Metal Anarchy

Earlier this year, NOFX drummer Erik Sandin claimed guitarist Eric Melvin filed a lawsuit against frontman Fat Mike over “financial malfeasance.” However, Melvin has now denied those claims.

Melvin said the following:

“Hey all! Eric Melvin here …

I’m in Austin now to celebrate our film’s premiere with my bandmates and I want to address something directly before we get to the good stuff and party time.

Things have been said about me that aren’t true and I’ve been quiet long enough. I won’t let one version of events be the only version anymore.

I never sued Fat Mike, NOFX or served anyone in the band legal papers — not at 8AM, not ever.

What actually happened: a letter was sent in the late afternoon of Oct. 7, 2024. Not a lawsuit, not a demand Mike pay me millions of dollars, the words ‘thief’ or ‘illegal’ appear nowhere in it — it was a letter requesting financial records I’d been requesting for years without receiving and asking for certain conduct to stop. As a member of this band and the LLC, that’s my right. It was private.

Now — to what actually matters.

I love being in NOFX. I love my bandmates. I am so proud of what we’ve built together over decades. This weekend we premiere a documentary and while it’s rooted mostly in one person’s perspective, it’s us, for better or worse.

We will all be there but our fans are the most important people in that room.

So let’s shut down the rumor mill, enjoy Fat Mike’s NOFX documentary and party like it’s 1991.

xo Mel”