Shifty Shellshock Cause of Death: Crazy Town Singer Dead at 49

The lead singer of Crazy Town is dead, according to the Los Angeles county medical examiner’s report, and the cause of death for Shifty Shellshock remains a mystery.

Many knew Seth Binzer as Shifty Shellshock.

Even more knew the 2000 Crazy Town hit, “Butterfly.”

He has now passed away at the age of 49.

Seth Binzer, lead singer of Crazy Town, has passed away

According to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner, Seth Binzer has passed away.

The June 24, 2024 report did not detail cause of death, but several days later the band’s manager Howie Hubberman, confirmed he died of an accidental drug overdose.

Shellshock, whose full name was Seth Binzer, died as result of ‘a combination of prescription drugs and street purchased drugs,’ Hubberman told People.

The medical examiner’s office also indicated that he passed away at his residence.

Seth Binzer founded Crazy Town in 1995 with Bret “Epic” Mazur.

The rap rock group launched in Los Angeles but would end up playing and entertaining countless fans throughout the world.

It was years before they saw true success, however. The Gift of Game was their debut album, and it was their third single, “Butterfly,” that catapulted them into fame.

Crazy Town helped define an era

“Butterfly” is truly a product of its time. That’s not an insult (or even praise), but merely the truth.

The song (and particularly its chorus) truly embodied the early 2000s in ways that are difficult to articulate.

Ever seen Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton’s Something’s Gotta Give? “Butterfly” plays during the film’s opening sequence.

Crazy Town did not stop there.

The rap rock band released their second album in 2002.

Though Darkhorse did not reach the same heights as their last batch of music, it shows that they didn’t simply coast on one success.

What became of Crazy Town after that?

Not long after Darkhorse, Crazy Town split up. It seems that their album not meeting expectations — after their first sold 1.6 million times — contributed to their parting of the ways.

They later reformed and, in 2015, released their third album, The Brimstone Sluggers.

In 2017, however, Mazur departed the band once and for all. Singer Seth Binzer renamed the group to Crazy Town X.

Obviously, fans across the world are waxing nostalgic over “Butterfly” and Crazy Town’s legacy at this news.

But, obviously, Seth Binzer was a real person with loved ones who are grieving him for who he was, not for a 2000s anthem.

We hope that the medical examiner will be able to provide the answers that they need.