Police reported that, at around 11:35 p.m. on August 20, Hinds died riding a Harley Davidson. The driver of a BMW SUV neglected to yield making a turn at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Boulevard and collided with the motorcycle.

William Brent Hinds, 51, co-founder and former member of Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon, was killed in a motorcycle crash late Wednesday.

Brent Hinds, the former lead guitarist for Mastodon, was killed on Wednesday, August 20, when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a car in Atlanta at around 11:35 p.m. Police say Hinds was riding his motorcycle when the driver of a BMW SUV failed to yield while making a turn at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Boulevard.