Brent Hinds’ Estate Files Lawsuit Against Mastodon Over Ownership, Likeness Claims
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The break between Mastodon and Brent Hinds is now continuing before the courts. The guitarist's succession attacks the group, believing that he still held interests in Mastodon and several structures related to the moment of his death. Two points concentrate the main part of the conflict: a cheque of $80,000 that the estate claims to have [...]
Brent Hinds' Estate Hits Mastodon with Explosive Lawsuit Accusing Them of Using His Death for Profit
Brent Hinds’ estate has launched an explosive legal battle against Mastodon, accusing the band of profiting from the late guitarist’s likeness after his death. The lawsuit claims the band used Hinds’ image to promote its posthumous album while his ownership interests and compensation remained unresolved.
The split between Brent Hinds and Mastodon has escalated into a legal battle: the estate of the guitarist, who died in 2025, has filed a lawsuit against the remaining members for unaccounted income, unfair treatment and unlawful use of his image. The post Perli is the administrator of Mastodon's estate of Brent Hinds, who died last year, was first published on Lángoló-e.
Brent Hinds was disconnected from Mastodon in March 2025, after 25 years of collaboration. Five months later, on August 20, the musician died.
Brent Hinds’ Estate Files Lawsuit Against Mastodon Over Ownership, Likeness Claims
The estate of late Mastodon co-founder Brent Hinds has filed a lawsuit against the band and its remaining founding members, alleging unresolved ownership interests and unauthorised use of his likeness following his passing. The civil complaint was filed in Fulton County Court on September 3rd and names Troy Sanders, Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor among the defendants (per Lamb Goat). According to the lawsuit, Hinds retained ownership interests i…
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