NOFX is a punk rock band from California. You can't just call them punk because their music is so diverse. You will hear straight forward punk rock, melodic punk, hardcore, ska, reggae, and much more. The current members are Fat Mike (vocals, bass), El Hefe (guitar, trumpet, vocals), Eric Melvin (guitar, vocals), and Erik Sandin (drums). The band began back in 1983 down in Los Angeles. The original band consisted of Mike, Eric, and Scott. They started off on Mystic Records where they released a couple seven inches that later were compiled onto a cd called Maximum Rocknroll in 1984. They didn't like what was going on at Mystic so they started self-releasing stuff. They released a seven inch called The PMRC Can Suck On This in 1987 that featured Mike, Eric, Erik, and Dave. They also released a full length called Liberal Animation in 1988 that featured Mike, Eric, Erik, and Dave. Liberal Animation was produced by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz who formed Epitaph Records that year and signed NOFX. NOFX released S & M Airlines in 1989 on Epitaph Records and that featured Mike, Eric, Erik, and Steve. The re-release of Liberal Animation was in 1991 on Epitaph. Then Ribbed came out on Epitaph in 1991 and featured Mike, Eric, Erik, and Steve. Around 1992 Mike had started Fat Wreck Chords up in San Francisco. The band aquired El Hefe and released The Longest Line on FAT in 1992 featuring Mike, Eric, Erik, and El Hefe. This year also saw the re-release of The PMRC Can Suck On This on FAT. They also released the seven inch, Liza And Louise, on FAT in 1992. Then came the next full-length called White Trash, Two Heebs, and a Bean in 1992 on Epitaph. Then came the Don't Call Me White seven inch on FAT in 1993. Then came the next full length, Punk In Drublic, on Epitaph in 1994. In 1995 they released a 10"/CD on Eurotaph called Leave It Alone. Also in 1995, they realesed a live album on FAT called I Heard They Suck Live. Then came their next full-length, Heavy Petting Zoo (Eating Lamb) in 1996 on Epitaph. Then came a limited edition seven inch called HOFX on FAT in 1996. Then they released a 13 song seven inch called Fuck The Kids on FAT in 1996. In 1998 their next full-lenth, So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes, was released on Epitaph. They also released another limited seven inch called All Of Me on FAT in 1998.

Fat Mike

Fat Mike is the lead singer and bassist for NOFX. His real name is Mike Burkett. He is also known as Fatty and Mike Rakhabit. He lives up in San Francisco. He runs Fat Wreck Chords. He is also in the 50s, 60s punk rock cover band, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes.

El Hefe

El Hefe is the guitarist, trumpet player, and vocalist for NOFX. His real name is Aaron Abeyta. He is also known as El Jefe and Hefe. He lives in Eureka which is between LA and San Francisco. He joined the band for The Longest Line back in 1991. He runs a night club called Hefe's in Eureka, California. He played jazz stuff before joining.

Eric Melvin

Eric Melvin is the guitarist and vocalist for NOFX. His real name is Eric Melvin. He is also known as Melvin. He lives in Los Angeles. He runs a coffee shop called Spun Melvins that is in Los Angeles. The address is 8205 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles and the phone number is 213-653-6118.He can also be heard in his punk rock karaoke band or in B.U.G.S.

Erik Sandin

Erik Sandin plays drums in NOFX. His real name is Erik Sandin but you will never see that name on a NOFX cd, only his aliases. He is also known as Erik Ghint, Groggy Nodbeggar, Herb Reath Stinks, Seymour Butts, and Smelly. He lives in Los Angeles.

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