Mastodon transforms grief into art with the new single “Your Ghost Again”. The song marks the band's first new material since the death of guitarist and vocalist Brent Hindslast August at the age of 51, and is a tribute to the musician, one of the group's founders.
“Your Ghost Again” is the first single from the band's ninth studio album, scheduled for release at the end of the year. In a video announcing the new single, Brann Dailor, drummer and vocalist of Mastodon, said: “'Your Ghost Again' is about when you lose someone close, someone you've lived with most of your life. When we were recording in the studio, I kept seeing Brent. I saw him to my right holding the guitar, because that's where he used to sit. It's the same thing with my mother: I keep seeing her. I was singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”
He continued: “It’s about being in those familiar places where you used to be with people, which for us is the studio. I kept seeing [Brent] out of the corner of my eye, where he would normally be with his guitar. It’s about that: your mind plays tricks on you, especially so soon after someone dies and you’re in the places where they always were. You just see them.”
Brent Hinds was part of the classic Mastodon lineup since its founding in 2000. He left the band in March 2025 and died in a motorcycle accident five months later. He was replaced by touring guitarist Nick Johnston, who will participate in the new studio album.
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