Mastodon paid tribute to their co-founder and former guitarist Brent Hinds during their show at Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, on Friday. “Brent Hinds, 25 years with us as our guitar player, one of the most creative, beautiful people that we’ve ever come across in this world, tragically left us. “And we really loved each other and we made a lot, a lot of very beautiful music together. So that was for fucking Brent, OK? Thank you guys so much.”He concluded: “Thank you for helping us get through that one, it was fucking tough for us.