10 hours ago · Mastodon performed their first show without Brent Hinds’ at TOOL’s Live In The Sand Festival, where they revealed youtube guitarist Ben Eller as Hinds’ replacement.

12 hours ago · Eller kept up a close association with Whitechapel through the 2010s. He lent guest guitar solos to "I, Dementia" and "Faces" off the band's 2012 self-titled set.

11 hours ago · Brent Hinds‘ departure from Mastodon last week came just days before the band were due to play at Tool‘s Tool in the Sand festival in the Dominican Republic on 9 March.. Needing a replacement guitarist, the band turned to YouTuber Ben Eller to fill the role at short notice. READ MORE: Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds leaves band after 25 years: “We wish him nothing but success and happiness”

1 day ago · Eller is perhaps best known for his 'This is Why you Suck at Guitar' video series. Like so many metal guitar players, he first first fell in love with Metallica, before discovering guitar virtuosos à la Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eddie Van Halen. He has over 500,000 subscribers on YouTube. Several of his videos have seen him deep-dive into Mastodon's guitar work and what makes it so brilliant.

12 hours ago · Credit: Ben Eller via YouTube/Scott Legato/Getty Images. Mastodon has had quite a week, parting ways with their co-founder and maverick guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds after 25 years.

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11 hours ago · Last night (March 9th), Mastodon played their first show since the shock departure of founding guitarist Brent Hinds, and they indeed had another axeman on-stage with them at the TOOL Live in the Sand event in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. To help them get through the set, they enlisted YouTube guitarist Ben Eller.. Mastodon headlined the final night of the TOOL Live in the Sand destination ...

20 hours ago · Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON recruited YouTuber and session musician Ben Eller to step in for founding guitarist Brent Hinds for their concert on Sunday, March 9 at "Tool Live In The ...

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