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Iowa Doctor Charged With Unintentionally Causing Death of Slipknot's Paul Gray

Spencer Kaufman — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:00:29 +0000

Two years after the tragic passing of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, a major development related to his death has surfaced in the case of a Des Moines, Iowa, doctor charged today (Sept. 5) for involuntary manslaughter. Physician Daniel Baldi was busted for over-prescribing narcotic painkillers to his patients, with one of the eight victims being revealed as Paul Gray.

Slipknot Dedicate Third 'Antennas To Hell' Teaser Clip to Late Bassist Paul Gray [VIDEO]

Jennifer Beaudoin — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:48:20 +0000

The third teaser clip from Slipknot‘s upcoming greatest hits album “Antennas To Hell” has been released and features late bassist Paul Gray. The album releases July 17 and the first two teaser videos have already been made public. This one is titled Slipknot: #2- “Antennas To Hell:” In addition to the greatest hits album, Slipknot [...]

Slipknot on Pushing Ahead Without Paul Gray

Liz Ramanand — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:06:24 +0000

It’s no secret that Slipknot will be touring as a part of this year’s massive Mayhem Festival lineup, which also includes Slayer, Anthrax, Motorhead, the Devil Wears Prada and many others. When we got to talking with Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and M. Shawn Crahan on the Black Carpet of the Revolver Golden Gods about what fans can expect from the band for this year, they reflected on their late bandmate Paul Gray and talked about honoring his legacy.

Members of Slipknot Discuss New Paul Gray Best Bassist Award at Revolver Golden Gods

Liz Ramanand — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:00:56 +0000

It seemed only fitting that at this year’s Revolver Golden Gods Awards, members of Slipknot – Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and M. Shawn Crahan – would be on hand to present the award in the brand new Paul Gray Best Bassist category. The award was named in honor of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray who died in May 2010 from a drug overdose.

Slipknot: Next Album Is All About Paul Gray

Jon Wiederhorn — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:06:20 +0000

The masked marauders of Slipknot have elaborated on plans for their next album, but they reiterate that they’re in no hurry to enter the studio. In a new interview with Billboard.com, frontman Corey Taylor and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan said that everyone in the band has ideas and is writing new material, but that nothing [...]

Slipknot May Have To Go On Without Corey Taylor

BJ Ragone — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:30:23 +0000

This summer Slipknot is getting ready to hit the road almost a year after the death of Paul Gray. Everyone is ready to move on, except Corey Taylor. Last week I reported that Slipknot was getting ready to hit the road for some pretty emotional shows. Everyone in the band seems to very pumped and [...]

Slipknot Ready To Play Their Most Emotional Shows

BJ Ragone — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:03:15 +0000

The metal band is getting ready to play some of the biggest gigs it’s ever had, and with the loss of their bass player Paul Gray still fresh, they are also set to be the bands most emotional. To the untrained eye, Slipknot can seem like a very scary band. They have always done some [...]

Notes From The Rock News Desk 3-27-11

BJ Ragone — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:38:05 +0000

Nikki Sixx calls Vince Neil one of the greatest front men of all time; RUSH gets a JUNO award; Corey Taylor talks about the late Paul Gray. RUSH can add another award to their vast collection. Their rock documentary Beyond The Lighted Stage took home the award for Music DVD of the year at the [...]

Former Member Donnie Steele To Take Paul Gray's Spot In Slipknot

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:50:50 +0000

It's been almost a year since the Des Moines, Iowa-based octet Slipknot lost their guitarist Paul Gray (at the age of 38) to an accidental morphine overdose. Not that he could ever be replaced, but as the band prepares for their summer abroad tour, they've found the perfect person to fill-in: former Slipknot member and guitarist Donnie Steele.

Another Grammy Snub

WQBK — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:07:43 +0000

While watching the Grammy’s last Sunday night did you notice certain people missing from the In Memoriam video presentation? Apparently many people did. Grammy awards organizer Neil Portnow has commented on the absence of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray and Type O Negative singer Peter Steele from the ceremony’s In Memoriam video presentation. He explains: “It’s [...]

Paul Gray Will Not Be Replaced

DaveHunter — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:32:56 +0000

Slipknot announced that they continue to tour, starting with the Sonisphere Festival in Switzerland on June 24th, the question now is will Paul Gray be replaced? When Slipknot bassist Paul Gray died last year, we wondered would Slipknot die as well? Frontman Corey Taylor revealed to Artisan News Service, “Whatever we do will make sense at the end [...]