MENTORS YOU AXED FOR IT LP ORIG 1985 Gwar Meatmen Vandals ICP Steel Panther Sex

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Mentors ?– You Axed For It!
Label:  Death Records ?– DEATH 001, Enigma Records ?– 72036-1
Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country:  US
Released:  1985
Genre:  Rock
Style:  Punk, Heavy Metal
Tracklist:
A1 Sandwich Of Love 4:24 A2 Shocked And Grossed 3:44 A3 Four F Club 5:37 A4 Herpes Two 5:23 A5 Judgement Day 4:58 B1 Sleep Bandits 4:27 B2 Free Fix 3:35 B3 Golden Shower 3:19 B4 Clap Queen 3:32 B5 My Erection Is Over 3:31
Credits:
Bass – Dr. Heathen Scum Drums, Vocals – El Duce Engineer – Bill Metoyer, Gary Dobbins Guitar – Sickie Wifebeater Photography – Don Strand Producer – Brian Slagel, Eric Carlson, Gary Dobbins
Notes:
Includes full sized photo/lyric sheet. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 0 1877 72036 1
The Mentors are an American heavy metal band, noted for its 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. 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 women.   Although they garnered attention both from noted hard rock acts and pro-censorship movements such as the PMRC, 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.
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, who criticized Hoke's band, beliefs, and public image. 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.
The Mentors did not achieve true notoriety until the 1985 Congressional hearings orchestrated by Tipper Gore’s Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) interest group which sought to censor nearly every pop, rock, and rap recording artist. The relatively obscure Mentors caught the attention of the PMRC with their song, “Golden Showers”, prompting a reading of some of its lyrics on the Congressional floor and inducing peals of uncontrolled laughter from those present.
The Mentors remained sporadically active thereafter. Hoke began a solo career, while Carlson formed the band Jesters of Destiny. In the mid 1990s, Hoke claimed that Courtney Love had offered him $50,000 to kill her husband Kurt Cobain, whose death was ruled a suicide. In 1997, days after being interviewed for the documentary film Kurt and Courtney, Hoke died after being struck by a freight train while intoxicated. His death was alternately described as an accident and a suicide.
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"Honestly, I never like these sickos.  I don't find rape a funny subject, and I never thought their music was very good.  However, I know a lot of people that loved them...  One particular memory of them was at an in-store appearance they did in York, PA at a small record store.  I remember them pulling up in a late-model car and putting their black hoods on.  They were pretty lewd towards their 20-30 fans the entire time..."
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