Mastodon paid tribute to guitarist Brent Hinds in their first concert since he died in a fatal motorcycle crash in Atlanta.

Mastodon is honoring the memory of their late bandmate and co-founder Brent Hinds. On Friday (Aug. 22), the heavy metal band paid tribute to the guitarist during a performance at the Alaska State Fair, part of the ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series at the Borealis Theatre in Palmer, Alaska.

Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher has made his first public comments after the death of former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds last week. The musician admitted that the death of Hinds has hit him rather hard, experiencing a wealth of emotions in trying to process the loss.