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



Gray was found dead in a hotel room in Urbandale, Iowa, on Monday.



Speaking on Tuesday evening at an emotional news conference in Des Moines, lead singer Corey Taylor said the band members had lost a brother.



"The only way I can sum up Paul Gray is love," Taylor said.



An autopsy completed on Tuesday was inconclusive.



Authorities say the cause of death won’t be known until toxicology tests are completed in four to six weeks, however CNN has reported there were no signs of foul play or trauma.



"Paul Gray was the essence of the band Slipknot," drummer Shawn Crahan said.



"Paul was there from the very very beginning and none of us would be on the path we're on right now in life or have the sorts of lives we have without him."



"The world is going to be a different place without him."



Gray’s wife, Brenna Gray, also spoke. She is pregnant and said their daughter would grow up knowing her father was an amazing person.



"His daughter will remember him for the way he was," she said.



AP and Christine Kellett

