There were rumors floating around that the Brent Hinds was assaulted in Las Vegas, but no confirmation until today -- and while the band's management did not go into specific details, they released a statement that Brent suffered a "severe head injury" after the Video Music Awards and remains hospitalized.


The band's management released the following statement:

Mastodon guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds suffered a severe head injury after his performance on Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. He is being treated by a Las Vegas hospital where he remains hospitalized.
No further details have been released concerning his condition or what caused the injury.