POLICE said a man found dead in an Iowa hotel room today was Paul Gray, bassist for the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band Slipknot, KCCI in Des Moines reported. Gray was 38 years old.
Gray was found around 10:50am local time at a Marriott hotel in Johnston, Iowa. Police said they saw no evidence of foul play. An autopsy and toxicology testing will be conducted today .
Slipknot have been nominated for Seven Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance or Best Hard Rock Performance, and won Best Metal Performance in 2006 for the song Before I Forget. The nine-member band, formed in Des Moines in 1995, is known for performing in grotesque masks to conceal their identities.
Gray’s widow Brenna Paul is expecting his child in 2010.
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05-24-2010, 10:53 PM #1S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Slipknot bassist Paul Gray found dead in hotel room
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05-25-2010, 01:08 AM #2GOD OF THUNDER
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This seriously fucking sux! I fucking love Slipknot!
BOW DOWN TO THE KING
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05-25-2010, 01:35 AM #3TasseKucken! Kop-kage!
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Dammit... Holy shit why are all the GOOD musicians dying?
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05-25-2010, 01:42 AM #4The MacGuest
ya how can he be dead yet justin beiber is allowed to live lol
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05-25-2010, 02:03 AM #5TasseKucken! Kop-kage!
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^^LMAO I'm not wishing death to anyone but, yeah that's pretty much what I meant
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