Steve Broy
Encyclopedia
Steven Broy is an American musician
, best known as a founding member and current bassist of the heavy metal
band The Mentors
. Broy has also collaborated in related bands and released solo records under the Dr. Heathen Scum moniker.
(El Duce.) The band later relocated to Los Angeles
, California
and gained extensive notoriety for their extreme shock rock
aesthetic.
Broy was in and out of the Mentors during their early career due to his preoccupation while pursuing degrees in engineering
. His replacement, Mike Dewey, also used the Dr. Heathen Scum moniker during his time with the band, causing confusion regarding contribution credits. Broy returned to the bass in 1985 when The Mentors signed to Death Records, a subsidiary of Metal Blade
, and released their debut studio LP, You Axed For It!
. Thereafter, Broy was briefly replaced by bassists Ed Danky ("Poppa Sneaky Spermshooter") and Zippy, but returned to the group in 1989. The band continued after Hoke's 1997 death and presently remain active, with Broy often acting as the group's unofficial spokesman.
Broy has also performed as Dr. Heathen Scum with Hoke on his solo albums, collaborated with many groups, and has made solo albums as Dr. Heathen Scum and Pope Heathen Scum. According to Broy, his band Church of El Duce was formed "immediately after the resurrection of our Lord, El Duce" and Hoke came to him in a dream, telling him to "keep rockin'".
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, best known as a founding member and current bassist of the heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band The Mentors
The Mentors
The Mentors are an American heavy metal band noted for its deliberately sexist shock rock lyrics.They formed in 1977 in 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...
. Broy has also collaborated in related bands and released solo records under the Dr. Heathen Scum moniker.
Career
As a teenager, Broy co-founded The Mentors in Seattle, Washington in 1976 with two classmates at Roosevelt High School, guitarist Eric Carlson (Sickie Wifebeater), and drummer/vocalist Eldon HokeEldon Hoke
El Duce redirects here. The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was known as "Il Duce."Eldon Wayne Hoke was an American musician. Nicknamed El Duce, he was best known as the drummer and lead singer of the self-described "rape rock" band The Mentors...
(El Duce.) The band later relocated to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and gained extensive notoriety for their extreme shock rock
Shock rock
Shock rock is an umbrella term for artists who combine rock music with elements of theatrical shock value in live performances.-History:Screamin' Jay Hawkins was arguably the first shock rocker...
aesthetic.
Broy was in and out of the Mentors during their early career due to his preoccupation while pursuing degrees in engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
. His replacement, Mike Dewey, also used the Dr. Heathen Scum moniker during his time with the band, causing confusion regarding contribution credits. Broy returned to the bass in 1985 when The Mentors signed to Death Records, a subsidiary of Metal Blade
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
, and released their debut studio LP, You Axed For It!
You Axed For It!
You Axed For It! is the first album by American "rape rock" band The Mentors.-Track listing:#"Sandwich of Love" - 4:22#"Shocked and Grossed" - 3:42#"Four F Club" - 5:35#"Herpes Two" - 5:21#"Judgement Day" - 4:56 #"Sleep Bandits" - 4:35...
. Thereafter, Broy was briefly replaced by bassists Ed Danky ("Poppa Sneaky Spermshooter") and Zippy, but returned to the group in 1989. The band continued after Hoke's 1997 death and presently remain active, with Broy often acting as the group's unofficial spokesman.
Broy has also performed as Dr. Heathen Scum with Hoke on his solo albums, collaborated with many groups, and has made solo albums as Dr. Heathen Scum and Pope Heathen Scum. According to Broy, his band Church of El Duce was formed "immediately after the resurrection of our Lord, El Duce" and Hoke came to him in a dream, telling him to "keep rockin'".
With The Mentors
- Get Up and DieGet Up and DieGet Up and Die is an EP released by the American rape rock group The Mentors.Get Up and Die was later repackaged as Trash Bag with different track order in 1982, and again as Value Pack and another different track order.-Track listing:#"Peepin' Tom" #"Get Up and Die" #"Woman From Sodom" #"Going...
(1981 Mystic Records) - You Axed for It!You Axed For It!You Axed For It! is the first album by American "rape rock" band The Mentors.-Track listing:#"Sandwich of Love" - 4:22#"Shocked and Grossed" - 3:42#"Four F Club" - 5:35#"Herpes Two" - 5:21#"Judgement Day" - 4:56 #"Sleep Bandits" - 4:35...
(1985 Metal Blade/Death Records) - Up the Dose (1986 Metal Blade/Death Records)
- Rock BibleRock BibleRock Bible is the fourth album by American "rape rock" band the Mentors.Was only available on cassette on its original release. Rick Lomas plays drums on most tracks due to El Duce's inability to control his alcohol intake....
(1990 Mentor Records) - To The MaxTo The Max (album)To The Max is American "rape rock" band The Mentors fifth album and final album with lead singer El Duce.-Track listing:#"When You're Horny, You're Horny" - 2:41#"God's Gift to Women"- 2:57#"Donkey Dick" - 3:18#"Forty Ouncer" - 2:52...
(1991 Mentor Records) - Over The Top (2005 Mentor Records)
- DucefixionDucefixionDucefixion is an album released in summer 2009 by the American rape rock group The Mentors.The last track of the album "Masturbation Illness" features El Duce on vocals and was recorded in the 1990s.-Track listing:#"Black Snatch" - 5:17...
(2009 Mentor Records)
With The Mantors
- Lust Muscle (2008 Mad Dog/Mentors Records)
- Matando Emo (2009 Mad Dog/Mentors Records)
As Pope Heathen Scum
- Top Notch Rock (Mentors Records)
- Lady Killer (2008 Mind Boggler Records)
With Mentor Heathen Scum's Church Of El Duce
- Not Suitable For Anyone (2006 Usmetal Records)
- Ladies Man (album) (2006 Usmetal S&m Records)
Videography
- 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)
External links
- Pope Heathen Scum at Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...
- Dr. Heathen Scum's Church of El Duce
- Dr. Heathen Scum's channel at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- The Mentors Official Website
- Mentors @ the Metal Archives
- Dr. Heathen Scum at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Church of El Duce at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Kill Allen Wrench at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....