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[RazorBlade]

NOFX are a punk rock band from California, formed in 1983.

The original lineup included singer/bassist Fat Mike (Mike Burkett), drummer Erik Sandin, and guitarist Eric Melvin. Since 1991 (and after several line-up changes) El Hefe (real name Aaron Abeyta) has played second guitar and trumpet. The band's sound is diverse, utilizing elements of melodic hardcore, skate punk, ska, and many other music genres. Their lyrics generally satirize issues such as politics, society, various subcultures, racism, the music industry, and religion.

NOFX has released 10 studio full lengths, 15 EPs, and many 7" singles. The group has sold over 6 million records worldwide, and are one of the most successful independent bands of all time


Career

NOFX's first recording was a demo from 1983, produced by Germs drummer Don Bolles, which did not sell any copies. They released their self-titled debut EP NOFX on Mystic Records in 1985, which was later re-released in 1992 as part of the Maximum RocknRoll CD. For a year, Erik Sandin left the band and was replaced by Scott Sellers, then Scott Aldahl. Dave Allen was in the band for about four months, until he died in a car accident. In 1986, the band released "So What if We're on Mystic!", Dave Casillas joined the band on second guitar in 1987 and was featured on the EP The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This!, attacking the PMRC's call for censorship of music. The original cover was an edited S&M photo, but the re-released version was changed to a photo of Eric Melvin.


Dave then left the band and was replaced by Steve Kidwiller (AKA Steve the Caucasian). They recorded Liberal Animation in 1988 (before Dave was replaced by Steve) with Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion. Although the title and some lyrics mocked vegetarianism and animal rights, Fat Mike says that he became a vegetarian, after he wrote the Liberal Animation album.[2] The album was re-released in 1991 on Gurewitz's label Epitaph Records. NOFX had signed to Epitaph by 1989, releasing their second album S&M Airlines. 1990 saw the release of Ribbed. By 1991, there had been a lot of changes to the band lineup. However, the original three members had reunited and Aaron Abeyta (aka El Hefe) joined to round out the group. White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean was released in 1992, which originally had the title White Trash, Two Kikes, and a Spic. The original title was changed because Eric Melvin's grandmother was upset about the racial epithets.[3]

It was not until the 1994 release of Punk in Drublic that the band had a commercial breakthrough, with the album going gold. In the same year, pop punk entered the mainstream with the success of The Offspring's Smash and Green Day's Dookie. Punk in Drublic was followed by 1996's slower Heavy Petting Zoo and 1997's So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes, a return to faster punk, as exemplified by the frenetic opening track, "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite." In 1999, the band released The Decline, a fiery and cynical social commentary.

In 2003, NOFX released War on Errorism, an album of political songs. It became the start of their anti-George W. Bush campaign, and a rallying point for leftist punks. Fat Mike organized the website Punkvoter.com, compiled two chart-topping Rock Against Bush CDs, and kicked off a Rock Against Bush United States tour. The band has released many EPs (e.g. Fuck the Kids, The Longest Line) on Fat Mike's own label Fat Wreck Chords. In February 2005, they launched the NOFX 7" of the Month Club, a subscription-based service which saw the release of one new EP almost monthly, from February 2005 to March 2006 (a total of 12 releases). The cover art for these EPs were chosen from fan-submitted entries. The first 3000 subscribers to the club received all of their records on colored vinyl. Fat Wreck Chords later released full sets of the EPs.

On March 14, 2006, an EP entitled Never Trust a Hippy was released. The EP was followed on April 18 by the album Wolves in Wolves' Clothing. On September 12, 2006, the video game EA Sports NHL07 was released, featuring Wolves in Wolves' Clothing on its soundtrack produced by Bill Stevenson and Fat Mike.

In 2007, the band recorded two nights of recent shows in San Francisco, California for an upcoming live album that is set for a 2008 release.

On July 10, 2007, NOFX announced a world tour including concerts in Israel (Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa) in September 2007.

[Dustin Devilicious]

RazorBlade, on Aug 4 2007, 02:55 PM, said:

In 2007, the band recorded two nights of recent shows in San Francisco, California for an upcoming live album that is set for a 2008 release.

That's going to most likely be a 2CD+DVD combo.

[howcanIdrumwithslitwrists?]

What are you, some sort of NOFX whore? Did they pay you to put all this shite on this site? I want to take a gretsch guitar and shove it up fat mike's fat arse for selling out his ideals for the crap he calls 'music.'

[EmoKid09]

NOFX is the GREAEST punk rock band in the world......along with Leftover Crack, and Rancid.

[Misanthrope]

The War On Errorism album is fucken sweet!

[willskateforfood]

EmoKid09, on Jan 17 2008, 03:56 AM, said:

NOFX is the GREAEST punk rock band in the world......along with Leftover Crack, and Rancid.

I hope to god you're joking.

[Matts]

EmoKid09, on Jan 16 2008, 08:56 PM, said:

NOFX is the GREAEST punk rock band in the world......along with Leftover Crack, and Rancid.

j00 Ph41!...
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[doxex]

Hello everybody! I just joined this forum, because i was shocked! When I saw that NOFX and Rise against are on Emo site, which makes them kinda emo music right? Well you're all VERY wrong. Nofx are indeed a punk rock band, skate punk band if i am more accurate, they're the exact opposite of emo music, subculture. Just because they play on warped tour (which used to be great punk rock festival until 2002 i think) with other emo bands doesn't make them emo, they actually making fun of all emo bands if you saw any live performance. Ok, first of all lets check their music, its fast, its catchy, its POSITIVE. The lyrics are about drinking, sex change just to be lesbian, politics and did i mention drinking? (although on the last recored there is a song called "My orphan year", sad song about his past away parents). So yeah i dont see connection between NOFX and emo. Almost the same thing could be said about Rise against, although some of their lyrics are kinda emotional, but they are rare. As for the music, they play melodic hardcore / skate punk. And lyrics of both bands have meanings, no whining and shit. And i would also like to mention bands like hatebreed, chimara, slipknot, nightwish, blink 182, i mean cmon, that's offensive to good music. But anyway, like i said, i was shocked to see NOFX and rise against on emo site, in emo music thread, really got my pressure going. So next time please think twice before you put GOOD bands into BAD music (my personal opinion) cuz you know what they say, every action has a reaction. So yeah, i wrote what i have to wrote, i wish you guys who are gonna attack my post pleasant positive lives, and now i'm gonna get me a bottle of wine because this pink stuff is killing my eyes, so goodbye and don't cry (oh look a rhyme, maybe i'll write a poem about it).


and what have we learned today:
NOFX & RISE AGAINST AIN'T EMO!

and here's message to you all


and i wrote because are on main page of this luv emo site, in the emo music category

[NotQuiteJesus]

Ohaipunksection.

[doxex]

oh and i almost forgot, SILVERSTEIN OR WHAT EVERY THEY ARE DID AN AWFUL COVER OF NOFX SONG "TOTTAL BUMMER". By awful i mean REALLY awful. And than emos are saying that nofx stole song from silverstein hahaha

[Xilde]

NOFX is fucking awesome!

[Sunshine Bunny]

doxex, on Jun 28 2010, 09:12 AM, said:

tl;dr

Yeah, the front page is not meant to be serious, only meant to bring in ad dollars for the owner. Maybe if you had lurked more and actually taken the time to look at the Emo music section here you would have learned that on this forum we actually know what emo is. Too bad, you seemed so passionate in your post but because you came across as overzealous, and well, boring, you will probably not fit in well here.

Have a nice day.

[EmoBoy.net]

Punk in Drublic <33333 best album ever