Eric Melvin
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Eric Scott Melvin is an American
United States
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 musician and the rhythm guitar
Guitar
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ist in the California
California
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 punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...

. He has been in the band from its beginnings in the early 1980s to the present day. Eric has been known for his dreadlocks
Dreadlocks
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 that vary in color each time NOFX performs. Though most recognized for his ability to play the guitar, Melvin can also play the accordion
Accordion
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.

In the first episode of the NOFX world tour show on the Fuse TV
Fuse TV
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 Network
Television network
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, Mike "Fat Mike" Burkett said that although he, El Hefe, and Erik Sandin
Erik Sandin
Erik Sandin , is an American musician and the drummer of the popular California punk band, NOFX. He was a founding member of the band when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983, but moved to Santa Barbara two years later, leaving the band.In just one year without Sandin, the band had...

 have all got better, Melvin still continues to play at the same level he did when the band first started.

Eric sings backup vocals on most NOFX songs and wrote guitar riffs on NOFX songs such as the intro for "Seeing Double at the Triple Rock". His vocal style is called the "Mel Yell."

Eric also plays in Punk Rock Karaoke with Steve Soto
Steve Soto
Steve Soto is an American musician. He was once part of California punk band Agent Orange, and joined The Adolescents in 1980.When The Adolescents broke up, Soto, together with Frank Agnew, joined the Los Angeles based band Legal Weapon....

, Derek O'Brien and Greg Hetson
Greg Hetson
Greg Hetson is an American guitarist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and has lived in Los Angeles, California since he was 2 years old...

 where the motto is "We Play... You Sing!"
On Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione...

' tour of Europe in 2007 Melvin filled in for Fat Mike on bass. He recently got married. Melvin is Jewish.

Albums with NOFX

  • 1985 Maximum Rocknroll
    Maximum Rocknroll (album)
    Maximum Rocknroll is an album by NOFX that compiles early singles and demo songs. It was released without the band's consent.Maximum Rocknroll was originally released on cassette in 1989 by Mystic Records and again three years later on LP and CD....

  • 1988 Liberal Animation
    Liberal Animation
    Liberal Animation is the debut album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was originally released in 1988 through Wassail Records. It was re-released through Epitaph Records in 1991. The title is a play on the phrase "animal liberation" and the cover artwork is a reflection of that. The track...

  • 1989 S&M Airlines
    S&M Airlines
    S&M Airlines is the second studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on September 5, 1989 through Epitaph Records. It's also their first release on that label. A music video was made for the title track. According to notes on the official NOFX web site, S&M Airlines was...

  • 1991 Ribbed
    Ribbed
    Ribbed is the third studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on March 26, 1991 through Epitaph Records. It was their last album to feature Steve Kidwiller on guitar, who was replaced by El Hefe...

  • 1992 The Longest Line
    The Longest Line
    The Longest Line is a 12" EP by punk rock band NOFX, released in 1992. The first 200 copies of this record were printed on dark-blue vinyl, some on grey vinyl, and all others on black vinyl. It was repressed in 2007 with 1,082 copies on "Peruvian" white vinyl...

  • 1992 White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
    White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
    White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on November 5, 1992 through Epitaph Records. It is the first NOFX album to feature El Hefe on guitar, replacing Steve Kidwiller, who left the band in 1991...

  • 1994 Punk in Drublic
    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....

  • 1995 I Heard They Suck Live!!
    I Heard They Suck Live!!
    I Heard They Suck Live!! is a live album by NOFX. It was recorded January 8 and 9, 1995 in a Hollywood, CA club. The name or exact location of the club was, at the time, unknown. This was for royalty reasons...

  • 1996 Heavy Petting Zoo
    Heavy Petting Zoo
    Heavy Petting Zoo is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on January 31, 1996 through Epitaph Records.-Overview:...

  • 1997 So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
    So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
    So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on November 11, 1997 through Epitaph Records.-Overview:...

  • 1999 The Decline
    The Decline
    The Decline is a punk EP by NOFX. The CD version consisted of only the 18-minute title track, but the vinyl included a different version of "Clams Have Feelings Too" on the B-side...

  • 2000 Pump Up the Valuum
    Pump Up the Valuum
    -Personnel:* Fat Mike - vocals, bass* Eric Melvin - guitar, accordion* El Hefe - guitar* Erik Sandin - drums* Spike Slawson - additional vocals* Bill Hansson - accordion* Ryan Greene, Fat Mike - producers* Ryan Greene - mixing, recording...

  • 2002 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records
    45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
    45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records is a double album released in 2002 by NOFX. There are actually 47 songs on the CD version, and all the songs could easily fit onto one CD....

  • 2003 The War on Errorism
    The War on Errorism
    The War on Errorism is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on May 6, 2003 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was the first NOFX album to be released through Fat Wreck Chords. The album takes aim at US president George W. Bush, criticizing him and his policies...

  • 2006 Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
    Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
    -Trivia:* The untitled track 19 is actually a compilation of early, short demo clips, many of which are acoustic.* The first 1062 vinyl copies of the album were pressed yellow/green vinyl...

  • 2007 They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!
    They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!
    They've Actually Got Worse Live! is a live album by punk rock band NOFX. The album is their second live recording, following their 1995 album I Heard They Suck Live!!...

  • 2009 Coaster
    Coaster (album)
    -Personnel:* Fat Mike – vocals, bass, keyboard on tracks 5 and 6* Eric Melvin – guitar, vocals* El Hefe – guitar, vocals, trombone on track 8* Erik Sandin – drums-Additional musicians:* Aaron Novik – bass clarinet, trombone on track 11...


Trivia

  • The NOFX album White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
    White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
    White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on November 5, 1992 through Epitaph Records. It is the first NOFX album to feature El Hefe on guitar, replacing Steve Kidwiller, who left the band in 1991...

     was originally going to be named White Trash, Two Kikes and a Spic (Melvin and Mike are both Jewish and Hefe is Hispanic) but Melvin's mother was offended and threatened to tell his grandfather, so they changed it.
  • Is a big fan of science fiction novels and has a tattoo reading 'Don't Panic' on the back of his neck, a tribute to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
  • Used to own a popular coffee shop on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood called Melvin's.

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