Erik Sandin

Erik Sandin
Background information
Also known as	Smelly
Born	July 29, 1966
Genres	Punk rock, ska punk, skate punk
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	NOFX
Website	www.nofx.org

Erik Sandin (born July 29, 1966), is an American musician and the drummer of the popular California punk band NOFX. He was a founding member of the band when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983, but moved to Santa Barbara two years later, leaving the band.

In just one year without Sandin, the band had already gone through two drummers (Scott Sellers and Scott Aldahl) and in 1986 the band talked Sandin into rejoining NOFX. He has been NOFX's permanent drummer since his return in 1986, and played drums on every NOFX full-length album and EP released, including the 2007 live album They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!. The band Dogpiss featured a song about him called "Erik Sandin's Stand In" on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation album Short Music for Short People.

Before the recording of White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean, NOFX frontman Fat Mike gave Sandin an ultimatum. He had to quit heroin or be replaced. After realizing that NOFX was the most important thing in his life and with assistance of Brett Gurewitz and Lynn Strait, Sandin entered rehab at The Ranch in Desert Hot Springs, California for treatment of heroin addiction.^[1] The rehab went so well that Eric cleaned himself fully and never made use of any drug anymore. As it can be seen on Backstage Passport, he conducts a more sober and "clean" life than his bandmates, often going back to the hotel after a show instead of hanging out with the rest of the band.

Aliases

• Erik Ghint (Arrogant) - White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean
• Erik Shun (Erection) - S&M Airlines
• Groggy Nodbeggar - Ribbed
• Chris Telmeth (Crystal meth)
• Herb Reath Stinks (Her breath stinks) - Punk in Drublic
• Seymour Butts (See more butts) - The Longest Line EP
• Smelly - So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes, The War on Errorism, Coaster

Albums with NOFX

• 1988 Liberal Animation
• 1989 S&M Airlines
• 1991 Ribbed
• 1992 The Longest Line
• 1992 Maximum Rocknroll
• 1992 White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
• 1994 Punk in Drublic
• 1995 I Heard They Suck Live!!
• 1996 Heavy Petting Zoo
• 1997 So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes
• 1999 The Decline
• 2000 Pump Up the Valuum
• 2002 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records
• 2003 The War on Errorism
• 2006 Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
• 2007 They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!
• 2009 Coaster
• 2009 Cokie the Clown
• 2011 NOFX
• 2012 Self Entitled

References

1. Alulis, Jeff; Sandin, Erik; Burkett, Mike; Melvin, Erik; Abeyta, Aaron (April 12, 2016). NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306824779.