Going beyond “Butterfly,” which of Crazy Town‘s deep cuts are the sickest?
Today, the nu-metal world lost an iconic frontman as we learned Crazy Town’s Shifty Shellshock (born Seth Binzer) has passed away.
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Though many are likely familiar with the band’s breakout hit “Butterfly,” most of their discography sounds nothing like that. The band’s debut, The Gift of Game, for most of its runtime, is a dyed-in-the-wool nu-metal album. The lead single “Toxic” grooves out with a huge riff, setting them up to be a sure bet for any future inclusion on the Family Values tour.
Of course, Shifty Shellshock’s rapping and singing, and his interplay with Bret “Epic” Mazur, were a huge part of the appeal, as he sounded natural in a sea of other frontmen struggling to put together rhymes.
In his honor, here are five of the sickest deep cuts in the band’s discography.
