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The reason for demise for Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of rap rock band Loopy City, has been revealed.
The star, who was born Seth Binzer, died of unintended overdose, based on Individuals. “Seth Binzer, after battling habit and Loopy City’s fast success with ‘Butterfly,’ by no means was capable of attain out on a extra profitable stage to take care of his addictions,” Loopy City’s supervisor informed the publication. “All of us tried, however finally all of us failed, or Shifty would nonetheless be right here.”
He continued, “The reason for demise was a mix of pharmaceuticals and avenue bought medication. Shifty was a buddy and actually wished to get himself fastened — sadly nobody had the precise instruments to do that, myself included.”
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner remains to be awaiting a toxicology report for extra data.
On Monday (June 24), it was revealed that Shellshock died at dwelling at age 49, per the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
Shellshock met Loopy City co-founder Bret Mazer in 1992, and the band went on so as to add varied members, together with Adam Goldstein (higher referred to as DJ AM, who died from an unintended overdose in 2009), Rust Epique, Antonio Lorenzo Valli, James Bradley Jr., amongst others. The band launched its debut album The Present of Recreation in November 1999. It peaked at No. 9 on the all-genre Billboard 200 on the chart dated March 3, 2001, and remained on the tally for 34 weeks.