Mentors (band)
| Mentors | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, rape rock, hard rock, punk rock |
| Years active | 1976-1997, 2001–present |
| Labels | Mentor Records, Mystic, Metal Blade, Ever Rat |
| Website |
Official Website Church of El Duce |
| Members |
Eric Carlson Steve Broy Rick Lomas |
| Past members |
Eldon Hoke Jeff Dahl Chris Jacobson Mike Dewey Wayne Daddio Louis Hinzo Scott Weinrich Ed Danky Lucinda Rezabek Zippy Clark Savage Sickie J El Rapo Mark D |
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 degenerating 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.
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).
Through Mystic Records, the Mentors released their first EP, The Trash Bag, in 1983. Their first live album, Live at the Whiskey/Cathey de Grande, came out the following year; both records were produced by Phillip (Philco) Raves. In 1985, they signed to Death Records, a subsidiary of Metal Blade, and released their debut studio LP, You Axed for It!, with Broy returning on the bass. During this time, Hoke maintained a strong public presence, making a controversial appearance alongside fellow metal band GWAR on The Jerry Springer Show, where Hoke's band, beliefs, and public image were criticized. In another controversial interview, on Hot Seat with Wally George, Hoke claimed that The Mentors and their fans "want rape rock!" This term would eventually come into use by similar shock rock bands such as The Murder Junkies and The MILF Hunters.
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