Shifty Shellshock, ‘Crazy Town’ singer, dead at 49,

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Seth Binzer, known professionally as “Shifty Shellshock,” died at the age of 49 on Monday.

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Shellshock is part of the nu-metal/rap group Crazy Town, who had shot to fame in 2001 with the song “Butterfly” from their 1999 album “The Gift of Game”.

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The singer was found in his home, but no cause of death has been released at this time.

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Shellshock has also had several brushes with the law, including being sentenced in 2012 to three years in prison for battery and possession of crack cocaine

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In 2022, Shellshock was dating Punky Brewster star Soleil Moon Fry. Months after they broke up, he was arrested for DUI in Los Angeles.

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The singer had long struggled with substance abuse and appeared in reality shows

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