This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Erik Sandin" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(October 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification, as its only attribution is to self-published sources; articles should not be based solely on such sources. Please help by adding reliable, independent sources. Immediately remove contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced.(October 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
(Learn how and when to remove this message)
Erik Sandin
Sandin in 2023
Background information
Also known as
Smelly
Born
(1966-07-29) July 29, 1966 (age 57)
Genres
Punk rock
ska punk
skate punk
melodic hardcore
hardcore punk
Instrument(s)
Drums
Years active
1983–present
Spouse(s)
Katherine Woodside
Website
nofx.org
Musical artist
Erik Sandin (born July 29, 1966), is an American musician and the drummer of the punk rock band NOFX, and former member of punk rock band Caustic Cause. He was a founding member of NOFX when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983.
Two years after forming NOFX, he moved to Santa Barbara, 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 the 1992 album 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] Sandin has not used the drug since. As it can be seen in the video series 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 and partying with the rest of the band.
^Alulis, Jeff; Sandin, Erik; Burkett, Mike; Melvin, Eric; Abeyta, Aaron (April 12, 2016). NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306824777.
ErikSandin (born July 29, 1966), is an American musician and the drummer of the punk rock band NOFX, and former member of punk rock band Caustic Cause...
Carl Erik Rasmus Sandin (born 7 March 2000) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL)...
drummer ErikSandin are original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every release by the band, although Sandin departed...
by vocalist and bassist Fat Mike, and guitarist Eric Melvin, drummer ErikSandin joined them shortly afterwards. Their current second guitarist is El...
"Melvin") is replaced by 'Little John', roadie for Swingin' Utters, ErikSandin (listed as "Smelly") is replaced by Chuck Platt, bassist in Good Riddance...
False Alarm. After the band split up in 1983, he met Eric Melvin and ErikSandin and formed the original line-up of NOFX. He has also appeared as a guest-vocalist...
vocals on "Six Years On Dope" El Hefe – lead guitar, vocals, trumpet ErikSandin – drums, percussion Johnny OMM - Harmonies Karina Deniké - Backup Vocals...
Mike - lead vocals, bass Eric Melvin - guitar Dave Cassillas — guitar ErikSandin - drums Punknews.org (27 November 2005). "NOFX - Liberal Animation"....
Melvin – guitar Steve Kidwiler – guitar, vocals on "Together on the Sand" ErikSandin (Groggy Nodbeggar) – drums Jay Bentley – backing vocals Mark Curry –...
Death of John Smith" Eric Melvin – Guitar Fat Mike – Bass, Lead Vocals ErikSandin – Drums The Longest Line at AllMusic. Retrieved 14:26, 18 July 2022 (UTC)...
Peni Cover) "Young Drunk and Stupid" "No Problems/Death of a Friend" ErikSandin - drums Dave Casillas - guitar Eric Melvin - guitar, vocals Fat Mike...
Antonio Sanchez (Pat Metheny Group) Neil Sanderson (Three Days Grace) ErikSandin (NOFX) Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel) Rat Scabies (The Damned) Bobby Schayer...
to: Smelly (performer) or Dai Okazaki, a Japanese comedic performer ErikSandin, drummer with NOFX nicknamed Smelly Smelley, a surname This disambiguation...
Global Information
