Slipknot bassist Paul Gray died of morphine overdose

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The bassist for US metal bank Slipknot died last month of an accidental overdose, an autopsy has revealed.

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The band, with Gray (far right) won a
Grammy Award in 2006



Toxicology tests showed a fatal level of morphine and fentanyl, a synthetic morphine substitute, in his blood. Police said there was no evidence of a prescription for either drug.

His body was found by an employee at a hotel Des Moines, Iowa on 24 May.

The band, famous for their ghoulish masks, won a Grammy Award in 2006 for the song Before I Forget.

The autopsy also revealed signs of significant heart disease, police in Urbandale, a Des Moines suburb, said.

A spokesman for the Urbandale police said they were trying to find out how Gray obtained the drugs.

The spokesman said charges were possible.

The band formed in 1995 in Des Moines and remained based in the city.

The nine members of Slipknot wore Halloween masks in public and referred to other bandmates by numbers - Gray was number two.
 
Another drug related tragedy in the world of rock-stardom. He was a talented bass player. Shame these rock stars have failed to notice that the drug use/addiction typically leads to no where good.
 
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