Late Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds can be heard on a posthumously released new track from Southern rocker Marcus King. Hinds contributed a guitar solo to King‘s “Darling Blue” companion album “No Room For Blue“, appearing on the song “Red Door“. That collection of songs was released for last fall’s Black Friday Record Store Day event and has recently show up on digital service providers
With Hinds not being prominently credited on the track, his involvement has largely gone overlooked. That iis at least until the social media account of Banker Handcrafted Guitars confirmed the involvement of the late former Mastodon, etc. guitarist/vocalist on this track, stating on social media yesterday, May 19th:
“For those who may not know, this song you are listening to has one of the last guitar solos Brent Hinds recorded. He slept on the living room couch for a week (or two, whose counting) with The Marcus King Band at the house they rented down in Macon, Georgia while they were writing and recording their latest record, Darlin’ Blue at the legendary Capricorn Studios.
The final song on the companion release titled “Red Door” was one that Brent collaborated and performed on. Ever the stubborn perfectionist, he managed to do 278 takes before landing on the one he liked best. These are some photos I took while hanging out and watching it all unfold for a couple of days.”
Months after a bitter split with Mastodon, Hinds passed away in a fatal motorcycle crash on August 20th of 2025. He was 51-years-old at the time.
[via Revolver]
