It's as if the gods that usually shine down on metal are suddenly striking down some of the pioneers of the genre. In December 2009, Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan died at age 28, seemingly of natural causes. Then on April 14, Type O Negative founder Peter Steele died from heart failure at [...]
It's as if the gods that usually shine down on metal are suddenly striking down some of the pioneers of the genre. In December 2009, Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan died at age 28, seemingly of natural causes. Then on April 14, Type O Negative founder Peter Steele died from heart failure at age 48. A month and two days later, metal legend Ronnie James Dio succumbed to a nearly six-month battle with stomach cancer. He was 67. And yesterday, Slipknot bassist and one of the band's main songwriters, Paul Gray, died in a hotel in Uniondale, Iowa after a two-day stay.
An autopsy and toxicology tests will be conducted today to determine the cause of death, as happens with anyone who dies. Maybe we'll find out Gray died of natural causes, maybe he was another casualty of the rock n' roll lifestyle. It doesn't matter either way. The friendly, low-key guy who helped pen some of Slipknot's best songs will write and play no more. MTVnews has all the details about Gray's death and some tribute quotes.
They say death comes in threes, but -- if you include Sullivan -- this makes four. Maybe he doesn't factor into the count since he died in 2009. Perhaps the death clock turns over at the start of a new year. I don't know. I never got the rule book. Regardless, our condolences go out to Gray's family, friends and band mates, along with our hopes that the angel of death will start taking mercy on the metal community and start going after some other genre of music again, like gun-toting rappers.
Paul Gray R.I.P. And if there's a rock n' roll heaven, pick up your bass and start rockin' out with Dio, and Sullivan. Maybe Steele can switch to guitar?
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