RIP Paul Grey.

Yesterday Paul Grey, the bassist from a Nu-metal band called 'Slipknot', died from a drug overdose.

If you've never heard of Slipknot before you probably don't like them but I'm sure you've seen them. They wear the scary masks. I didn't like them for the longest time and referred to them as "angry music". I totally judged it before giving them a chance. Matt and I have been friends for about 5 years. He has always been into this kind of music and I always begged for him to change the cd or the song on the ipod. Due to his constant refusal, I forced myself to listen past the heavy drums and strumming. I loved the lyrics and the emotion behind the noise. Eventually, the 'noise' became what I enjoyed the most. This was the turning point. Before I knew it, my shuffle would be playing Reba one song, and metal the next.

Last August Slipknot was suppose to come here on tour. Being Matts favorite band, we had to get tickets. We were so excited for months just to find out the day before the big show that they wouldn't be coming because Joey, the drummer, had be hospitalized. They canceled Boise and two other shows. The only difference is they didn't reschedule coming back here like they did everywhere else.

If we do get a chance to see them, its going to be a while and it will defiantly not be the same. Slipknot had the same band members since the beginning- nearly 14 years.

The band members are identified by not only the hand-crafted self made masks but also by the numbers 0-9. Paul Grey was "Number 2" but will be remembered as the number one bassist of Nu-metal for a very, very long time.

http://s0.ilike.com/play#Slipknot:Before+I+Forget:89557:s412986.8726157.763.0.2.226%2Cstd_a55c3db1c0c74b5098f1393ea9f498a1

That ones a bit hard, this one is my favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiGtN-dplYk



"Sitting in the dark I can't forget
Even now I realize the time I'll never get.
Another story of bitter pills and fate
I can't go back again, I can't go back again"
-dead memories