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NOFX
NOFX () was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every release by the band, although Sandin departed briefly in 1985, only to rejoin the following year. El Hefe joined the band in 1991 to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the best-known iteration of the lineup. NOFX's mainstream success coincided with increased interest in punk rock during the 1990s; unlike many of their contemporaries, however, they had never been signed to a major label. NOFX released fifteen studio albums, sixteen extended plays and a number of 7" singles over a career spanning more than four decades. The band rose to popularity with their fifth studio album ''Punk in Drublic'' (1994), which is their only release to receive a Music recording certification, gold certification by the Recording Industry Association o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOFX Discography
This is a discography of NOFX, a California-based punk rock band. The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist and bassist Fat Mike, and guitarist Eric Melvin, drummer Erik Sandin joined them shortly afterwards. Their current second guitarist is El Hefe, who has been with the band since 1991. NOFX officially retired in 2024. To date, NOFX has released 15 studio full lengths, 17 EPs, and many 7" singles. The band rose to popularity in 1994 with their album ''Punk in Drublic'', which was their only album to obtain gold status in the United States. Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums EPs Singles Split albums |
Erik Sandin
Erik "Smelly" Sandin (born July 29, 1966), is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the punk rock band NOFX, and former member of punk rock band Caustic Cause. He was a founding member of NOFX when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983, and has been with the band for a majority of their run until their retirement in 2024. Sandin's primary drumming style has consistently fallen within the characteristics of skate punk rock, indicating an energetic, fast paced way of playing. Outside of NOFX, Sandin has been running his own surfboard shaping business, Pickle Stix, since 2020. History Born and raised in Southern California, Erik Sandin grew up engrossed in surf and skate culture, which would later influence his decision to open a surfboard shaping business. In 1981, at fifteen years old, Sandin took up learning drums because a local punk rock band needed a drummer. From this decision, two years later, Sandin and his two friends, Erik Melvin and Micha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fat Mike
Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the cofounder and bassist of the punk rock supergroup cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Burkett started out with his first band False Alarm in 1982. He and NOFX rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin were the only band members who remained constant in the band's lineup throughout its existence. Burkett is the owner and founder of Fat Wreck Chords. Early life and influences Fat Mike attended college at San Francisco State University and graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in Social Science and a minor in Human Sexuality. According to the book ''NOFX The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories'', Burkett received the moniker "Fat Mike" from "one of the guys from he bandSubculture". He is a Jewish atheist. He credits Joe Escalante of the Vandals for introducing him to punk rock when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Melvin
Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the punk rock band NOFX. Throughout the band's existence, he and Fat Mike were the only band members who stayed since the beginning. NOFX Melvin plays guitar and sings backup vocals on most NOFX songs and wrote the guitar riffs for NOFX songs such as the intro for " Leave It Alone". His vocal style is iconically called the "Mel Yell". Music Melvin is a founding member of Punk Rock Karaoke with Greg Hetson and Steve Soto, though he rarely performs with them. Melvin is an irregular touring member of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Personal life Melvin is of Ukrainian and Jewish descent and grew up in Hollywood. In 2016, Melvin married Australian-born artist Sarah Melvin. They have identical twin daughters together: Ivy Laine Melvin and Phaedra Rose Melvin, born 21 minutes apart. Melvin also has two boys, Eli Melvin and Caspian Melvin, and lives with his wife Sarah and all four children in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Hefe
Aaron Abeyta (born August 8, 1965), better known as El Hefe or simply Hefe, from ''el Jefe'' (Spanish for "the boss"), is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and trumpet player for the American punk rock band NOFX. He started playing guitar at the age of 13, but he states that he started taking it seriously at the age of 15, joining his first band. He joined NOFX in 1991 and his first recording with the band was his contribution to their EP ''The Longest Line''. Abeyta was given his nickname by NOFX founder Fat Mike because at the time when Abeyta joined the band, Fat Mike was dating a girl named Erin and he didn't want there to be any confusion. According to Fat Mike, "I suggested a Mexican-sounding name, like 'El Jefe.' I don’t speak Spanish, so I didn’t realize the 'h' sound is usually spelled with a 'j.'" El Hefe once owned a nightclub called "Hefe's" in Eureka, California, and now lives in Stevenson Ranch, California. He has two children and is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk In Drublic
''Punk in Drublic'' is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on July 19, 1994, through Epitaph Records. The title is a spoonerism of "Drunk in Public". ''Punk in Drublic'' is NOFX's most successful album to date, peaking at number 12 on '' Billboards Heatseekers chart. The album has received positive reviews and is now considered a classic punk album by fans and critics alike. Six years after its release, it became the band's only gold record for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. Worldwide, the record has sold over 1 million copies. Reception and legacy The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated: "The quartet didn't change their approach at all — at their core, they remain a heavy, speed-addled, hook-conscious post-hardcore punk group — but their songwriting has improved, as has their attack." Accolades * denotes an unordered list The album was a big influence on Blink-182's '' Cheshire Cat'' (1995) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skate Punk
Skate punk (also known as skatecore and skate rock) is a skateboarding, skater subculture and punk rock Music genre, subgenre that developed in the 1980s. Originally a form of hardcore punk that had been closely associated with skate culture, skate punk evolved into a more melodic genre of punk rock in the 1990s similar to pop punk. Since then, it has predominately featured fast tempos, lead guitar playing (including guitar riffs and guitar solos), fast drumming, and singing (sometimes including vocal harmonies). Occasionally, skate punk also combines the fast tempos of hardcore punk and melodic hardcore with the catchy hooks of pop-punk. 1970s and early 1980s punk rock bands like Buzzcocks, Descendents, Adolescents (band), Adolescents, Black Flag (band), Black Flag, and Circle Jerks paved the way for skate punk. Skate punk was pioneered in the 1980s by bands such as the Big Boys (band), Big Boys, Suicidal Tendencies, JFA (band), JFA, T.S.O.L., Drunk Injuns and Love Canal. Many e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximum Rocknroll (album)
''Maximum Rocknroll'' is an album by NOFX. ''Maximum Rocknroll'' was originally released on cassette in 1989 by Mystic Records and again three years later on LP and CD. When the original cassette was released in 1989, it was released under a different title, ''E is for Everything'', though the track listing was identical to the other formats. ''E is for Everything'' is currently out of print. The tape also had a different cover, similar to the band's 1985 self-titled EP which depicts a skull with a syringe. The cover of the 1992 version depicts Fat Mike playing his bass. Despite being referred to as an official release, Fat Mike has been quoted as saying that he was not aware of the album's existence until he saw a copy of it "in a store." He has also been critical of the album, calling it a "totally sucky record", and added, "If you want to hear a totally crappy fucked album then this is the one for you. Don't say I didn't warn you." Track listing # "Live Your Life"&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOFX (EP)
''NOFX'' is the eponymous debut EP by the American punk rock band NOFX NOFX () was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every .... Recorded at Mystic Studios in Hollywood, recorded and produced by Phillip (Philco) Raves. It was released on January 1, 1985 through Mystic Records. The first 500 copies included a lyrics sheet. The next 500 were pressed on light-blue vinyl, while the others were issued on black vinyl. The EP was included in its entirety on '' Maximum Rocknroll''. The song "Six Pack Girls" made it onto the VHS release '' Ten Years of Fuckin' Up''. It played over a montage of early pictures of the band. Track listing # "Live Your Life" (2:20) # "My Friends" (2:17) # "Six Pack Girls" (0:35) # "Bang Gang" (1:30) # "Hit It" (1:53) # "Hold It Back" (1:14) # "I.D." (2:00) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Album (NOFX Album)
''Double Album'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX, released on December 2, 2022. Background The track "Punk Rock Cliché" was originally written by Fat Mike and Matt Skiba for Blink-182. Travis Barker revealed the song's initial existence in 2015, stating "There's a song called 'Punk Rock Cliché' which I love the most right now. It's about friends of ours and their relationships." The song was set to be the first single for their 2016 album ''California'', but was ultimately not included. Track listing Personnel NOFX * Fat Mike – lead vocals, bass * Eric Melvin – guitar, background vocals * El Hefe – guitar, background vocals * Smelly – drums Additional personnel * John Carey (The Wizard of Ahhhs's) - vocals, guitar, recording * Jason Livermore – production, mastering, mixing, engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So What If We're On Mystic!
''So What If We're on Mystic!'' is an EP by the American punk rock band NOFX NOFX () was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every .... Recorded at Mystic Studios in Hollywood was recorded by Phillip (Philco) Raves. It was released in 1986 through Mystic Records. The first 1,000 copies were printed on colored vinyl (300 clear-yellow, 700 clear-blue), while the other 2,000 were printed on black vinyl. The EP was included in its entirety on Maximum Rocknroll, though it does have a different track sequence. Track listing Side A #"Mom's Rules" (1:15) #"On My Mind" (1:34) #"Drain Bramaged" (0:41) #"Bob Turkee" (2:09) Side B #"Shitting Bricks" (1:55) #"Lager in the Dark" (0:35) #"Too Mixed Up" (2:26) #"White Bread" (1:48) References {{Authority control 1986 EPs NOFX EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
