Shifty Shellshock’s – the frontman of Loopy City – explanation for demise has now been revealed.
The singer, whose actual identify is Seth Binzer, was present in his Los Angeles residence earlier this week. He handed on the age of 49. The stories had been shared by numerous retailers together with Kerrang! and NewsWeek, with the Los Angeles coroner’s workplace confirming that Shellshock died at his residence on Monday (June 24).
Now, it has been revealed that the reason for his demise was an unintentional drug overdose. In a press release (per Consequence Of Sound), Shellshock’s consultant, Howie Hubberman stated: “Seth has been battling substance abuse issues for fairly someday. Seth was not pleased with the every day battle that’s known as life. Some folks cope in many various methods. It’s unlucky we lose so many individuals to habit and accessibility to dangerous medicine. Shifty was a real-life tragedy. Too quick, too onerous, too quickly.”
The frontman burst onto the scene within the late ’90s, and his rock-rap group rose to fame all through the early ’00s. Their most well-known hit so far stays because the 1999 traditional ‘Butterfly’ from their debut LP ‘The Present of Recreation’, which topped the singles charts globally upon its launch – together with the Billboard Sizzling 100.
The band’s second album ‘Darkhorse’ arrived in 2002, however the members quickly disbanded following its poor business success. After a number of years out of the highlight, Loopy City reformed in 2007 and went on to drop their comeback third album, ‘The Brimstone Sluggers’, in 2015.
In his time other than the line-up, Bizner joined forces with British producer Paul Oakenfold, which noticed the 2 launch a observe in 2002 titled ‘Starry Eyed Shock’.
The frontman had additionally been vocal about his private struggles up to now – showing on numerous actuality sequence within the ’00s in a bid to boost consciousness for and assist fight his battle with habit.
Again in 2012, it was reported that the artist had been in a coma and was receiving remedy in a Los Angeles Intensive Care Unit. He had remained within the hospital’s take care of every week and, based on numerous retailers, was induced into the coma as a result of drug-related points.
That very same yr he was convicted of cocaine possession and home violence costs in opposition to his girlfriend. He was sentenced to a few years probation.
Loopy City throughout their perfomance at BREATHE, a profit live performance for breast most cancers analysis and remedy, produced by Step Up Girls’s Community and Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins (Photograph by M. Caulfield/WireImage)
In newer years he had encountered additional battles in his private life, and in 2023 was arrested for drunk-driving. He additionally made headlines after he obtained into an altercation with bandmate Bobby Reeves throughout certainly one of his reside exhibits.
He’s survived by three sons, and additional particulars about his demise are anticipated to be shared shortly.
“RIP previous pal… keep in mind you finest as a child in a skateboard with the complete world in entrance of you… sending like to your loved ones,” wrote photographer Mike Azria in a touch upon the singer’s newest Instagram replace.
Different feedback have since poured in on-line from followers. “Relaxation in energy, Shifty. Habit is fucked up. I used to be actually hoping sobriety was going to show issues round for you,” one wrote on Instagram, whereas one other shared: “This positively broke my coronary heart.. God rattling it Seth why….. you’ve been in my life since we had been youngsters.. rattling, you simply broke numerous hearts.. relaxation in peace previous pal love you”.