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Originally Posted by MTV
Mastodon Guitarist Injured In Mysterious Post-VMA Incident
Brent Hinds, who 'doesn't recall much,' is expected to make full recovery; eyewitness says he was 'sucker-punched.'
By Chris Harris
While details surrounding the incident were unclear at press time, Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds suffered what a publicist for for the band's label, Warner Bros., described as a "severe" head injury in an incident that took place sometime after the VMAs early Monday morning. He remains under physicians' care in a Las Vegas hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
According to an eyewitness who requested anonymity, Hinds was "sucker-punched" by another man just outside the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino while waiting in a long taxi line. The man allegedly punched Hinds in the nose; the blow knocked Hinds backward and he hit his head on the sidewalk. He was said to be bleeding considerably from his nose while his assailant and a companion reportedly hopped into a cab and sped away from the scene.
Hinds' nose was also broken, and he sustained two black eyes, according to the band's manager, Nick John. Although John did not provide details about what led to Hinds' injuries, he said they occurred at around 3 a.m. Monday morning, after the band had finished one of the highest-profile performances of its career — a guest spot in the Foo Fighters' suite during Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Mastodon performed their single "Colony of Birchmen" with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme; the song appears on the band's 2006 LP, Blood Mountain.
"Thankfully, it seems he's going to [make a full recovery]," said John. "All I know is he had a bad head injury, broken nose and blacked-out eyes. He doesn't recall much."
Hinds was spotted by MTV News not long before the incident took place (see "Throwing Dice With T-Pain, Flying With Lil Mama & More VMA Inside Info, In Bigger Than The Sound"), although that sighting doesn't shed light on the alleged incident. MTV News will have more on this story as it develops.
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