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Paul Gray

Paul Gray, Bassist and songwriter (1972-2010), joins the permanent Shrine record.

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Life, work & what’s documented

Paul Gray was born on 1972-04-08 and died on 2010-05-24 at age 38. Slipknot's co-founder and bassist was a core writer and stabilizing musical force. Representative work and achievements include Slipknot, Iowa, All Hope Is Gone.

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Why They're Awesome

Slipknot's co-founder and bassist was a core writer and stabilizing musical force. Representative work and achievements include Slipknot, Iowa, All Hope Is Gone.

Essential works: Slipknot · Iowa · All Hope Is Gone

Statistics / evidence

Context is not destiny

Born 1972-04-08; died 2010-05-24; age at death 38. These dates provide historical context, not a mortality model.

Death context: Paul Gray died on 2010-05-24 at age 38. This Shrine records the sourced date and age without adding unsupported medical or death-circumstance detail.

Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.

Astrology / interpretation

The cosmic file

SunAries 18.8°

MoonAquarius 6.8°

MercuryAries 5.1°

VenusGemini 4.5°

MarsGemini 8.0°

JupiterCapricorn 7.9°

SaturnGemini 3.5°

UranusLibra 16.2°

NeptuneSagittarius 5.0°

PlutoLibra 0.2°

These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is separate from health, mortality, and factual claims.

Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable_birth_time_unknown. Moon: calculated date based. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon uncertainty is retained. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.

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Sources & provenance

Paul Gray Grammy recordRecording Academy / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSelected for the listed claims only. Discovery indexes are not publication evidence.
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray diesRecording Academy / 2026-08-30 / death_state / confidence: highSelected for the listed claims only. Discovery indexes are not publication evidence.

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Research last updated 2026-08-30.

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