Mastodon Dedicates New Song "Your Ghost Again" to Brent Hinds

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Mastodon Honor Brent Hinds in First Song Since Late Frontman’s Death

“I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts,” says drummer Brann Dailor of “Your Ghost Again” By Jazz Monroe June 3, 2026 Save this story Save this story

Last August, five months after exiting the band he co-founded in 2000, former Mastodon frontman Brent Hinds was killed in a motorcycle crash . The group has now returned, with bassist Troy Sanders and drummer Brann Dailor sharing vocal duties, on a single that pays tribute to their late bandmate. Listen to “Your Ghost Again” below. The band has also added a slate of North American dates to its ongoing European run; scroll down to see the full itinerary.

Dailor, who also lost his mother recently, said in a press release, “For me, ‘Your Ghost Again’ is about when you lose somebody that’s close to you that you existed with for most of your life—or your whole life. It’s those moments when you’re in those familiar places that you’ve always been with that person, and then, after they’re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it makes you sad because they’re not there. When we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent. I’d see him on my right holding the guitar because that’s where he’d usually be. It’s the same with my mom: I keep seeing her. And you get a little jolt of excitement because you think you’re actually seeing them, but then you remember they’re not here and it takes you down a notch. So, it’s these big relationships for me that became the subject matter of the song. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”

With new guitarist Nick Johnston in the fold, Mastodon worked with producers Patrik Berger and Kurt Ballou on the new song as they prepare a full-length follow-up to 2021’s Hushed and Grim .

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Mastodon: 06-03 Prague, Czechia - O2 Universum # 06-05 Nürburg, Germany - Rock Am Ring 06-06 Gdańsk, Poland - Mystic Festival 06-07 Nürnberg, Germany - Rock Im Park 06-09 Zurich, Switzerland - Komplex 457 # 06-11 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock 06-13 Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Into the Grave Festival 06-14 Donington Park, England - Download Festival 06-16 Saarbrucken, Germany - Garage # 06-17 Dortmund, Germany - FZW # 06-19 Clisson, France - Hellfest 06-21 Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting 06-22 Hamburg, Germany - Docks # 06-24 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell Festival 06-25 Berlin, Germany - Huxley's Neue Welt # 06-27 Snina, Slovakia - Rock Pod Kamenon 06-28 Zagreb, Croatia - Culture Factory # 06-30 Toulouse, France - Bikini * 07-01 Bordeaux, France - Le Rocher De Palmer * 07-03 Cartagena, Spain - Rock Imperium Festival 07-04 Viveiro, Spain - Resurrection Fest 07-05 Lisbon, Portugal - Evil Live 09-16 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock 09-18 Asheville, NC - Asheville Yards 09-19 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 09-20 Louisville, KY - Louder than Life 09-22 Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall 09-23 Boston, MA - House of Blues 09-24 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount 09-25 Washington, DC - Anthem 09-27 Montreal, Quebec - MTelus 09-28 Toronto, Ontario - Rebel 09-29 Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Riverworks 10-01 Detroit, MI - Fillmore 10-02 Chicago, IL - The Riviera 10-03 Minneapolis, MN - Palace 10-06 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex 10-07 Boise, ID - Revolution 10-09 Oakland, CA - The Fox 10-10 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium 10-11 San Diego, CA - The Sound 10-14 Denver, CO - Fillmore 10-16 Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom 10-17 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant 10-18 Memphis, TN - Satellite Music Hall 10-20 Cleveland, OH - Agora 10-21 Greensboro, NC - Piedmont Hall 10-22 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern 10-24 Dallas, TX - Sick New World Dallas

# with Loathe * supporting Anthrax

_Originally reported by [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/mastodon-release-first-song-since-death-of-brent-hinds/)._