Shifty Shellshock’s cause of death revealed by manager days after troubled Crazy Town vocalist passed away at 49

Loopy City lead singer Shifty Shellshock died of an unintended drug overdose, in response to the band’s supervisor Howie Hubberman.

Shellshock, whose full title was Seth Binzer, died as results of ‘a mixture of pharmaceuticals and road bought medication,’ Hubberman instructed People Thursday.

The Butterfly hitmaker – whose delivery title was Seth Binzer – died on June 24 in his residence in Los Angeles, in response to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

Hubberman instructed the outlet that ‘Seth Binzer, after scuffling with dependancy and Loopy City’s speedy success with Butterfly, by no means was capable of attain out on a extra profitable stage to cope with his addictions.

‘All of us tried, however finally all of us failed, or Shifty would nonetheless be right here.’

Hubberman, describing Binzer as ‘a good friend,’ stated that the singer ‘actually needed to get himself mounted’ however ‘sadly nobody had the precise instruments to do that, myself included.’ 

Officers with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner haven’t formally launched Binzer’s reason for loss of life, citing pending toxicology experiences, in response to the outlet.

Again in 2012, Binzer – who battled with substance abuse over time – was admitted to hospital after dropping consciousness and had been in a coma earlier than being launched.

The musician not too long ago opened up about getting sober and his battle ‘with himself’.

He wrote on Instagram eight weeks in the past: ‘I’m a lover than a fighter… however the one I want to like extra, as an alternative of battle with, is myself… Mr shifty real love #Sober, alive and grateful’

Binzer struggled with drug dependancy for a few years and appeared on the fact tv collection Movie star Rehab 1 and a pair of and Sober Home 1 and a pair of.

He’s survived by three sons from three relationships. 

Binzer shares one son Halo, with ex-wife Melissa Clark. The pair married in 2002, however Melissa filed for divorce in 2011 after the couple had been separated for six years. He later dated a lady named Tracy with whom he welcomed son Gage. 

Binzer started a relationship with Jasmine Lennard in 2010 and the pair share son Phoenix. Their relationship ended after his arrest in 2012. 

Final June, a police mugshot of Binzer went viral after the star was seen trying utterly unrecognizable from his days the band. 

Binzer was arrested in Myrle Seaside, South Carolina, for driving beneath the affect of alcohol in April 2023. 

He seemed worlds away from his days as a fresh-faced punk rocker as he stood for his mugshot after failing a sobriety take a look at. 

As soon as identified for his boyish beauty and edgy aesthetic, Binzer appeared drawn and scruffy within the picture. 

Whereas his well-known labrette piercing nonetheless stays, his face has been reworked with sprawling tattoos over time.

A police report obtained by TMZ in April of 2023 acknowledged native police pulled over Binzer after he was noticed swerving out and in of lanes in a black SUV.

Binzer, whose battle with dependancy has been effectively documented, reportedly appeared torpid and was slurring his phrases earlier than failing a sobriety take a look at. 

The incident got here only a week after Binzer and his Loopy City bandmate Bobby Reeves had been concerned in a fistfight with each other following a live performance in Myrtle Seaside. 

 The row between the musicians sprouted from ire that the group’s lead singer Shellshock was not current till the top of the present, TMZ reported on the time. 

Co-vocalist Bobby sang in his place, delivering a efficiency full of gaffes and indignant phrases for Binzer, as seen in a clip posted by a TikTok user.

Binzer finally made his method to the live performance, and was seen within the social media clip partaking in a heated dialogue with Bobby, who was later seen sporting a black eye.

In a clip revealed by TMZ, the band members had been seen backstage arguing over cash and repeatedly getting bodily with each other, with Bobby making threats towards members of Binzer’s household.

‘I feel you are a b**** a** motherf*****, homeboy,’ Bobby instructed Binzer within the clip.

The change was lastly damaged up after Bobby hit Binzer and the pair had been on the bottom scuffling.

Insiders with the band instructed the outlet that the change was a ‘battle between brothers,’ and that the pair had since reconciled.

Bobby confirmed as such in a clip he posted to Instagram, exhibiting off his black eye within the wake of the battle. 

‘Me and Shifty acquired into a little bit scuffle however its all good, we’re brothers,’ he stated. ‘Love you all, love you Shifty too.’ 

Again in 2012, Binzer apologized to his family and friends for the embarrassment he triggered them after he was sentenced for possessing medication and attacking his girlfriend.

He was sentenced to 3 years probation after getting into a no contest plea to each counts in courtroom.

In his assertion he instructed TMZ: ‘I want to sincerely apologize to the events concerned. I really feel very unhealthy for many who I’ve offended and those that have endured this case.’

His consultant additionally waded in, saying: ‘Seth has utterly modified his life round and has checked right into a extremely regarded drug and alcohol therapy heart the place he will likely be working with them to restructure his life over the subsequent 2 years.’

He was initially arrested in February 2012 when a Los Angeles store worker noticed him combating together with his girlfriend and referred to as police. After they arrived and he was searched, authorities discovered he was carrying cocaine.

Binzer first met co-frontman Bret Mazur, in 1992, they usually first glided by the title Brimstone Sluggers.

In 1999, they fashioned Loopy City, and a yr later they had been attributable to tour as a part of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Ozzfest, however Binzer was arrested after he threw a chair out a window whereas intoxicated.

Launched in 2000, noughties basic Butterfly topped the Billboard Sizzling 100 for 2 weeks and was primary in a number of different nations together with Austria, Denmark, and Norway.

It samples Fairly Little Ditty from the Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers’ 1989 album Mom’s Milk, so the group are credited as songwriters.

Their debut album, The Reward of Sport, bought greater than 1.5 million copies.

Nonetheless, after their 2002 follow-up Darkhorse was a flop, they parted methods.

They reformed in 2007 and had been again on stage in 2009. Their third album, The Brimstone Sluggers, adopted in 2015.

In January 2017, Mazur – who was nicknamed Epic – introduced his departure from the band, with Rick Dixon, Nick Diiorio and Kevin Kapler additionally quitting that April. 

Binzer then added an ‘X’ subsequent to the band’s title, as a result of it’s ‘utilized by gangs to symbolise a territory that has simply been received’.

In November 2019, Loopy City’s tour van crashed right into a moose in Ontario, Canada, with members, together with Binzer, handled for bruises and cuts on the hospital.

Loopy City – Binzer, DJ Rick One and Mark White – final toured in 2023 with Hed PE, the reveals went forward regardless of the aforementioned bloody battle Binzer was concerned in. 

Binzer additionally had a solo profession and joined forces with British producer and musician Paul Oakenfold to produce the vocals for his 2002 hit Starry Eyed Shock.

His debut solo album, Completely satisfied Love Sick, was launched in 2004. He additionally fashioned Shifty and The Massive Pictures in 2010.

Binzer was typically in bother with the legislation, with crimes together with tried housebreaking and promoting and utilizing leisure medication. 

Binzer was in a relationship with Jasmine Lennard in 2010, however police had been referred to as to a home disturbance between the pair the next yr.

In 2022, he began romancing his childhood good friend, Punky Brewster actress Soleil Moon Frye, 47, when he was arrested for driving beneath the affect in Los Angeles.

Tributes from followers poured in on X, previously Twitter, after the announcement of his sudden passing. 

They shared sentiments similar to ‘Rip shifty shellshock;’ ‘RIP to Shifty Shellshock of Loopy City. I hope he discovered peace;’ and ‘Slide Alongside Aspect by Shifty Shellshock was all the time on my playlist as a child.’

Different memorials learn: ‘RIP Shifty Shellshock from Loopy City. There’s no denying Butterfly was an absolute banger’; and ‘deeply saddened by the information that Loopy City’s Shifty Shellshock handed away. Butterfly is, unironically, one in every of my all-time favourite songs.’