Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the punk rock band

NOFX NOFX () is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. Vocalist/bassist Fat Mike, guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on ever ...

. Melvin 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". He is also a founding member of Punk Rock Karaoke with Steve Soto and Greg Hetson, though he rarely performs with them. Melvin is an irregular touring member of

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to just Me First or the Gimmes) are a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in San Francisco in 1995. The band's lineup consists of Spike Slawson, Fat Mike, Joey Cape, and Dave Raun. Ch ...

playing bass when

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me F ...

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Personal life

Melvin is of Ukrainian and Jewish descent and grew up in Hollywood. In 2016 Melvin married Australian born artist Sarah Melvin and they have identical twin daughters together: Ivy Laine Melvin and Phaedra Rose Melvin, born 21 minutes apart. Melvin has two boys, Eli Melvin & Caspian Melvin and lives with his wife Sarah and all 4 children in the Encinitas area of Southern California. He was raised Jewish, but also relates to

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. He also practices meditation and yoga.

Albums with NOFX

*1985 ''

Maximum Rocknroll ''Maximumrocknroll'', often written as ''Maximum Rocknroll'' and usually abbreviated as ''MRR'', is a not-for-profit monthly zine of punk subculture. Based in San Francisco, ''MRR'' focuses on punk rock and hardcore music, and primarily fea ...

'' *1988 ''

Liberal Animation ''Liberal Animation'' is the debut album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was originally released in 1988 through Wassail Records, which was Fat Mike's label before Fat Wreck Chords. Brett Gurewitz produced the record, and even offered ...

'' *1989 '' S&M Airlines'' *1991 '' Ribbed'' *1992 ''

The Longest Line ''The Longest Line'' is a 12" EP by the punk rock band NOFX, released in 1992. This was the first release on Fat Wreck Chords and the cover art was done by Dan Sites. The first 200 copies of this record were printed on dark-blue vinyl, some on ...

'' *1992 ''

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 Kidwille ...

'' *1994 '' Punk in Drublic'' *1995 ''

I Heard They Suck Live!! ''I Heard They Suck Live!!'' is a live album by NOFX. It was recorded January 8 and 9, 1995, at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood. At time of release, the name or exact location of the club was not disclosed for royalty reasons. The location was lat ...

'' *1996 ''

Heavy Petting Zoo ''Heavy Petting Zoo'' (known as ''Eating Lamb'' on the LP version) is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on January 31, 1996, through Epitaph Records. The record reached a position of No. 63 on the Americ ...

'' *1997 ''

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 The title is inspired by the fourth book of Douglas Adams's ''The H ...

'' *1999 '' The Decline'' *2000 '' Pump Up the Valuum'' *2002 '' 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records'' *2003 '' The War on Errorism'' *2006 '' Never Trust a Hippy'' *2006 '' Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' *2007 '' They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!'' *2009 '' Coaster'' *2009 '' Cokie the Clown'' *2012 '' Self Entitled'' *2013 '' Stoke Extinguisher'' *2014 '' Backstage Passport Soundtrack'' *2016 '' First Ditch Effort'' *2018 '' Ribbed: Live in a Dive'' *2021 '' Single Album''

References

External links

NOFX official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melvin, Eric 1966 births Living people American punk rock guitarists Jewish American musicians Jews in punk rock American male singers American punk rock singers American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists NOFX members Punk Rock Karaoke members