Crazy Town made headlines yesterday after footage of fights and issues on stage due to no-shows surfaced, and their tourmates (hed)p.e. have had enough. (hed)p.e. vocalist Jared Gomes has issued the following statement, saying Crazy Town vocalist Seth "Shifty Shellshock" Binzer needs to get help and that the issues within the band are a lot deeper than just that.
One video showed Binzer kicking a stage monitor off the stage after he felt he couldn't hear his own vocals. Then at another show one day after, Binzer didn't take the stage and left co-vocalist Bobby Reeves to handle everything. A fight between the two broke out after the show, with The PRP noting that racial slurs and threats against family members were made throughout its course.
Of course if Binzer is genuinely having a rough go of things, we wish him all the best in finding and accepting help into his life.
"(hed)p.e. had to kick Crazy Town off the tour. We're not saints by any means and (hed)p.e. has done some crazy shit, and I'm not passing judgment on Crazy Town, or Seth [Binzer, known as Shifty Shellshock] or anything like that. But whatever has gone on with us we've always tried to come with a good rock show.
"Because of what's going on with Seth and Crazy Town right now, Seth needs help. We can't just sit by while he's on the road battling demons to the death. He needs to get off the road and deal with that shit. So, you've seen the video. If it was just a fist fight between band members, maybe I could be the first one to kinda of mediate or some shit like that.
"But this is a lot deeper than that. It's a lot messier, so it's definitely sad for us you know. Because I consider Seth a homie, but [we] just couldn't keep it going. And (hed)p.e. doesn't support the shit that's gone on and the shit that's been done or been said by Crazy Town."
(hed)p.e. is currently out on the road for their Nu Metal Madness Tour 2 with fellow nü-metal throwbacks Adema and Tantric. Get those dates below and get tickets here.
4/26 McHenry, IL – The Vixen
4/27 Griffith, IN – Avenue 912
4/28 Streator, IL – Northpoint Arena
4/29 Sioux City, IA – Hard Rock Casino
4/30 Rockford, IL – District Bar & Grill
5/1 Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music ((hed)p.e. only)
5/2 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag ((hed)p.e. only)
5/4 Houston, TX – Rise Rooftop
5/5 Dallas, TX – Trees
5/6 Little Rock, AR – The Rev Room
5/9 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
5/10 Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joes
5/12 Reedley, CA – Wakehouse Outdoors
5/13 Garden Grove, CA – Garden AMP
