Paul Gray (born August 1, 1958 at Rochford, Essex) was the bassist for the punk rock band The Damned. Recruited from Eddie and The Hot Rods early 1980 to replace Algy Ward on bass. Contributed to two albums, The Black Album and Strawberries but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something "different". After The Damned he joined UFO and remained until their split in 1987. Also played with Johnny Thunders in the 1980s. In 1995 he became and still currently is the bass player in the heavy metal band Slipknot (which he also is most famous for).