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.
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…
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On May 25, 2017, the Mentors released The Illuminaughty , their first studio album in eight years, with Broy and Lomas sharing the vocal duties.
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…
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The Mentors remained sporadically active thereafter. Hoke began a solo career, while Carlson formed the band Jesters of Destiny. In 1997, while being interviewed for the documentary film Kurt and Courtney , Hoke claimed that Courtney Love had offered him $50,000 to kill her husband Kurt Cobain , whose death…
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They released Rock Bible in 1990, with Rick Lomas (“Insect On Acid”) sitting in on drums. To the Max followed the next year. Clark Savage (“Moosedick”) often filled in for Hoke on drums at live shows, as Hoke’s alcoholism had made it difficult for him to play drums and sing…
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Broy was briefly replaced by bassists Wayne Daddio (“Ripper”), Ed Danky (“Poppa Sneaky Spermshooter”), Lucinda Rezabek (“Scum Bitch”) and Keith McAdam (“Zippy”), but later returned to the group. In 1989, the Mentors released their third album, Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll , a faux-live record. This album caught the…
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The Mentors did not achieve true notoriety until the 1985 Congressional hearings orchestrated by Tipper Gore’s Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). The relatively obscure Mentors caught the attention of the PMRC with their song “Golden Shower”, prompting a reading of some of its lyrics on the Congressional floor.
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…
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