411 Mania — Calling him a "really great friend and person." more info

Gigwise — Watch their press conference now... more info

The Mirror — The eight remaining members of the metal band Slipknot have described bassist Paul Gray as a man with a big heart who represented everything that was wonderful about the group. more info

NME — The group's bassist died on Monday (May 24) more info

VH1 News — Slipknot called late bassist Paul Gray "the best of us." "Paul Gray was the essence of the band Slipknot," percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan said at an Iowa press conference. more info

ContactMusic — The members of SLIPKNOT removed their famous masks for a 10-minute video press conference tribute to late bass player PAUL GRAY on Tuesday (25May10).The bassist's... more info

Thrash Hits — Because sometimes you have to let the footage speak for itself. more info

Metal Injection — A few moments ago, Slipknot concluded what was undoubtedly the most difficult press conference they were ever a part of. The band officially discussing the passing of bassist Paul Gray, who was found dead in an Iowan hotel room yesterday. It was a bi... more info

I Like Music — Bassist Paul Gray found dead in a hotel room. Watch footage of the press conference with the band more info

TMZ — Filed under: Paul Gray Members of the band Slipknot just held an emotional news conference about the death of the band's bassist Paul Gray -- calling him "the essence of the band." Without their trademark masks, the ent... more info