Merle Allin

Merle Colby Allin, Jr. (born September 1, 1953) 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 ("Dino Sex") Sachs, and a varying line-up of younger members. Allin is featured extensively in the documentary film Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies, by future Road Trip and The Hangover director Todd Phillips. Allin was also bass player in late 70's Boston punk group Thrills (a.k.a. City 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.