Brent Hinds, former Mastodon guitarist and vocalist, dies in Atlanta motorcycle crash at 51

Brent Hinds, former guitarist and vocalist with the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta late Wednesday, police said, leaving bandmates in a state of "unfathomable sadness and grief."

Brent Hinds, former guitarist and vocalist with the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, died in a motorcycle crash in Atlanta late Wednesday, police said, leaving bandmates in a state of "unfathomable sadness and grief."

He was 51.

Hinds, a co-founder of the critically acclaimed and influential Atlanta-based band, was on top of his Harley Davidson heading west on Boulevard SE at 11:35 p.m. when he collided with a BMW SUV at the intersection of Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta police said in statement.

The woman driving the BMW "failed to yield while turning left " but remained at the scene, police said.

"We are in a state of unfathomable sadness and grief … last night Brent Hinds passed away as a result of a tragic accident," Mastodon said in statement Friday.