Crazy Town

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Crazy Town circa 1999
How a Red Hot Chili Peppers instrumental gave Crazy Town a hit and earned Anthony Kiedis a fortune for doing nothing

By Simon Young Published

Crazy Town had two failed singles under their belt, then a nu metal ballad turned their world upside down

Bands & Artists
Linkin Park/Slipknot/Evanescence/Korn/Kittie
"It’s actually Sid Wilson’s favourite Slipknot song." Inside nu metal's greatest deep cuts

By Metal Hammer Published

From a Slipknot buried treasure to the long-overlooked Korn rarity, these are the overlooked classics in the nu metal canon

Tracks & Singles
Shifty Shellshock
Crazy Town's Shifty Shellshock died from an accidental drug overdose

By Metal Hammer Published

“Seth has been struggling with substance abuse problems for quite sometime”

Bands & Artists
Shifty Shellshock in 2023
Crazy Town's Shifty Shellshock dead at 49

By Matt Mills Published

Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock (Seth Binzer) has died at his home in Los Angeles

Biographies
Arthur Brown, 4 Non Blondes, Crazy Town and The Buggles
The second biggest hits by 10 one-hit wonders

By Paul Travers Published

Believe it or not, but Iron Butterfly, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and The Buggles all released more than one song

Bands & Artists
Fred Durst, Dez Fafara, Shifty Shellshock and Mark Chavez
10 terrible nu metal albums with one classic song

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Nu metal gave us countless rock club anthems...but many of the albums they came from just didn't cut it

Albums
Bobby Reeves and Shifty Shellshock with an inset screengrab showing the pair fighting
Crazy Town members engage in violent altercation over money after disastrous show

By Fraser Lewry Published

Video shows Crazy Town co-vocalists Shifty Shellshock and Bobby Reeves trading blows and insults backstage

Bands & Artists
Korn in South Park
The 8 moments that made nu metal

By Terry Bezer Last updated

Did you live through nu metal? Here's a look back at the defining moments of a g-g-generation

Bands & Artists
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The 10 best songs by the 10 worst nu metal bands

By Matt Mills Last updated

For every Korn and Limp Bizkit, there was an Crazy Town. But even nu metal's D-list had their moments

Tracks & Singles
Crazy Town on kids' instruments
Crazy Town play Butterfly on kids' instruments

By Luke Morton Published

Crazy Town reinvent their smash-hit Butterfly on children's instruments

Interviews