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Paul Gray, born in Los Angeles on 8 April 1972, was an American bassist and backing vocalist who played bass guitar as a member of the band Slipknot. He began his musical career in 1995, working within the heavy metal, nu metal, and death metal genres, and spoke English. An atheist, he died in Urbandale on 24 May 2010, as a result of a drug overdose.
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Los Angeles, California, USA
Paul Dedrick Gray (April 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010) also known as The Pig or by his number #2 was an American musician, best known as the bassist, primary songwriter and one of the founding members of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Gray (American musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- Slipknot: Live At Download 2009 — Self2019
- Slipknot - Hellbound — Self (archive footage)2015
- Slipknot: Goat — Himself2011
- Slipknot: (sic)nesses — Bass/Backing Vocals2010
- Slipknot: Audible Visions of (Sic)ness — Bass/Backing Vocals2010
- Slipknot Live - Eurockéennes de Belfort 20092009
- Slipknot: Rock Am Ring 20092009
- Slipknot: Live at Roskilde Festival2009
- of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams — Himself2009
- Roadrunner United: The Concert — Himself2008
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1972
- Active to
- 2010
Member of
- Slipknot1995–2010
- All That Remains2004–2006
- Reggie and the Full Effect2007–2008
- The Have Nots
- Vexx
- Painface
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 367
- Total plays
- 986
There are at least five artists with this name, including: 1) Paul Dedrick Gray (April 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010) was an American musician, best known as the bassist of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot. 2) Paul Gray (born 1958) was a member of British bands Eddie & The Hotrods and The Damned. 3) Paul Gray (born 28 November 1963; died 24 April 2018) was founder member vocalist/keyboardist of Australian band Wa Wa Nee. 4) Paul Gray is an American jazz bassist. <a href="https://
Key facts
- Also known as
- #2 The Pig
- Born
- Paul Dedrick Gray , ( 1972-04-08 ) April 8, 1972 , Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Origin
- Des Moines, Iowa , U.S.
- Died
- May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24) (aged 38) , Urbandale, Iowa , U.S.
- Genres
- Heavy metal nu metal alternative metal death metal
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instrument
- Bass
- Years active
- 1991–2010
- Formerly of
- Slipknot Anal Blast Vexx Body Pit Inveigh Catharsis The Have Nots Reggie and the Full Effect Hail!
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Family name
- Gray
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Urbandale
- Occupation
- backing vocalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Genre
- nu metal
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Image
- Paul Gray at Mayhem.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1972-04-08
- date of death
- 2010-05-24
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- member of
- Slipknot
- Commons category
- Paul Gray (musician)
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Dedrick Gray (April 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010), also known as the Pig, was an American musician who was the bassist, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #2.
Early life and career
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