Nate Mendel | |
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 Mendel with the Foo Fighters in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nathan Gregor Mendel |
| Born | Richland, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, midwest emo post-grunge, grunge, hardcore punk, punk rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, emo |
| Occupation | Bassist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Member of | Foo Fighters |
| Formerly of | Sunny Day Real Estate, Juno, The Fire Theft, Sound City Players |
Nathan Gregor Mendel is an American musician who is the bass guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, as well as a former member of Sunny Day Real Estate. He has also worked with musical acts The Jealous Sound and The Fire Theft. He has released one solo album, If I Kill This Thing We're All Going to Eat for a Week, under the name Lieutenant. Aside from the Foo Fighters' lead vocalist and founder Dave Grohl, he is the second-longest-serving member of the band, and he is the only member to have appeared on all of the band's studio albums as a full band, since The Colour and the Shape.