Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock's cause of death at 49 revealed

Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock's origin of decease has been confirmed 3 months aft the vocalist was recovered unresponsive

Three months aft his tragic passing astatine the property of 49, the origin of decease for Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock has been disclosed.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner concluded that the effects of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine were responsible, and ruled the mode of decease arsenic accidental.

The artist, whose existent sanction was Seth Binzer, was discovered unresponsive successful June. At that time, his manager Howie Hubberman indicated that drugs had a portion to play successful his demise, adjacent though the authoritative origin had not yet been made public.

At the time helium said: "Seth Binzer, aft struggling with addiction and Crazy Town's accelerated occurrence with 'Butterfly,' ne'er was capable to scope retired connected a much palmy level to woody with his addictions."

Speaking to PEOPLE, helium continued: "We each tried, but yet we each failed, oregon Shifty would inactive beryllium here." Binzer had been candid astir his agelong conflict with addiction, including his efforts towards sobriety, which were documented connected world TV shows specified arsenic 'Celebrity Rehab 1' and 2 and 'Sober House 1' and 2. In 2012, helium was hospitalised aft falling unconscious and subsequently spent clip successful a coma earlier being discharged.

In the twelvemonth preceding Seth's death, a constabulary mugshot showing him looking drastically antithetic from his clip successful the limelight circulated online. He was apprehended successful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for driving portion intoxicated successful April 2023, reports OK!.

Just 8 weeks earlier his untimely death, the prima took to Instagram to unfastened up astir his struggles with sobriety, sharing: "I'm a person than a combatant ...but the 1 I request to emotion much Instead of combat with is myself .. mister shifty existent Love # Sober live and grateful (sic)".

The creator leaves down 3 sons from antithetic relationships. His oldest lad Halo was calved to his ex-wife Melissa Binzer, to whom helium was joined from 2002 until their separation successful 2011. He besides had lad Gage with Tracy Shelor, and his youngest, lad Phoenix, with exemplary Jasmine Lennard, whom helium started dating successful 2010.

Seth initially met co-frontman of Crazy Town, Bret Mazur, 53, backmost successful 1992 and they adopted the monicker Brimstone Sluggers. The duo aboriginal formed Crazy Town successful 1999 but divided successful 2002 lone to reunite successful 2007 with a comeback connected signifier successful 2009, yet dropping their 3rd medium successful 2015.

Frank offers confidential proposal astir drugs and addiction (email [email protected], connection 82111 oregon telephone 0300 123 6600) oregon the NHS has accusation astir getting help.

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