The official cause of death has been revealed for late Crazy Town frontman Seth Binzer, also known as Shifty Shellshock, who was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on June 24. He was 49.
Binzer died from the combined effects of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office. His death was ruled accidental.
After Binzer was found unresponsive at his home on June 24, a medical examination was completed on June 25. Binzer’s cause of death was certified on Tuesday, about three months after his death, following the “receipt of relevant test and study results,” according to the medical examiner.
A full report on Binzer’s death from the LA Medical Examiner’s office is expected to be ready by Oct. 11.
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In June, days after Binzer’s death, Crazy Town manager Howie Hubberman also said the band’s late frontman died from an accidental drug overdose.
“We failed Shifty – the people like myself, who enabled him to do stuff,” Hubberman told The Guardian. “If we had been successful, he would still be here.”
Binzer’s family issued a statement remembering the late singer.
“To Seth, the world was art – he loved every part of it, from music and fashion to graffiti, skateboarding and his hometown of Los Angeles,” the Binzer family told The Sun on June 29. “He loved his three boys more than anything, and his dedication to his music and fans never wavered. Seth struggled with addiction throughout his life, he did so on a very public platform which was particularly challenging. God knows he tried so hard to beat his demons, but sadly he lost his battle.
“Our heart are shattered by his loss. Seth’s larger-than-life presence touched so many. Seth was a troubled soul but he was a beautiful one and he had a heart of gold,” the statement added.
Binzer and Crazy Town rose to fame in the early 2000s with their hit single “Butterfly,” which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 2001. The band was founded by Binzer and Bret “Epic” Mazur in Los Angeles in 1995, originally performing under the stage name “The Brimstone Sluggers” before renaming to Crazy Town in 1999. Crazy Town went on hiatus in 2003, but Binzer and Mazur reunited to release a new album, “The Brimstone Sluggers,” in August 2015, before Mazur left the band in 2017.
Binzer is survived by his three children, Halo, Gage and Phoenix.
