Pig Mask

Paul Gray, the bassist of the Grammy Award winning rock band Slipknot, was found dead at the TownePlace Suites hotel in Urbandale, Iowa by a hotel employee. Gray was 38 and leaves behind an expecting wife, Brenna. Paul Gray, also known as #2, or "The Pig, " was originally from Los Angeles and transplanted to Iowa (one of two members of Slipknot not originally from Iowa) and helped form the nu-metal band in 1995. Slipknot found early success with their self-title album "Slipknot" reaching platinum status in 1999 as well as seeing "Iowa" and "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)" also going platinum. The fourth album of Slipknot, 2008's "All Hope is Gone", was their first to debut at #1 and is projected to go platinum this year.

Gray and Members of Slipknot Known for Masks

Paul Gray and the other eight members of Slipknot were popular in part for dawning masks that looked like something Jason from the Friday the 13th movies would wear. Gray and the other members of Slipknot had a dark edge like so many other metal bands that can be easily recognized from many of the titles of their songs, as well as their masks. Gray was later accused by the band Mushroomhead for copying their own bassist for the Pig Mask that he wore.

During the touring cycle for "Iowa", Paul Gray used a black mask with dark eye and nose holes, with a small slit near his mouth, and it showcased a striking resemblance to The Man in the Iron Mask. During the "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)" touring cycle for Slipknot, the mask of Gray took on a more facial shape and contained small angled metal bars inside a larger mouth area. It was decorated with a bullet hole and small cracks.

Death of Gray Drug-Related?