Black Widow
05-24-2010, 10:53 PM
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.
theaustralian.com.au
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.
theaustralian.com.au