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The frontman of the band Crazy Town, Seth Binzer, who was known to fans as Shifty Shellshock, died on Monday. He was 49 years old. According to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office, Binzer died at a residence in Los Angeles. No cause of death has been released and an investigation is underway as to the cause and manner of his death.
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00:00The frontman of the band Crazy Town, Seth Binzer, who was known to fans as Shifty Shellshock, died on Monday.
00:05He was 49 years old.
00:08According to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office, Binzer died at a residence in Los Angeles.
00:13No cause of death has been released, and an investigation is underway as to the cause and manner of his death.
00:17Crazy Town was formed in 1999 by Binzer and Brett Epic Mazur.
00:21The duo who had been performing as the Brimstone Sluggers changed their name
00:25when they brought additional musicians on board to round out the band.
00:28Success came quickly for the group thanks to the song Butterfly off their debut album The Gift of Game.
00:33Butterfly quickly rose to number one on the charts and helped the band sell 1.5 million copies of their first album.
00:43Crazy Town broke up in 2003.
00:46However, Binzer found a bit of success outside of the band when he collaborated with British producer Paul Oakenfold,
00:52contributing vocals to the hit 2002 single Starry-Eyed Surprise.
00:58Crazy Town reunited in 2007 and released three songs in 2009.
01:06Occasional single releases followed, and the band released an album called The Brimstone Sluggers in 2015,
01:12a reference to Binzer and Mazur's first band together.
01:14In 2016, they toured with other 2000s bands on the Make America Rock Again Tour.
01:19Mazur left the band in 2017.
01:21Binzer had spoken about his struggles with drug addiction and appeared on VH1's Celebrity Rehab 1 and 2.
01:27He is survived by two sons.
01:28For more on the life and career of Seth Binzer, go to THR.com.
01:32This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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