Let's make this birthday one to remember.

51 years old (Born on January 16, 1974)

Happy Birthday to the riff wizard himself, Brent Hinds! Whether you're effortlessly shredding through "Blood and Thunder" or melting our faces with that Grammy-winning brilliance in "Sultan's Curse," you've always got us banging our heads and wondering if your beard holds secret guitar powers.

May your birthday be louder than a Mastodon encore and wilder than that legendary appearance on Game of Thrones. Here's hoping the celebrations involve fewer injuries than filming videos like "Motherload," but just as much epic fun. Keep rocking hard, staying weird, and remember—aging is mandatory, shredding guitars forever remains optional (but heavily encouraged). Cheers!