{"id":53809,"date":"2024-06-25T14:11:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T12:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2062113"},"modified":"2024-06-25T14:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T12:41:22","slug":"crazy-town-singer-shifty-shellshock-dies-aged-49","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/crazy-town-singer-shifty-shellshock-dies-aged-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock dies, aged 49"},"content":{"rendered":"

The frontman, born Seth Binzer, was best known for his band’s 2000 hit Butterfly. <\/p>

By Christian Tobin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 at 12:07 PM<\/p>

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Shifty Shellshock, the lead singer of American rap rock band Crazy Town, has died at the age of 49.<\/p>\n

The frontman, born Seth Binzer, was best known for the group\u2019s 2000 hit Butterfly, which reached number three in the UK singles chart and was certified platinum.<\/p>\n

His death was confirmed by the Los Angeles Medical Examiner<\/a>, who noted that he was found dead at home. No further details have been revealed.<\/p>\n

Binzer founded Crazy Town in 1995 with Bret \u2018Epic\u2019 Mazur, and the pair went on to release their first studio album The Gift of Game four years later.<\/p>\n

They released their second album, Darkhorse, in 2002 but split the following year. They reunited and put out their third LP, The Brimstone Sluggers, in 2015, before Mazur departed the band in 2017.<\/p>\n