Numerous media sources are reporting that Paul Gray 38, long time bass player for heavy metal band Slipknot, was found dead in a Urbandale, Iowa hotel room this morning. In a band known for hiding their faces behind masks, Gray was known as “No. 2” or “The Pig.” Police said there was no evidence of foul play, and a complete investigation will be completed by Urbandale police detectives and an autopsy, including toxicology testing, will be conducted Tuesday by the Polk County Medical Examiner’s office.
One of the 3 remaining founding members of Slipknot, Paul Gray was born in Los Angeles, before his family relocated to Des Moines.
C3 Presents has announced this years Austin City Limits Festival lineup. As usual things happen, tours change, bands are added, dropped. Watch this space for further updates.
Heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio passed awayafter treatment at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas this morning after losing his fight with stomach cancer.
I saw Ronnie perform with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and then finally in 2008 with Heaven and Hell. One of the best (if not the best) metal vocalist, I will always remember driving around with Kerry King of Slayer arguing over who was the better front man for Sabbath, and argument neither of us was willing to give ground over even later at the bar after many Jägermeisters. In the end we both agreed he was probably the best metal vocalist overall, leaving the Sabbath question to be resolved later.
