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\n\tNearly a year ago, former Mastodon<\/a> singer-guitarist Brent Hinds died in a motorcycle accident<\/a>. At the time, only a few months had passed since Mastodon had announced that Hinds had parted ways<\/a> with the group, with him later saying the band had fired him<\/a>. Now they\u2019ve released a video, The Mastodon in the Room<\/em>, featuring the three other founding members reflecting on good times and a lot of bad times with Hinds as they explain what happened.<\/p>\n \n\tAs a public figure, Hinds never hid his struggles. Throughout the 36-minute video, bassist-vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist Bill Kelliher, and drummer Brann Dailor, describe Hinds as a complicated individual who battled addictions and mental health problems. Although the trio, seated in a movie theater, chuckle at seeing footage of their early days and remember good times with Hinds, the majority of the clip shows the three of them making sense of what seems like a strained relationship. They described incidents of Hinds acting unreasonably, but they knew they\u2019d have \u201ca redemption show\u201d afterwards that would be great. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like what you hear with a battered housewife,\u201d Dailor says. \u201cThe remorseful boyfriend or husband comes back with flowers. \u2026 He bought us diamond rings.\u201d Eventually things became so tenuous they comment that they have a hard time remembering he could be happy.<\/p>\n \n