier to record an album, an Mastodon have some fairly intricate guitar parts at times. Give him time Axl. I wanna see Brent vs. Shavo round 2!
*and Mastodon, should I say.
That was a fucking 9 string guitar at the end.
Oh man, I was excited for this album before, but now I’m EXCITED. I love these guys. Funny, while Brent was explaining their progression from crazyfastheavyfastinsanefastcrazy to more melodic & mellow and epic and classic rock-y and more focused on the songs & songwriting, blah blah blah… that’s pretty much a perfect description of where my head is as a listener and fan of metal as well. I still love the heavy, and always will, but as I get older (I’m 32) I want more than that. Mastodon and a lot of bands like them (in terms of the marriage of heaviness and progginess/muscianship/songcraft/maturity) really embody that in a beautiful way, and go a log way towards explaining why I love them and Opeth and Devy and Porcupine Tree and Burst and all that shit so much, and why I can’t hardly listen to Slayer at all anymore without getting bored almost immediately.
I fucking LOVED Blood Mountain, and I am jizzinmypants stoked for Cracke thee Skye.
This band blows… Dillinger Escape Plan of Stoner Rock. BLAH
When the fuck does this album come out? They finished recording it over the summer. Gimme!
Anyone else notice Bill’s wall of Star Wars? Funny shit.
it sounds like the next album will be great, and i don’t know why, but suddenly i want to watch star wars…
Saw Brent one night at MJQ in Atlanta about a year ago and he couldn’t have been cooler. I can’t remember if he was wasted or not because I was pretty hammered myself.
Brent still drinks quite a bit I’d say.
There was that incident with the guy from that indie band, where he poured his drink on him and punched him or something. He still acts pretty ridiculous in some of the interviews, maybe he just didn’t want to be intoxicated so he could play in tip top shape?
Brent is not sober. Might not be drinking as much, but he is not sober. I witnessed it with my eyes less than a week ago.
This band stinks.
“Our music was too fucking fast and crazy to put guitar solos in there.”??? Are you fucking kidding me? That’s the most bullshit thing I’ve ever heard a METAL musician say in my life! Has he never HEARD speed metal before?
I love the way Brent fits 7 fucks in a sentence where a normal person could put 2 maybe 3 in there. Im so goddammed excited to hear this record. This it the first record Ive decide I refuse to download. Imma just buy it.
This is him NOT ON DRUGS?!?!
Man, I saw these guys live. After the show, we were trying to talk to some other bands, and what does my buddy do? He looks over and unknowingly crosses line of sight with the penis Brett Hinds who is pissing over into the Detroit River and winking.
He has something on his forehead. Must be all the dirt from being suchs a dirty……guitarist.
Axolotl Says:
February 12th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
That was a fucking 9 string guitar at the end.
Looks like Matt Pike’s First Act
Ha, that’s a lot of Star Wars stuff.
I love Blood Mountain, but it’s compressed to hell. Every time a guitar solo comes in, there’s clipping. Hopefully, the sound quality will be better on this album.
I have a crush on Brent Hinds…I don’t know why…