Sad... and a baby on the way.
I don't know how many bankers actually listen to them but...

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/94770059.html

Slipknot Band Member Found Dead at Urbandale Hotel
By Becky Ogann

Story Created: May 24, 2010 at 3:36 PM CDT

Story Updated: May 24, 2010 at 3:52 PM CDT

URBANDALE - Urbandale police said a man was found dead in a hotel room in Urbandale on Monday morning.

Police identified the man as Paul Dedrick Gray, 38. They said he was found at 10:50 a.m. at the TownePlace Suites by Marriott at 8800 Northpark Johnston Drive in Johnston on Monday. He performs bass and back up vocals for the band since 1995.

Police said there was no evidence of foul play observed, but a complete investigation of the untimely death of Paul Gray will be completed by Urbandale Police Detectives.

The Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office is assisting in the death investigation and will perform an autopsy on Tuesday. Toxicology testing will be completed to determine if there were any contributing factors in the death of Gray, police said.

Witnesses reported that items from the hotel room were carried out of the hotel around 2 p.m.

Gray was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and later moved to Des Moines.

Wikipedia shows that Gray has been married for two years to GodsGirls' Brenna Paul and has a tattoo of her name on his knuckles. Paul and Brenna are expecting their first child in 2010.

Slipknot is a heavy metal band from Des Moines formed in 1995 that has gained a national reputation.

The band consists of Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor.

KCCI.com

A friend of mine's sister just got engaged to one of them.

I'm sad about this.

This band is REALLY tight-knit, too. Most, if not all of them grew up together in Iowa. Their close childhood friends who don't play still go on tour and look all scary with them. I pulled up their website last night, and all that was on the page was a picture of Paul on stage.

My fave Slipknot song is Snuff:

Bury all your secrets in my skin
Come away with innocence and leave me with my sins
The air around me still feels like a cage
And love is just a camouflage for what resembles rage again

So if you love me let me go
And run away before I know
My heart is just too dark to care
I can't destroy what isn't there

Deliver me into my fate
If I'm alone I cannot hate
I don't deserve to have you
Ooh, my smile was taken long ago
If I can change I hope I never know

I still press your letters to my lips
And cherish them in parts of me that savor every kiss
I couldn't face a life without your lights
But all of that was ripped apart when you refused to fight

So save your breath, I will not care
I think I made it very clear
You couldn't hate enough to love
Is that supposed to be enough?

I only wish you weren't my friend
Then I could hurt you in the end
I never claimed to be a saint
Ooh, my own was banished long ago
It took the death of hope to let you go

So break yourself against my stones
And spit your pity in my soul
You never needed any help
You sold me out to save yourself

And I won't listen to your shame
You ran away, you're all the same
Angels lie to keep control
Ooh, my love was punished long ago
If you still care don't ever let me know
If you still care don't ever let me know

That's sad. I really like their music (but not their look). I feel so bad for his wife!

Just saw this. L-O-V-E Slipknot. This was such sad news. Dead Memories is one of my all-time favs from these guys.