current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title landscape past_members background genre image origin name
fat mike el hefe eric melvin erik sandin me first and the gim me gimmes 1983 -- present mystic , epitaph , fat wreck chords nofx
 yes scott kidwiller sellers scott aldahl dave allen dave casillas steve group_or_band ska early -rrb- punk , melodic hardcore , hardcore punk -lrb- nofx3.jpg los angeles , california , united states nofx
nofx

nofx are an american punk rock band from los angeles , california .
the band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist fat mike and guitarist eric melvin .
drummer erik sandin joined nofx shortly after .
in 1991 , el hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet , rounding out the current line-up .
the band rose to popularity with their fifth studio album `` punk in drublic '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- .
nofx 's mainstream success was signified by a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s , but unlike many of their contemporaries -lrb- including green day and the offspring -rrb- , they have never been signed to a major label .
nofx has released twelve studio albums , fifteen extended plays and a number of seven-inch singles .
their latest studio album , `` self entitled '' , was released on september 11 , 2012 .
the group has sold over 8 million records worldwide , making them one of the most successful independent bands of all time .
the band also broadcast their own show on fuse tv entitled '' '' .
