[Shaun]

Paul Gray (aka #2 or "The Pig"), bassist for the Iowa hard rock band Slipknot, has passed away at the age of 38. The Des Moines Register reports that Gray was found dead at a hotel in Urbandale, IA at approximately 10:50 a.m. today by an employee at the TownePlace Suites.

Police told the Register there was no evidence of any foul play and the investigation is ongoing, with an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday.

Gray was one of the founding members of Slipknot and one of the three original members of the band still in the current lineup.

Slipknot's most recent release was 2008's All Hope Is Gone.

I'm sure TiBB's Slipknot fans will be devastated. :\

RIP.