The Mentors, Damned Pilots

The Mentors are one of the most offensive bands to emerge from the 70's, the American heavy metal band, noted for their deliberately perverse shock rock lyrics played a role in corruptingsociety and defending freedom of speech, culminating in a shocking conspiracy. 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. Their music has developed stylistically over the years from garage metal to metal punk to rock metal, with extremely chauvinistic and perverse lyrics. Although they garnered attention both from noted hard rock acts (Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse and more) and pro-censorship movements such as the Parents Music Resource Center, the high-profile death of drummer and lead singer Eldon Hoke ("El Duce") in 1997 brought them unprecedented attention. They remain active and still constantly touring all over USA.

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The Damned Pilots relate to a steam punk and post-nuclear cartoon-like scenario. Their sound ranges from classic rock to stoner and doom-metal. Formed in Trieste (Italy) in 2013, Damned Pilots recorded their debut EP "Spaced Out" (2013) via Radioactive Records. In late 2013 they produced a videoclip for their song Make My Day, directed by Fabio Bressan, which had its world premiere on Blank TV. In June 2016 they had been touring for the first time in USA to promote their CD "One More Mission" released by Planet K Records. In 2015 the band recorded their second full length, "Overgalaxy", produced by Ron Goudie (Stryper, Poison, Social Distortion, Death Angel, GWAR, 45 Grave, T.S.O.L.) and mixed and mastered by the legendary producer Bill Metoyer (Slayer, W.A.S.P., Corrosion Of Conformity, Trouble, D.R.I., Lizzy Borden). The band has already collected four European Tours: "Spaced Out" Tour (2013), "Beatin' the Odds" (2013), "Ride the Sky" (2014), "The Rock Für Die Menschen" (2015) and one US Tour "Gods of Perversion" (2016) as supporters for The Mentors. Damned Pilots have also played in many festivals through Italy, Slovenia, Germany and Netherlands with bands such as Candlemass, Lizzy Borden and Warrior Soul. Their music also featured on the compilations "Obscure Anthems" (Radioactive Records) and "Trieste Rock City" (Kornalcielo Records).

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