The Mentors
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{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = The Mentors
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|Origin = [[Seattle]], [[Washington|WA]] / [[Hollywood]], [[California|CA]]
|Genre = [[Shock rock]], [[heavy metal]]
|Years_active = 1976— 1997, [[2000 in music|2000-present]]
|Label = Mentor Records, [[Mystic Records]], [[Metal Blade]], Ever Rat
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|URL = [http://www.churchofelduce.com Church of El Duce]
|Current_members = Sickie Wifebeater, Dr. Heathen Scum (1976-1979, 1984- present), Moosedick, Sickie Jr.
|Past_members = [[Eldon Hoke|El Duce]] (1976–1997) }}
'''The Mentors''' is a [[shock rock]] band, who formed in 1976 in [[Seattle]], then moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] in 1979. They billed themselves as the inventors of ''Rape Rock'': early 1970s style heavy metal with extremely [[sexist]] lyrics. They had a very small, but dedicated cult following in Seattle, playing gigs at Seattle's first punk venues, The Bird, The Funhole and at area biker bars.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} They performed a live act in Los Angeles in the 1980s, but the [[alcoholism]] and death of singer/drummer [[Eldon Hoke]], better known as El Duce, caused them to slow down in the [[1990s in music|1990s]]. On April 19, 1997, El Duce was hit by a train and was instantly killed.
After a long hiatus, activity has started up again, and the band has put out new material with a renewed lineup. Also just released a new DVD titled [[El Duce Vita]].{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
==History==
The Mentors were known outside of West Coast heavy metal and underground rock circles chiefly for their lyrics being cited by [[Tipper Gore]] during the [[Parents Music Resource Center]] hearings in Congress, and then being used by [[Frank Zappa]] on his album "[[Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention]]". El Duce later appeared in [[Nick Broomfield]]'s documentary about the death of [[Kurt Cobain]], "[[Kurt and Courtney]]".
The Mentors are notorious for their songs that celebrate depraved sex acts and drug use. Their early fans were devoted to their more [[scatology|scatalogical]] and less detailed, but catchy tunes like "Golden Shower" and "Mother/Daughter Team", in addition to their intense stage act.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} While their obscene lyrics ensured that their music would never be played on commercial radio, they eventually gained a larger cult following due to their raunchy, drunken, over-the-top live performances in Los Angeles nightclubs such as the [[Cathay de Grande]], [[Raji's]], [[Gazzari's]], [[Whisky a Go Go]], and [[The Troubadour]].
The Mentors' cult appeal translated to a large worldwide following, and the band started their own record company to release their music, Mentor Records. Their self-produced releases included ''Rock Bible'' and ''To The Max'', as well as the El Duce solo projects, which include the ''Karaoke King'' series which featured Hoke singing [[karaoke]] and substituting dirty lyrics to classic songs such as "Little Surfer Girl" and "New York, New York". In the 1990s, they did a collaboration CD with [[Netherlands|Dutch]] heavy metal band [[Hammerhawk]], called Mentorhawk. Also self-released were their videos, consisting mostly of dirty humor, interviews, and music videos.
The Mentors made a major comeback in 2005 with the album ''Over the Top'' produced by Bill Metoyer and Jack Endino ([[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s ''[[Bleach (album)|Bleach]]'').
==Group members==
'''Original members'''
* El Duce AKA [[Eldon Hoke]] — [[drum kit|drums]], [[lead vocals]]
* Sickie Wifebeater AKA Eric Carlson — [[lead guitar|guitar]]
* Dr. Heathen Scum AKA Steve Broy — [[bass guitar|bass]]
'''Current members'''
* Sickie Wifebeater - [[lead guitar]], [[vocals]]
* Dr. Heathen Scum - [[bass guitar]], [[vocals]]
* Sickie J. - [[guitar]]
* Moosedick - [[drums]]
* Mad Dog Marc Duce - [[vocals]]
'''Additional/Former members'''
* Clark Johnson AKA Moosedick — [[drums]] (after [[El Duce]])
* Ed Danky AKA Poppa Sneaky Spermshooter - [[Bass guitar|bass]] (while Dr. Heathen Scum was in college)
* Jeff Dahl — bass (also while Heathen Scum was in college)
* Jack Shit - bass (also while Heathen Scum was in college)
* "Zippy" — bass (only played on ''Sex, Drugs, and Rock N Roll'' album and on 1988 tour)
* Rick Lomas AKA Insect On Acid - [[backup vocals]] and [[drums]] on ''Rock Bible'' album
* Brian Gunter AKA Gumby(Dumby) - [[backup vocals]]
* Rev. El Rapo - [[vocals]] (after [[El Duce]])
==Discography==
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* ''Get Up and Die AKA The Trash Bag EP'' (1982 Mystic Records)
* ''Live at the Whisky/Cathay de Grande'' (1983 Mystic Records)
* ''You Axed for It!'' (1985 Death Records)
* ''Up the Dose'' (1986 Death Records)
* ''Sex Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll'' (1989 Ever Rat Records)
* ''Up The Dose/You Axed For It!'' (1989 Death/Metal Blade)
* ''Rock Bible'' (1990 Mentor Records)
* ''To the Max'' (1991 Mentor Records)
* ''Mentorhawk'' (2000 HMF Records collaboration with Hammerhawk)
* ''El Duce's Mentors Live'' (2004 Mystic Records)
* ''Over The Top'' (2005 Mentor Records)
* ''You Axed For It!'' and ''Up The Dose'' were reissued with bonus tracks by the German record label, Maximum Metal in 1997.
* ''The Get Up and Die EP'' was reissued with a special 45 "Valu-Pack" in 1987 by Mystic Records
==Videography==
There have been numerous live, bootleg concert videos through out the years. These are their official releases...
* ''Get Up and Die'' (1983)
* ''Mentors Fuck Movie'' (1987)
* ''A Piece Of Sinema'' (1990)
* ''The Wretched World of The Mentors'' (1990)
* ''Mentors Tour De Max '91'' (1991)
* ''El Duce, The Man. The Myth. The Video.'' (1993)
* ''Mentors - El Duce Vita DVD'' (2007)
* In 1986 the Mentors did the soundtrack for a porn film titled, "Maxine"
==References==
* [http://www.churchofelduce.com Church Of El Duce]
* [http://www.myspace.com/themantors The Mantors Bakersfield]
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==External links==
* [http://www.churchofelduce.com The Church Of El Duce]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thementors The Mentors' Myspace]
* [http://www.thementors.freeservers.com Reverend Cuntbag's Mentors Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/elduce666 El Duce's Myspace]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=15788 The Mentors @ The Metal Archives]
* [http://www.wanker-records.de/ Wanker Records]
* [http://www.myspace.com/themantors The Mantors Bakersfield]
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