Shifty Shellshock AKA Seth Binzer, the lead singer of Loopy City, whose 2000 track “Butterfly” grew to become an anthem, has died aged 49.
Binzer was recorded to have died yesterday by the LA Medical Examiner earlier and no reason behind dying was given.
The nu-metal star based American rap rock group Loopy City in 1995 in LA with Bret “Epic” Mazur.
The pair launched tunes for a number of years till their debut album, The Reward of Recreation, noticed them explode onto the scene with their third single, “Butterfly”.
That track grew to become one of many anthems of the 2000s, with its signature “come my girl” refrain chorus repeated at events in every single place. The track was additionally performed within the opening sequence of Jack Nichloson and Diane Keaton film One thing’s Gotta Give.
Loopy City launched a second album, Darkhorse, in 2002, though it failed to achieve the identical ranges of recognition as the primary.
They broke up quickly after, though reformed and launched a 3rd album, The Brimstone Sluggers, in 2015. In 2017, Mazur left the band and Binzer modified the identify of the band to Loopy City X.