Live at the Whiskey (Mentors album)
| Mentors | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, shock rock, hard rock, punk rock, rape rock |
| Years active | 1976–present (hiatus; 1997–2001) |
| Labels | Mentor Records, Mystic, Metal Blade, Ever Rat |
| Website |
Official Website Church of El Duce |
| Members |
Eric Carlson Steve Broy Cousin Fister John Christopher |
| Past members |
Eldon Hoke Jeff Dahl Chris Jacobson Mike Dewey Ed Danky Zippy Clark Savage Sickie J El Rapo Mad Dog |
The Mentors are an American heavy metal band, noted for their deliberately sexist shock rock lyrics.
They formed in May 1976 in Seattle, Washington and relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1979, where their irreverent attitude aligned them with the city's punk rock scene. Their music has developed stylistically over the years from garage metal to hardcore punk to experimental thrash metal. They bill themselves as the inventors of "rape rock," essentially an early, 1970s-style heavy metal and punk rock fusion with extremely chauvinistic and perverse lyrics about degrading and denigrating women.
Although they garnered attention both from noted hard rock acts and pro-censorship movements such as the Parents Music Resource Center, the high-profile death of drummer and lead singer Eldon Hoke ("El Duce") in 1997 brought them unprecedented attention. They remain active with a retooled line-up: Sickie Wifebeater Eric Carlson - Lead Guitar, Dr Heathen Scum Steve Broy - Bass Guitar, Cousin Fister Bryan Analla - rhythm guitar, and John Christopher - Drums.
Founding members Hoke, Eric Carlson ("Sickie Wifebeater"; guitar) and Steve Broy ("Dr. Heathen Scum"; bass) attended Roosevelt High School together in Seattle, and began experimenting together with crude punk and primitive heavy metal. Upon formation, The Mentors began to tour the Northwest, playing shows with their trademark executioner hoods and bawdy lyrics. Broy was in and out of the band during its early career due to his preoccupation with pursuing a degree in engineering. Other bassists from this era include Jeff Dahl, Chris Jacobsen (Jack Shit), and Mike Dewey (Heathen Scum Wezda).
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