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NOFX is a California punk bands. They were formed in 1982 by Fat Mike, Erik Sandin and Eric Melvin.

They released their debut EP Self-Titled on Mystic Records in 1984, which then surfaced in 1992 on the Maximum Rock and Roll C.D.

They recorded Liberal Animation in 1988 with Brett from Bad Religion. The album was re-released in 1991 on Brett's label Epitaph Records. NOFX had signed to epitaph by 1989, bringing out the album S&M Airlines.

By 1991 there had been a lot of changes to the band however the original three members had reunited and El Heffe joined to round out the present line-up.

It was not until Punk in Drublic (1994) that the band had a popular breakthrough. The album went gold in the same year punk broke into mainstream with Offspring's Smash and Green Day's Dookie. Smash has become the biggest independent record ever, selling over 8 million copies to date. NOFX never matched the popularity of other punk bands, and are one of the who achieved popular acclaim in the mid-1990s and still kept their hardcore punk fanbase who reviled other bands that they perceive as sell-outs.

Since 1994 they don't give interviews or make music videos. NOFX have continued to release independent records throughout their career.

The band also release many EP's (Fuck the Kids, The Longest Line) on Fat Mike's own label Fat Wreck Chords. The label houses bands such as the Mad Caddies and Lagwagon.


Past and present members of NOFX are

1983 Erik Sandin (drums) Eric Melvin (guitar) Fat Mike (bass, vox)

1985 Scott Sellers (drums) Erik Sandin (drums) Eric Melvin (guitar) Fat Mike (bass, vox)

1986 (lasted 2 weeks) Scott Aldahl (drums) Dave Allen (vox) (unfortuantly died in a car accident) Eric Melvin (guitar) Fat Mike (bass)

1986 Erik Sandin (drums) Eric Melvin (guitar) Fat Mike (bass, vox) Dave Casillas (guitar)

1989 Erik Sandin (drums) Eric Melvin (guitar) Fat Mike (bass, vox) Steve Kidwiller (guitar)

1991 - present Erik Sandin (drums) Eric Melvin (guitar) Fat Mike (bass, vox) El Hefe (guitar, trumpet, vox)

NOFX Discography: