---
title: "Crazy Town"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/crazy-town"
genre: "Nu Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1995
disbanded: 2024
---

# Crazy Town

**Crazy Town** is a nu metal band, from United States, active 1995 to 2024.

Crazy Town was an American rap rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1995 by Bret "Epic" Mazur and Shifty Shellshock. Their 2000 single "Butterfly", reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and helped their debut album, The Gift of Game (1999), sell over 1.6 million units. Their follow-up album, Darkhorse (2002), failed to achieve the same level of success, contributing to the band's breakup in 2003.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Town

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Crazy Town |
| Genre | Nu Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Los Angeles, United States |
| Formed | 1995 |
| Disbanded | 2024 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bret ‘Epic’ Mazur](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bret-epic-mazur) |  |  | Current |
| [DJ AM](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dj-am) |  |  | Current |
| [James Bradley Jr.](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-bradley-jr) |  |  | Current |
| [Krayge Tyler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/krayge-tyler) |  | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Rust Epique](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rust-epique) |  |  | Current |
| [Adam Goldstein](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adam-goldstein) | Sampler, Keyboard, Turntable | 1999 to 2000 | Former |
| [Ahmad Alkurabi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ahmad-alkurabi) | Guitar | 2014 to 2015 | Former |
| [Anthony Valli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anthony-valli) | Guitar | 1999 to 2003 | Former |
| [Doug Miller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doug-miller) | Bass | 1999 to 2004 | Former |
| [Kyle Hollinger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kyle-hollinger) | Drums (drum set) | 2002 to 2004 | Former |
| [Shifty Shellshock](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shifty-shellshock) |  | 1995 to 2024 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [The Gift of Game](https://themetalnet.com/album/b6554e72-33ad-36c2-80dc-c58cc28c2fef) | Album |
| 1999 | [Who The Fuck Is Crazy Town](https://themetalnet.com/album/11d10f23-598d-4a69-81ec-13150e6cb677) | EP |
| 2002 | [Darkhorse](https://themetalnet.com/album/0832eed0-73f2-3675-9bb5-cc46419424f7) | Album |
| 2015 | [The Brimstone Sluggers](https://themetalnet.com/album/436ca1a8-7d05-4b60-8855-157dcc35d96b) | Album |
| 2024 | [Flirting With Disaster](https://themetalnet.com/album/fa72baa3-1412-4e72-a74b-309f91de4490) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Limp Bizkit](https://themetalnet.com/band/limp-bizkit) (listened together)
- [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together)
- [Papa Roach](https://themetalnet.com/band/papa-roach) (listened together)
- [P.O.D.](https://themetalnet.com/band/p-o-d) (listened together)
- [Incubus](https://themetalnet.com/band/incubus) (listened together)
- [Bloodhound Gang](https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodhound-gang) (listened together)
- [Alien Ant Farm](https://themetalnet.com/band/alien-ant-farm) (listened together)
- [Slipknot](https://themetalnet.com/band/slipknot) (listened together)
- [Sum 41](https://themetalnet.com/band/sum-41) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/CrazyTownVEVO
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialcrazytown
- x: https://twitter.com/CrazyTownBand
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/838
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealcrazytown/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4iSKnRZAxkmqNok6tv10Se

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/crazy-town](https://themetalnet.com/band/crazy-town). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt