Shifty Shellshock, frontman of Crazy Town and singer of “Butterfly”, dies at 49
The Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed that the musician died at his home on Monday, June 24.
Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of Crazy Town, has died at the age of 49.
The Los Angeles County Coroner said on his website that the musician, whose real name is Seth Binzer, died at his home in Los Angeles on Monday, June 24. The coroner has not yet announced a cause of death for the “Butterfly” singer.
A representative for Binzer did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Binzer began his journey in the music industry in 1992 with fellow singer, rapper and band member Bret “Epic” Mazur. The pair formed a group called Brimstone Sluggers in Los Angeles in 1995, which later became the rock band Crazy Town. diversity And Deadline.
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The pair eventually released their debut album together with group members Rust Epique, James Bradley Jr., Doug Miller, Adam Goldstein and Antonio Lorenzo “Trouble” Valli The gift of the game under the name Crazy Town in 1999.
The band’s song “Butterfly”, the third single from the album, eventually gained popularity, made the band famous and became the anthem of the year 2000, even in You have to give something with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton.
The group released a second album called Dark Horse in 2002 and disbanded after not achieving the same success, according to DeadlineThe band eventually reunited in 2015 under the name Brimstone Sluggers and became known as Crazy Town X after Mazur’s departure in 2017, the outlet said.