India, Aug. 22 -- Fans of Brent Hinds are "shocked" and left "heartbroken" after the tragic demise of the former lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Mastodon in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday night. He was 51.

As per Atlanta News First, the accident took place at around 11:35 PM (local time) on August 20. Hinds was riding his Harley Davidson when a BMW SUV failed to yield at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Boulevard.

Mastodon was co-founded in 2000 by Hinds along with Troy Sanders, Bill Kelliher, and Brann Dailor. However, the guitarist parted ways with the band a few months ago. In a statement shared on Instagram, the band stated that his exit was a mutual decision. "We're deeply proud of and beyond gra...