Paul Gray (Slipknot bass player) found dead
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tr0n
djent n00b
It's even made front page of the BBC entertainment section. BBC News - Slipknot bassist Paul Gray found dead in Des Moines Nothing really new reported though.
When this is all over I think we should get an apartment together!
MickD7
Well-Known Member
Man what a loss. Dio last week now grey, big parts of my childhood and teen years as a metal fan now gone but never forgotten. Slipknot where one of the bands that shifted my interest in guitar playing- drop tunings. I feel so sorry for his wife and unborn kid. Yeah drugs are bad they kill people. And not attacking anyone for what they have said. At the end of the day he may have had a drug problem but there's this He may of had his problems and they may have caused his death but it's no reason to condem him for it. He's still a human being at the end of the day.
RIP Paul
Thank you for helping me find my feet in heavy metal. Without your bands influence. I could have been another candy ass indie kid.
RIP Paul
Thank you for helping me find my feet in heavy metal. Without your bands influence. I could have been another candy ass indie kid.
MaKo´s Tethan
Well-Known Member
oh...damn.
Bad news today.
Bad news today.
Cheesebuiscut
Loves his Q-tuners
Did not see that one coming...
Been a while since slipknot was even on my radar but jeez I can't imagine what its like dealing with a death in a band like that.
Been a while since slipknot was even on my radar but jeez I can't imagine what its like dealing with a death in a band like that.
natspotats
Well-Known Member
that really sucks that he died of a drug overdose considering he was clean for like 7 years. it makes me sad, they made some really good music together and i was fortunate to see them in october so i have something to remember him by
metalvince333
Gear Whore
damn...every damn member of slipknot was a god for me when I was a kid...I hope it makes them want to bring it all back and not the opposite... I would hate if it brings the end to slipknot..
RIP Paul..
RIP Paul..
scottro202
I'm walkin' here!!!
I'm not a huge Slipknot fan, but man that's rough. Clean for seven years, then relapsing, only to OD and leave behind a wife (now widow) and unborn child. Sounds like he was struggling with addiction.
My thoughts and prayers go to his family.
My thoughts and prayers go to his family.
Opion
Sir Mattafer
So this is my first post in this forum & I hoped for it to be a better one than this, but I just felt like putting in my two cents.
Slipknot, like many other people (some who may be shameful to admit it, but come on now.), changed their lives and with me being one of them this shook me up. If it weren't for their music I wouldn't have told myself "This is what I want to do with my life." And since then I've been playing guitar for 7 years. There is no denying that what he was doing was obviously a bad thing, and there's nothing wrong with having no sympathy for drug abuse. I just wish the best for his family as they are obviously going through a very hard time - more so for the poor child who has to grow up without a father because of drugs.
I really would hope Slipknot keeps going with their music - watching the All Hope Is Gone DVD you can see clips of Paul, Shawn (clown), Jim and Sid writing some pretty interesting, spacey non-SK sounding stuff. Apparently they went to a separate studio and started recording stuff that never ended up on the new record (for reasons unknown). Who knows, it may be released as a tribute/their last offering. I highly doubt they will go on tour without their brother, because they've said in the past that without one member they aren't Slipknot, but we'll just have to see. If only this was just one big rumour...R.I.P Paul Gray.
Slipknot, like many other people (some who may be shameful to admit it, but come on now.), changed their lives and with me being one of them this shook me up. If it weren't for their music I wouldn't have told myself "This is what I want to do with my life." And since then I've been playing guitar for 7 years. There is no denying that what he was doing was obviously a bad thing, and there's nothing wrong with having no sympathy for drug abuse. I just wish the best for his family as they are obviously going through a very hard time - more so for the poor child who has to grow up without a father because of drugs.
I really would hope Slipknot keeps going with their music - watching the All Hope Is Gone DVD you can see clips of Paul, Shawn (clown), Jim and Sid writing some pretty interesting, spacey non-SK sounding stuff. Apparently they went to a separate studio and started recording stuff that never ended up on the new record (for reasons unknown). Who knows, it may be released as a tribute/their last offering. I highly doubt they will go on tour without their brother, because they've said in the past that without one member they aren't Slipknot, but we'll just have to see. If only this was just one big rumour...R.I.P Paul Gray.
schecter007
Well-Known Member
This is all a fukn lie right?? Fuck me 
might have to bUy his bass before ibanez stop making them
might have to bUy his bass before ibanez stop making them
This is all a fukn lie right?? Fuck me
i thought to myself about not buying a new guitar and using the money to buy his bass
same here dude
back in '99 i was like 6 and my dads friend went to ozzfest and brought back a cd with some of there stuff on it and since then ive been a fan.
my life would drastically differ from now if it wasnt for them
dude
I'm the same age as you and lived in kent for 10 years
/offtopic
dude
I'm the same age as you and lived in kent for 10 years
/offtopic
thats weird
send me a pm sometime if you wanna talk
Raoul Duke
This is bat country
I have been thinking about what will happen to Slipknot now that Paul has passed.
I don't really see them introducing a new member to a brotherhood that is extremely tight. The only way I can see them continuing is if Shawn or Chris take up bass duties
Still pretty shocked about this. Been cranking Slipknot in the warehouse all day
I don't really see them introducing a new member to a brotherhood that is extremely tight. The only way I can see them continuing is if Shawn or Chris take up bass duties
Still pretty shocked about this. Been cranking Slipknot in the warehouse all day
Stealthdjentstic
Banned
Its always a shame when something like his happens, but when you're getting high off your ass err day, especially with a family on the way, you kind of have it coming.
ZXIIIT
XIII
This sucks, he was an awesome bass player.
Raoul Duke
This is bat country
Bit harsh dude
Apparently he had been clean for awhile and this was obviously a fatal relapse. Nobody knows what inner demons or mental issues he was dealing with that possibly drove him to use again. This is just a tragedy for everybody involved, his family, band ,friends and the metal community as a whole
So maybe all the holier than thou people can leave there judgments out of this thread and leave it for paying respects and admiring the work he did with Slipknot
jymellis
Talk To DeWalt
averyone here is calling him a druggie, the link says he battled drugs, what confirmed drugs was this guy taking on a regular basis? and i mean like SRV drinking cocaine in his jack daniels confirmed. not just i heard he like "etc." i just hate seeing these guys dying off and i also hate it when rumors fly about how big a drugie someone was
and i also hate it when rumors fly about how big a drugie someone was 
MetalBuddah
0000 00 0 0 00 000
When I got the text from my friend today I couldn't believe it. Metal is taking quite a few losses lately...The Rev in December, Dio Last week, now this. Paul was a great bassist (especially if you heard their early practice tapes where he would just rock the bass) and he will be missed. Slipknot pretty much opened the door too all the metal I listen to today.
RIP
RIP
