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Paul Gray was the "heart and soul" of Slipknot. The heavy metal group's vocalist Corey Taylor paid tribute to his late bandmate - who was found dead in a hotel room in Iowa in May - at last night's (29.07.10) Relentless Energy Drink Kerrang! Awards.

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES - Heavy metal musicians and fans paid tribute to Slipknot star Paul Gray on Tuesday after the bass guitarist was found dead in an Iowa hotel room.

Heavy metal musicians and fans paid tribute to Slipknot star Paul Gray on Tuesday after the bass guitarist was found dead in an Iowa hotel room.

Paul Gray, the bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, was found dead Monday in an Iowa hotel room but there was no indication of foul play, police said.