Paul Grey, The Bassist of Slipknot, Is Dead

DES MOINES, Iowa — 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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Really sucks that he's dead... R.I.P. Paul Grey. You will be missed...

Like I said before, dude... this is like the second rock musician (and wasnt the one from AS a bassist as well??) that has died within this year. Pretty sad.

I know Dio died not to long ago... and then The Rev, Avenged Sevenfold's Drummer, died on, like, December 27th or something like that... Rock and Metal Musicians, especially the good ones, need to quit dying.

very sad.i'm very sad because of dio's death .he was a great musician

((((((((((( why now?...FUDGE!...First Dio and and now him. This would be the first EVER changed Slipknot member,but imo he's unchangeable.Very sad day in the world of music. R.I.P. Paul

"Easy come ,Easy go!'-AC/DC-'Mistress For Christmas'

'Soilder boy,made of clay,now an empty shell/twenty-one,only son,but he served us well/bred to kill,not to care,do just as we say/finished here,greetings death,he's yours to take away!'-Metallica-'Disposable Heroes'