Music like the mentors

The Mentors are an American heavy metal band, noted for their deliberately sexist shock rock lyrics.

Originally formed in May 1976 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. The self-proclaimed 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 garnering 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" or sometimes "Papa El") 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.