Eric Melvin | |
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_(5272637863).jpg) Eric Melvin in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eric Scott Melvin |
| Also known as | Melvin |
| Born | July 9, 1966 |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Fat Wreck Chords, Epitaph, Mystic |
| Website | nofx |
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.[1][2]
Melvin sings backup vocals on most NOFX songs and wrote the guitar riffs for NOFX songs such as the intro for "Leave It Alone".[3][4] 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 playing bass when Fat Mike was not available.
Melvin also has his own solo punk rock/EDM project, going under the name Melvinator.
- ^ "Musician Eric Melvin of NOFX lists San Francisco home for $3.6 million". Los Angeles Times. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "13 Things We Learned from the New NOFX Autobiography". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Eric Melvin | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "NOFX Press Information". Fatwreck.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.