Custom instrument makers Banker Guitars have revealed that Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds appears on country rocker Marcus King’s recent No Room For Blue Record Store Day release, delivering one of his last ever on-record guitar solos for the album’s closing “Red Door.”
A new post from the company, who had worked with Hinds in the past, explain that the recent vinyl collection — issued last November for RSD, though a digital version was bundled together with 2025’s Darling Blue on May 1st — closes with a memorable guest spot from the former Mastodon member, who was a friend of King’s. Since the solo flew under the radar for many, the guitarmakers wanted to set the record straight and shine a light on Hinds’ playing.
“For those who may not know, this song you are listening to has one of the last guitar solos Brent Hinds recorded,” Banker Guitars wrote yesterday (May 19th) in a socials post that included various studio pics and shots of Hinds holding his Banker custom.
“He slept on the living room couch for a week (or two, whose counting) with The Marcus King Band at the house they rented down in Macon, Georgia, while they were writing and recording their latest record, Darlin’ Blue at the legendary Capricorn Studios.
“‘Red Door’ was one that Brent collaborated on and performed on. Ever the stubborn perfectionist, he managed to do 278 takes before landing on the one he liked best.”
You’ll find the rip-roarin’ “Red Door” solo in the player up above.
This was not the first time Hinds and King linked up. The pair jammed on Black Sabbath’s “Electric Funeral” during a 2020 livestream. King was one of many who shared a tribute to his friends last year, after Hinds passed away in a motorcycle accident.