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Slipknot bass player Paul Gray's death has been ruled an overdose by the Polk Country Medical Examiner.
Slipknot were one of the foremost groups in nu metal. Sure, not everyone could stomach grown men wearing masks and playing grinding, doom-laden rock but for their fans the band were spectacular.
Selling countless million records across the globe, the band's percussion led industrial-metal sound pushed them into the forefront of the music scene. Returning with a new album, Slipknot had intended to tour across the globe.
However those plans to cancelled after the sad death of bass player Paul Gray. A founding member of Slipknot, the bassist was found dead by service staff at a hotel in Pol Country while on tour.
Speculation immediately rose about the bass player's drug habit, with Paul Gray having admitted in the past to using drugs.
Now the coroner's report has been released and it seems as if the musician's death was indeed drugs related. Polk County Medical Examiner Dr Gregory Schmunk issued the death certificate on Friday (June 18th) confirming the news.
The bass player was the victim of a lethal combination of morphine and the narcotic painkiller fentanyl - both injectable substances. The coroner also revealed that Gray had been suffering from Heart disease.
Police investigating the death have failed to turn up a prescription for either drug, with officials claiming that criminal proceedings could begin at some point in the future. The coroner revealed that hypodermic needles were found near his body at the hotel room in Iowa.
Slipknot have not commented on the news.
I do not know much about Slipknot. I do know they are not a Christian band. If Paul ever admitted he had sinned before (which he has, we all have) and said Jesus Christ is his Lord and Savior and that Jesus Christ has died for him, then he is in heaven with Jesus.
UPDATE: Paul Grey is at peace....NO ONE can say where he is...BECAUSE NO ONE can say where any of us go...CAUSE NONE knows...not even The Bible toting christians...because reality is if someone really knew....then there would be no question right? THINK FOR YOURSELF.....
Over dose of morphine a type of drug
Yes, The Pig (Paul Gray) died on May 24, 2010.
No, he's not.
All but the bassist Paul Gray.
Nobody will ever replace Paul Gray because he was a great person but for their summer tour Slipknot are taking Donnie Steele.He's Slipknot's ex-guitar player and actually he is part of the family.....
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Yes, The Pig (Paul Gray) died on May 24, 2010.
No, he's not.
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All but the bassist Paul Gray.
Nobody will ever replace Paul Gray because he was a great person but for their summer tour Slipknot are taking Donnie Steele.He's Slipknot's ex-guitar player and actually he is part of the family.....
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Slipknots Paul Gray has died.
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slipknot are keeping the bass on a record player. They are not going to replace Paul Gray.
No, I'm sure the new bassist will have his own mask. Paul Gray's mask will remain Paul Gray's mask.
There are no pictures of Paul Gray's grave because Paul's friends and family consider it disrespectful, although posts about the grave and Paul's memory are frequently released via Slipknot's website and other social networking sites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook.
Mick Thompson isn't dead. :| I think you find that's Paul Gray. He died from an accidental overdose in a motel in Iowa.