Merle Allin
Merle Colby Allin, Jr. is an American professional bassist. He is the elder brother of the late punk rock singer/songwriter GG Allin.
Allin played bass for three main groups that featured GG Allin: Malpractice, The AIDS Brigade and The Murder Junkies. He currently continues the Murder Junkies, his brother's last backing band, with original drummer Donald Sachs, and a varying line-up of younger members.
Allin is featured extensively in the documentary film , by future Road Trip and The Hangover director Todd Phillips.
Allin was also bass player in late 70's Boston punk group Thrills, who released several singles and were the subject of a later CD discography. He subsequently joined the band Cheater Slicks, and played bass guitar on their debut album On Your Knees.
In 2016, director Sami Saif began working on a documentary film depicting the lives of Merle Allin and his mother Arleta – subsequent to the demise of their famous relative GG. The film, titled GG Allin: All in the Family, debuted on Showtime on December 13, 2018.
