HUSKER 37 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Paul Gray: Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel room For reasons not known as of this writing, Paul Gray, the bassist for Slipknot, was found dead in an Iowa hotel room. Paul Grey was 38 years old. There's no evidence of foul play, leaving open the possibility that he killed himself. The Des Moines Register reports: Gray was a founding member of Slipknot and one of only two members not born in Iowa. The band broke into the mainstream with a platinum-selling self-titled debut in 1999. Two follow-ups, 2002's "Iowa" and 2005's "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)" also went platinum. The band has been nominated for seven Grammy awards, winning in 2006 for best metal performance. "It's just a devastating loss for the Des Moines music scene and the world's music scene," said Matt Nyberg, who was dubbed "First Maggot" by Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan. Nyberg's band Facecage is on Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor's Great Big Mouth Records. "He was always one of the nicest guys. You never heard anything negative from him." Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=64290#ixzz0ou5ndjS9 Quote Link to comment
Igetbored216 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Paul Gray: Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel room I heard about this. And then I thought, "Slipknot had a bassist?" Quote Link to comment
CornHOLIO Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Paul Gray: Slipknot bassist found dead in Iowa hotel room I heard about this. And then I thought, "Slipknot had a bassist?" They have (had) a massive rhythem section. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I don't think his not being from Iowa is related to his demise GBR Quote Link to comment
holvy83 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Be interesting where the band goes from here, watched their press conference today, and what a sad deal for all, took a lot for those guys to drop the image and show their human side for someone that was a big part of their life. Quote Link to comment
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