00:00The frontman of the band Crazy Town, Seth Benzer, who was known to fans as Shifty Shellshock,
00:04died on Monday. He was 49 years old. According to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office,
00:10Benzer died at a residence in Los Angeles. No cause of death has been released,
00:14and an investigation is underway as to the cause and manner of his death.
00:17Crazy Town was formed in 1999 by Benzer and Brett Epic Mazur. The duo, who had been performing as
00:23the Brimstone Sluggers, changed their name when they brought additional musicians on board to
00:27round out the band. Success came quickly for the group thanks to the song Butterfly off their
00:31debut album The Gift of Game. Butterfly quickly rose to No. 1 on the charts and helped the band
00:36sell 1.5 million copies of their first album. Crazy Town broke up in 2003. However, Benzer
00:46found a bit of success outside of the band when he collaborated with British producer Paul Oakenfold,
00:51contributing vocals to the hit 2002 single Starry-Eyed Surprise.
01:01Crazy Town reunited in 2007 and released three songs in 2009. Occasional single releases followed
01:08and the band released an album called The Brimstone Sluggers in 2015, a reference to
01:12Benzer and Mazur's first band together. In 2016, they toured with other 2000s bands on the Make
01:17America Rock Again tour. Mazur left the band in 2017. Benzer had spoken about his struggles
01:22with drug addiction and appeared on VH1's Celebrity Rehab 1 and 2. He is survived by two sons.
01:28For more on the life and career of Seth Benzer, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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