Eric Melvin
Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the punk rock band NOFX.
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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 |
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 playing bass when Fat Mike was not available.
Melvin also has his own solo punk rock/EDM project, going under the name Melvinator.
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