Not Again: Slipknot Bassist Found Dead

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Police: Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel

By LUKE MEREDITH, AP
Mon May 24, 7:46 PM EDT

Paul Gray, the bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, was found dead Monday in an Iowa hotel room, police said.

A hotel employee found Gray, 38, dead in a room at the Town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines, police said in a statement. Foul play isn’t suspected, and an autopsy is planned for Tuesday.

Amy Sciarretto, a publicist at the band’s record company, Roadrunner Records, confirmed Gray’s death but declined further comment. Most of the band’s members grew up in the Des Moines area.

Slipknot’s self-titled debut in 1999 sold more than a million copies.

Known for its grotesque masks, trashing sound and aggressive lyrics, the band won a Grammy in 2006 for best metal performance for the song “Before I Forget.” Concert industry trade publication Pollstar ranked Slipknot 18th in its Top 20 Concert Tours list in 2009.

Andy Hall, music director of Des Moines rock station Lazer 103.3, said he’d known Gray for 10 years. He described him as a talented bass player who was also one of the friendliest, most caring people he knew.

“This is a big blow, not only to the community of Des Moines but fans of metal at large, worldwide,” Hall said. “It’s a devastating loss. Paul was a wonderful human being.”

The station was planning to broadcast an hour-long tribute to Gray on Monday night.

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That’s 2 metal stars dead, who is next?

RIP Pig

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C’mon. Dio, Pig, what’s next? And didn’t a dude from A7X just die?

No, seriously, anyone want to get a death pool going?

I got 5 on Alice Cooper.

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[quote]Mad HORSE wrote:
C’mon. Dio, Pig, what’s next? And didn’t a dude from A7X just die?

No, seriously, anyone want to get a death pool going?

I got 5 on Alice Cooper.[/quote]

I got 500 on Bret Michaels.

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:L

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I think the most surprising part of this article is that Slipknot somehow won a Grammy.

Man. Didn’t see that one coming.

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[quote]whereami wrote:

[quote]Mad HORSE wrote:
C’mon. Dio, Pig, what’s next? And didn’t a dude from A7X just die?

No, seriously, anyone want to get a death pool going?

I got 5 on Alice Cooper.[/quote]

I got 500 on Bret Michaels.[/quote]

FTW

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[quote]Otep wrote:
I think the most surprising part of this article is that Slipknot somehow won a Grammy.

Man. Didn’t see that one coming.[/quote]

same here dude. Grammy…Slipknot…WHAT!!!

this? they’ve done better.

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I liked the Iowa album

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I’ve been wearing my slipknot shirt all day in his honor.

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[quote]dday wrote:
That’s 2 metal stars dead, who is next?

RIP Pig[/quote]

Don’t forget Peter Steele from Type O recently passed as well.

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RIP.

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[quote]lanchefan1 wrote:

[quote]dday wrote:
That’s 2 metal stars dead, who is next?

RIP Pig[/quote]

Don’t forget Peter Steele from Type O recently passed as well.[/quote]

Oh yea, I did forget. That’s 3 /death.

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That sucks, between Avenged Sevenfold’s drummer and now this…ugh. I don’t find it surprising they won a grammy, though I don’t think that’s thier best song. I’d rather see a band that creates thier own music and plays it win then some pop artist who sings songs that are written and performed by other people. RIP

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last vid with Paul, unmasked I watched

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Paul and Corey doing SIC

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RIP.

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38 years old…

Dang.

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Damn! RIP

They put on an awesome concert about a year ago in my area. This is sad news.

I also had no idea the drummer from A7X died. That sucks too. THEY put on an awesome concert in my area about 2 years ago.

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^ which just shows you that the District Of Columbia must be REALLY bad for your health