SLIPKNOT Release Paul Gray Tribute T-Shirt

16 March 2011
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SLIPKNOT have announced that they have teamed up with MusiCares for a t-shirt dedicated to late Slipknot bassist Paul Gray. All proceeds from the shirts will go directly to struggling musicians.

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Paul Gray died of an accidental drug overdose on May 24th, 2010. 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. The autopsy also revealed signs of significant heart disease. Gray's body was found by an employee at a hotel in Des Moines, Iowa.

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As previously reported, for their upcoming shows in 2011, Slipknot has asked Donnie Steele to fill in for the late Paul Gray on bass. Donnie was the original guitar player in Slipknot and had actually reconnected with Paul in recent years.

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