Shifty Shellshock’s sudden death sadly wasn’t the first time tragedy struck Crazy Town.
25.06.2024 - 14:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Crazy Town's Shifty Shellshock has died aged 49 after speaking out about his battle with addiction.
The Butterfly hitmaker whose real name was Seth Binzer passed away on June 24, according to the Los Angeles medical examiner.
The cause of his death is not yet confirmed, reports the Mirror.
Binzer recently opened about getting sober and his battle with himself. In a heartfelt post on Instagram eight weeks ago he said: "I’m a lover than a fighter …but the one I need to love more Instead of fight with is myself .. mr shifty true Love # Sober alive and grateful (sic)"
The singer battled with substance abuse over the years. In 2012 he was admitted to hospital after losing consciousness and had been in a coma before being released.
He also appeared on the reality television series Celebrity Rehab 1 and 2 and Sober House 1 and 2 where he met co-frontman Bret Mazur, in 1992. They first went by the name Brimstone Sluggers.
Seven years later they formed Crazy Town, and the following year they were due to tour as part of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's Ozzfest. But Binzer was arrested after he threw a chair out a window while intoxicated.
Released in 2000, noughties classic Butterfly' topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks and was number one in several other countries including Austria, Denmark, and Norway.
It samples Pretty Little Ditty from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1989 album Mother's Milk, so the group are credited as songwriters. Their debut album, The Gift of Game, sold more than 1.5 million copies.
However, after their 2002 follow-up Darkhorse was a flop, they parted ways. They reformed in 2007 and were back on stage in 2009. Their third album, The Brimstone Sluggers, followed in 2015.
In January 2017, Mazur – who was nicknamed Epic –
Shifty Shellshock’s sudden death sadly wasn’t the first time tragedy struck Crazy Town.
Crazy Town – cause of death has now been revealed.The singer, whose real name is Seth Binzer, was found in his Los Angeles home earlier this week. He passed at the age of 49. The reports were shared by various outlets including Kerrang! and NewsWeek, with the Los Angeles coroner’s office confirming that Shellshock died at his home on Monday (June 24).Now, it has been revealed that the cause of his death was an accidental drug overdose.
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Epic Mazur is still trying to wrap his mind around Shifty Shellshock’s death… Especially given the last thing he heard from the late singer.
Sadly we guess this news was inevitable…
Shifty Shellshock is tragically dead… And it just made his final Instagram post all the more eerie.
who died Monday at 49 after battling addiction for much of his life — alluded to his personal struggles in what wound up being his final Instagram posts before his death. One post from April 28 featured the message, “The black sheep, the odd ducks, the rejects, the eccentrics, the loners, the lost and forgotten.
Seth Binzer, the lead singer of the band Crazy Town, who went by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, has passed away at the age of 49.
Ellise Shafer Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of rap rock band Crazy Town who sang the hit song “Butterfly,” has died. He was 49. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website, Shellshock — whose birth name was Seth Binzer — died at his residence on Monday.
Crazy Town, has died. He was aged 49.The singer, whose real name is Seth Binzer, was found in his Los Angeles home earlier this week.
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website, Shellshock — whose real name was Seth Binzer — died on Monday. The singer, who battled addiction for years, passed away at his residence in Los Angeles. A cause of death has yet to be confirmed.Fans reacted to Shellshock’s death in the comments section on his pinned Instagram post from April 28.
Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of Crazy Town known for their hit Butterfly, has tragically passed away at the age of 49.The Los Angeles medical examiner confirmed that Seth Binzer, better known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, died on 24 June, though the cause of death has not yet been disclosed. He had a history of substance abuse and had previously been hospitalized in 2012 after falling into a coma, but he later recovered.
Shifty Shellshock AKA Seth Binzer, the lead singer of Crazy Town, whose 2000 song “Butterfly” became an anthem, has died aged 49.
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