#2 Paul Gray
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Full Name: Paul Dedrick Gray
Date of Birth: April 8, 1972
Nickname: Balls
Equipment:
Warwick Corvette 4 string basses
Warwick Jazzman Streamer Custom 5 string basses
Peavey GPS 2600 Power Amps
Peavey Pro 810 bass enclosures
Peavey Pro 1600 watt bass amp head
Mask: During the self titled era, it was a halloween pigs mask, in IOWA
Paul wore a latex pig's face mask. MEANING: "Right now it represents breathing
problems and it's somewhat more uncomfortable than the last ones", Currently for
VOL 3: Paul is wearing a hard Hannibal lecter style mask that appears cracked in
the shape of a bullet taken to the forehead.
Side Project: None
About: Paul is a cofounder of Slipknot with Shawn and Anders (Ex-Slipknot
Singer). Paul is a friendly down to Earth guy. Paul was not born in Des Moines
Iowa, like the rest of the band, he was born in LA and moved when he was a kid.
He is half black and once burnt a picture of KoRn ( for Drummer David Sylveria
posing for Calvin Klein) live on stage. He has appeared in bands such as Vexx,
Body Pit, Anal Blast and Inveigh Catharsis all before Slipknot, he also made an
appearance with "The Havenots". According to this quote Paul is into Fetishes
"When we go to radio stations for interviews, we wear the masks and never fail
to freak people out. Are the masks a fetish thing? I'm definitely into that
stuff. Des Moines definitely has more than its fair share of freaks."
Ex-bands/side projects:
First band- 1989- 1991: VeXX
Josh from Slipknot was guitarist/singer
Paul from Slipknot was bassist Anders was drummer
Second band- 1991- 1993: Inveigh Catharsis Same line-up as above
However with a new wave of popularity in death metal, Paul formed a new band,
named, Body Pit. In it came and began to take over, pushing bands such as
Joey's, Modifidious, out of the picture. (See Joey's profile for M info). This
band also employed the services of Mick Thompson. However despite this addition
to the band, it soon broke up.
Third band- 1993- 1995: Body Pit
Mick: Guitar (Slipknot)
Donnie Steele (original Slipknot guitarist)
Danny Spain- drums (Deadfront)
Paul: Bass (Slipknot)
Anders: Vocals
Fourth band- 1994: Anal Blast
Paul: Bass
Joey: Drums
Fifth band- 1995- 2000: Slipknot
(Original Line-up)
Anders- vocals
Paul- bass
Shawn- drums
Donnie S.- guitars
Josh- guitars
Joey Jordison- drums