Mastodon Get Brutally Honest About Losing Brent Hinds in New Video: ‘We Were Exhausted’

Mastodon has released a documentary featuring members Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Troy Sanders discussing their complex relationship with the late guitarist Brent Hinds. The film, arriving nearly one year after Hinds' death, shows the surviving members reviewing old footage together. In the video, the band is brutally honest about their dynamics, revealing that they had actually parted ways with Hinds months before his 2025 passing because the group had become completely exhausted.