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 Six federal prosecutors quit in Minnesota. Dems and Republicans team up to block Trump on Greenland. Actor accused of child sex abuse has turned himself in. He heckled President Trump, is now $430K richer. Report an error