Lifestyle | Slipknot 'Accidental' OD Killed Slipknot Bassist Coroner blames morphine for Paul Gray's death By Rob Quinn Posted Jun 22, 2010 3:40 AM CDT Copied Brenna Gray speaks about the death of her husband, Slipknot bassist Paul Gray during a news conference, Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) An "accidental" overdose of morphine and the painkiller fentanyl caused the death of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray last month, according to autopsy results. The coroner says the 38-year-old also suffered from "significant heart disease," Reuters reports. Investigators found no evidence that Gray had prescriptions for either the morphine or the fentanyl. Read These Next Online sleuths expose Epstein file redactions. Rob and Michele Reiner died within a minute of each other. Sammy Davis Jr.'s ex, Swedish actor May Britt, is dead at 91. Sean Combs' team files appeal, argues he should be released. Report an error