Posts with tag "Slipknot"

Slipknot Bassist Autopsy Reveals Accidental Overdose

Posted Jun 22nd 2010 at 08:14 AM by PopEater Staff

The May 24 death of 38-year-old Paul Gray, bassist in Iowa metal act Slipknot, left his fans and eight bandmates stunned. The Polk County Medical Examiner's Office now reveals Gray died of "an accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl," the Des Moines Register reports. Gray, who was found surrounded by hypodermic needles and pills in a hotel room, did not have prescriptions for the drugs and ...

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Slipknot Bassist Found Dead in Hotel Room

Posted May 24th 2010 at 06:45 PM by PopEater Staff

Slipknot bassist Paul Gray was found dead in an Iowa hotel room, the Associated Press reports. He was 38 years old. A hotel employee discovered Gray's body in a room at the town Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines early Monday. Many of Slipknot's members are from the Des Moines area. Foul play isn't suspected and an autopsy is planned for Tuesday, where toxicology tests and ...