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According to a recent update from Billboard, we now have the cause of death of Shifty Shellshock. Seth Brooks Binzer was the lead singer for the rap-rock band, Crazy Town. They were founded here in the States in the late mid to late 90s. Shellshock suddenly passed on June 24 in his home near Los Angeles. At age 49, he was found unresponsive, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office. Overall, they are listing his death as an “accidental overdose” of a deadly combination of drugs. Fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine are the culprits.

Sadly, substance abuse did loom over Shellshock for many years, and it’s something that the group’s manager knew of. Gut-wrenchingly, Howie Hubberman takes partial blame for his talent’s loss. “Seth Binzer, after struggling with addiction and Crazy Town’s rapid success with ‘Butterfly’, never was able to reach out on a more successful level to deal with his addictions. We all tried, but ultimately, we all failed, or Shifty would still be here”.

Shifty Shellshock Died Of Accidental Overdose

Seth Binzer of Crazy Town performs during Ozzfest 2001 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 29, 2001 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

If you aren’t familiar with Crazy Town, “Butterfly” is their most popular track, and it topped the charts for two weeks. They have a few other notable ones such as “Toxic” and “Darkside”. However, after releasing their second project, darkhorse, in 2002, Crazy Town really started to fall apart. Their third and presumable final album, The Brimstone Sluggers, released in 2015 in one of the few attempts to get the band back together since its first split. Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the loved ones of Seth Binzer during this time.

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Shifty Shellshock Crazy Town 2001 — Getty Image

Seth Brooks Binzer, better known as Crazy Town leader Shifty Shellshock, is dead at at 49 years old.

As Variety notes, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website, the musician died at his home on Monday, June 25. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Rap-rock band Crazy Town formed in the mid-1990s and had immediate success with their debut album, 1999’s The Gift Of Game. It was top-10 in the US and it spawned the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Butterfly,” the group’s signature song (that’s based on a sample of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Pretty Little Ditty”). Binzer also featured on Oakenfold’s 2002 song “Starry Eyed Surprise,” a top-10 hit in the UK.

The band broke up following the release of its less successful sophomore album, 2002’s Darkhorse. The group reunited in 2007, though, and in 2015, release their third album, The Brimstone Sluggers. In 2017, following the departure of Bret “Epic” Mazur, the group changed its name to Crazy Town X.

In a 2000 interview, Binzer said of his band’s music, “We’re just having a good time. We’re not like political or anything. I can be very sarcastic just like a little punk, we talk a lot of trash. We have some points, like ‘learn from your mistakes,’ ‘check yourself,’ you know, ‘don’t get taken advantage of.’ Real simple things, nothing too overwhelming.”