Mentors (band)

Founding members Eldon Hoke ("El Duce"), Eric Carlson ("Sickie Wifebeater") and Steve Broy ("Dr. Heathen Scum") attended Roosevelt High School together in Seattle, 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. alongside fellow metal band Gwar on The Jerry Springer Show, where Hoke's band, beliefs and public image were criticized. sitting in on drums. To the Max followed the next year. Clark Savage ("Moosedick") whose death was ruled a suicide. Two days after being interviewed, Hoke died after being struck by a freight train while intoxicated. His death was alternately described as an accident and a suicide; however, some conspiracy theorists have claimed there is evidence suggesting foul play. Carlson, Broy and Savage continued the band and were joined by guitarist Jeff Solberg ("Sickie J") and vocalist Jake Huber ("El Rapo"), releasing Over the Top in 2005. In 2006, singer and drummer Marc DeLeon ("Mad Dog"), of the Mentors tribute band the Mantors, replaced Huber and, later, Savage. Ducefixion, their eighth full-length record, was released in 2009. DeLeon left the Mentors in 2014 during the making of a full-length documentary film called The Mentors: Kings of Sleaze Rockumentary, directed by April Jones. On May 25, 2017, the Mentors released The Illuminaughty, their first studio album in eight years, with Broy and Lomas sharing the vocal duties. In 2019, a documentary about the band and Hoke, The El Duce Tapes, was released to the festival circuit, featuring unreleased interviews with Hoke from 1990-91 and discussing the Mentors in the context of modern-day cancel culture. The film was released on Blu-ray, streaming, and limited-edition VHS in 2020. Carlson died from cancer on December 29, 2024 at the age of 66, leaving Broy as the only surviving member of the classic You Axed for It! lineup. == Members ==

;Current members • Steve Broy (Dr. Heathen Scum) – bass (1976–1979, 1984–1986, 1989–present), lead vocals (2014–present) • Rick Lomas (Insect On Acid) – keyboards (1989–1990, 2014–present), backing vocals (2014–present), drums (1989–1990) • Cousin Fister – rhythm guitar (2014–present) • Mad Dog – lead vocals, drums, guitar when Don Nutz is on drums (2006–present) • Don Nutz – The Italian Stallion – drums for Europe and Long Us Tours (2015–present) • Paul Van Rijswijk – lead guitar – for Europe (2009–present) ;Former members • Eric Carlson (Sickie Wifebeater) – lead guitars (1976–2024, died 2024) • Eldon Hoke (El Duce) – drums, vocals (1976–1997; died 1997) • Jeff Dahl – bass (1979–1980) • Chris Jacobson (Jack Shit) – bass (1980; died 2011) • Mike Dewey (Heathen Scum Wezda) – bass (1980–1984) • Ed Danky (Poppa Sneaky Spermshooter) – bass (1986–1989; died 1990) • Lucinda Rezabek (Scumbitch) – bass (1989) • Keith McAdam (Zippy) – bass (1989) • Clark Savage (Moosedick) – drums (1991–2008) • Jeff Solberg (Sickie Jr.) – rhythm guitar (2001–2010) • Jake Huber (El Rapo) – vocals (2001–2005; died 2020) • Marc DeLeon (Mad Dog) – vocals (2005–2014), drums (2008–2014) • John Christopher (El Chapo aka Viejo Malo) – drums (2014–2022) Timeline == Discography ==

Singles/EPs • Get Up and Die (1981, Mystic Records) • Live in Frisco (1987, Mystic Records) • Mentorhawk (split CD with Dutch Metal act Hammerhawk 1999, HMF Records) • "Oblivion Train" (2009, Stool Sample Records) • "Nuthang" (2018) (Recorded in 1977) • "Baby You Will Regret Me" (2018) • "Cornshucker" (2018) (New version) • "I Am a Peeping Tom" (2018) (New version) Live albums • Live at the Whisky / Cathay De Grande (1983, Mystic) • ''Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll'' (1989, Ever Rat Records) Studio albums • You Axed for It! (1985, Metal Blade/Death Records) • Up the Dose (1986, Metal Blade/Death Records) • Rock Bible (1990, Mentor Records) • To the Max (1991, Mentor Records) • Over the Top (2005, Mentor Records) • Ducefixion (2009, Mentor Records) • The Illuminaughty (2017, Mentor Records) Compilations • Up the Dose / You Axed for It! (1989, Metal Blade/Death Records) • Houses of the Horny (1994, Mentor Records) • West Coast Debauchery (2008, Mentor Records, compilation of the tracks from Live at the Whiskey/Cathay de Grande and Live in Frisco) == Videography ==

• 1983: Get Up & Die • 1987: Fuck Movie • 1990: A Piece of Sinema • 1990: The Wretched World of the Mentors • 1991: Hollywood Head Bash • 1991: ''Tour De Max '91'' • 1993: El Duce: The Man. The Myth. The Video • 2007: El Duce Vita • 2010: Perverted Movie • 2017: The Kings of Sleaze (documentary) • 2019: The El Duce Tapes (documentary) == See also ==