Slipknot Bassist Found Dead

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Originally Posted by TMZ.com

Paul Gray, the bassist from the band Slipknot, was found dead in a hotel in Iowa this morning ... this according to local police.

According to the Urbandale Police Dept, an employee at the hotel found Gray's body in his room early this morning.

Cops say they found no evidence of foul play at the scene, but there will be an investigation into Gray's death.

Gray was 38 years old.

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RIP Paul :please: :rockon:

Another dead rocker? This is so horrible, RIP Paul :(

never good, never good. :(

So sad, so young

Oh no! This is the first I'm seeing of this. Yet another sad day for crazy good musicians.

good grief what is going on in the rock world lately!!:(

Oh no! I love Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, and Corey Taylor!

My band will be performing "Snuff" this Thursday night as a tribute to Paul.

That's awesome Walt. Paul always wore my favorite masks!

:(:rage::tears::sigh2::angered::heartbrea:no::worry::frustrate:sniff::disbelief

I am a big Maggot... I am so sad now!

Oh m GOD! This sucks! I love Slipknot :(

"we are the pulse of the maggots"

RIP.

You said it!

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

good grief what is going on in the rock world lately!!:(

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:( :( Awful.. RIP

Wow.... that sucks.... this just ruined my day

yep, also in an interview cory and clown both made it clear if one member quits or dies, slipknot would be no more, so this is very owful, the rev, Dio, and Paul

The band or record label hasn't released any statement as of yet. Paul was a founding member of Slipknot. I wouldn't be surprised if they called it quits.

Edit: They have a tribute page at roadrunnerrecords.com

Just in case anyone who is interested hasn't seen it...

Slipknot held a press conference last night. They all took off their masks to talk about Paul, and his wife was there. A few members didn't speak, but the ones that did brought tears to my eyes.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/7209258

i heard about this yesterday morning. still bothers me.

sa it again say it again! we wont die! say it again say it again! we wont die!

he was:
founding member of slipknot
grammy award winning bassist
brutal bass techniques
left handed bassist

YouTube - Paul Gray R.i.p Slipknot