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  <biography>NOFX (pronounced "No-ef-ex") is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California (later relocating to San Francisco). 

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 its album Punk in Drublic (1994), which was certified gold, and is now considered a classic punk album by fans and critics alike. NOFX's mainstream success was signified by a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s, along with fellow California bands Pennywise, Rancid, Bad Religion, Green Day, The Offspring and Sublime. Unlike some of those bands, however, NOFX has never been signed to a major label.

NOFX has released eleven studio albums, fifteen extended plays  and a number of seven-inch singles. They recently finished recording a twelfth studio album, Self Entitled, which is due for release on September 11, 2012. The group has sold over 6 million records worldwide,  making them one of the most successful independent bands of all time. The band also broadcasted their own show on Fuse TV entitled NOFX: Backstage Passport.</biography>
  <outline>NOFX (pronounced "No-ef-ex") is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California (later relocating to San Francisco). 

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 its album Punk in Drublic (1994), which was certified gold, and is now considered a classic punk album by fans and critics alike. NOFX's mainstream success was signified by a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s, along with fellow California bands Pennywise, Rancid, Bad Religion, Green Day, The Offspring and Sublime. Unlike some of those bands, however, NOFX has never been signed to a major label.

NOFX has released eleven studio albums, fifteen extended plays  and a number of seven-inch singles. They recently finished recording a twelfth studio album, Self Entitled, which is due for release on September 11, 2012. The group has sold over 6 million records worldwide,  making them one of the most successful independent bands of all time. The band also broadcasted their own show on Fuse TV entitled NOFX: Backstage Passport.</outline>
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  <genre>Blues</genre>
  <genre>Electronic</genre>
  <genre>Hardcore Punk</genre>
  <genre>Hardcore Punk;Pop Punk;Punk;Punk Rock;Rock;Skate Punk</genre>
  <genre>Melodic Hardcore</genre>
  <genre>Pop Punk</genre>
  <genre>Post-Hardcore</genre>
  <genre>Punk</genre>
  <genre>Punk Rock</genre>
  <genre>Reggae</genre>
  <genre>Rock</genre>
  <genre>Ska</genre>
  <genre>Ska Punk</genre>
  <genre>Skate Punk</genre>
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  <album>
    <title>Coaster (2009)</title>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Liberal Animation</title>
    <year>1988</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Ribbed</title>
    <year>1991</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>The Longest Line</title>
    <year>1992</year>
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  <album>
    <title>White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean</title>
    <year>1992</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Punk in Drublic</title>
    <year>1994</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Heavy Petting Zoo</title>
    <year>1996</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>The Decline</title>
    <year>1999</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Bottles to the Ground</title>
    <year>2000</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Pump Up the Valuum</title>
    <year>2000</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Regaining Unconsciousness</title>
    <year>2003</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>The War on Errorism</title>
    <year>2003</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)</title>
    <year>2004</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Coaster</title>
    <year>2009</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Cokie the Clown</title>
    <year>2009</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>The Longest EP</title>
    <year>2010</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Self/Entitled</title>
    <year>2012</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Thalidomide Child</title>
    <year>2012</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Stoke Extinguisher</title>
    <year>2013</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Backstage Passport Soundtrack</title>
    <year>2015</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>First Ditch Effort</title>
    <year>2016</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Sid &amp; Nancy</title>
    <year>2016</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Ribbed – Live in a Dive</title>
    <year>2018</year>
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  <album>
    <title>The Decline (live at Red Rocks)</title>
    <year>2020</year>
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  <album>
    <title>Double Album</title>
    <year>2022</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Clay Pigeon</title>
    <year>2024</year>
  </album>
  <album>
    <title>Half Album</title>
    <year>2024</year>
  </album>
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