Shifty Shellshock, the frontman of the rap rock band Loopy City, has died. He was 49.
Per the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s web site, Shellshock — whose actual identify was Seth Binzer — died on Monday.
The singer, who battled dependancy for years, handed away at his residence in Los Angeles.
A reason behind loss of life has but to be confirmed.
Followers reacted to Shellshock’s loss of life within the feedback part on his pinned Instagram submit from April 28.
“I’m completely devastated,” one individual wrote.
“Seth, man. RIP my brother,” one other remark learn.
“Relaxation in energy, Shifty. Habit is f – – ked up. I used to be actually hoping sobriety was going to show issues round for you,” a unique individual stated.
A fourth remark learn, “RIP. I hope you’ve got lastly discovered some peace.”
Loopy City was fashioned in 1995 by Shellshock and fellow rapper Bret “Epic” Mazur. Different members included DJ Rick One, Mark White, Adam Bravin, Charles Lopez, and extra.
The group blew up with their 2000 single “Butterfly.” The music peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Sizzling 100 for 2 nonconsecutive weeks.
After their second album flopped, Loopy City broke up in 2003. However they obtained again collectively 4 years later and launched their third album, “The Brimstone Sluggers,” in 2015.
The band was renamed Loopy City X by Shellshock in 2017.
Shellshock was open about his struggles with dependancy all through his life. He was on “Superstar Rehab” twice and went on to additionally seem on its follow-up present, “Sober Home,” two occasions.
In 2012, he was reportedly arrested for battery and cocaine possession. Per Selection, that very same 12 months he was admitted to the hospital after dropping consciousness and fell right into a coma earlier than recovering.
The rapper was arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles in 2022. He was charged with one other DUI in Myrtle Seashore, South Carolina, in April 2023, based on TMZ.
The outlet reported throughout the latter incident, Shellshock drove drunk after he obtained right into a fistfight with a bandmate. When he was pulled over, Shellshock was reportedly torpid, slurred his phrases and bombed a area sobriety check.
Shellshock talked about his dependancy and the way it affected his profession on “The Punk Rock MBA” podcast in March 2023.
“I believe I used to be too wild to stay round for a very long time,” he stated. “I managed to dwell by way of numerous loopy shit, and obtained to the purpose the place I used to be like, ‘I’d prefer to dwell.’
“That’s a complete new approach of dwell that you need to slowly educate your self,” Shellshock added. “To do it appropriately, you’ve obtained to do extra than simply need it. On a regular basis now’s nearly discovering interior peace and caring for your self.”
Shellshock is survived by his three kids, Halo, Gage and Phoenix.