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The El Duce Tapes Special Edition Blu-ray will be available from Arrow Video February 9th

In the early 90s, aspiring filmmaker (and General Hospital co-star) Ryan Sexton lugged a giant camcorder into some of the seediest clubs and the filthiest apartments in Hollywood. There he filmed hour upon hour of VHS footage of the jaw-droppingly offensive Shock Rock band The Mentors, focusing on their infamous lead singer, El Duce. 30 years later, the team behind The Nightmare and Room 237 and the editor of Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist uncover this dusty stockpile of long forgotten and unseen footage. They begin to piece together a picture of the man under the black executioner s hood and what his wilfully offensive act and controversial views might tell us about 21st century America.

An incendiary, tragicomic documentary (midway between The Decline of Western Civilization and Crumb) which has been...

February of 2021 seems a bumper crop of amazing looking releases from Arrow Video in the US, Canada, and the UK.  All three territories will see the first Blu-ray release of Ryan Sexton, Rodney Ascher, & David Lawrence's documentary on the infamous lead singer of punk miscreants, The Mentors, The El Duce Tapes. On top of that, Arrow continues their commitment to releasing the films of legendary Japanese provocateur Ishii Teruo with Shogun's Joy Of Torture. UK fans will get the 4K Uhd premiere of Lamberto Bava's Demons & Demons 2, definitely my most hotly anticipated release of the bunch. This limited edition set will be released on both...

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From Lake of Dracula to The Wizard of Gore and The El Duce Tapes, Arrow Video's streaming service has an eclectic mix of cult genre titles for you to enjoy:

London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the November lineup of their new subscription-based Arrow platform, available now in the US and Canada. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries, Arrow boasts a selection of cult classics, hidden gems and iconic horror films, all curated by the Arrow Video team. November will include the launch of Ban This Sick Filth!, a rotating catalog highlighting some of the most controversial films ever made, including We Are the Flesh, Orgies of Edo, The Baby, The Woman and Bat Pussy.

The lineup begins November 2nd with The El Duce Tapes, the new X-rated music documentary about the self-styled “King...

One of my favorite films out of the North Bend Film Fest was the latest documentary from Rodney Asher (Room 237; The Nightmare). The El Duce Tapes is an equally horrifying and fascinating look into the frontman of controversial 80s/90s shock rock group The Mentors. Eldon Hoke, aka "El Duce," dubbed the band’s brand of music “Rape Rock” and wrote and performed what are arguably some of the most offensive songs ever recorded.

In the early 90s, filmmaker Ryan Sexton began shooting footage of El Duce to put together a short film about the band. The project never really came together, as shooting continued on and on, filling multiple VHS tapes, which eventually sat in storage. Asher and David Lawrence have taken them and edited them down into a horrifying and engrossing examination of the man, the persona and the space where the two meet.

If you’re not...