▁M ental lo ▁and ▁the ▁Fix er ▁( s ometimes ▁written ▁as ▁M ental lo ▁& ▁the ▁Fix er ) ▁is ▁the ▁project ▁name ▁used ▁by ▁Tex an ▁electro - indust rial ▁mus icians ▁Gary ▁D ass ing ▁( M ental lo ) ▁and ▁D way ne ▁D ass ing ▁( The ▁Fix er ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁by ▁Gary ▁D ass ing ▁alone ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁several ▁releases ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁record ▁label , ▁Metropol is ▁Records . ▁They ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁two ▁Marvel ▁Comics ▁characters . ▁ ▁Biography ▁The ▁D ass ing ▁brothers ▁first ▁began ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁music ▁by ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁more ▁traditional ▁rock ▁music ▁instruments , ▁such ▁as ▁guitar ▁and ▁drums . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁two ▁formed ▁their ▁first ▁band ▁Ben est rop he ▁with ▁vocal ist ▁Richard ▁M ende z , ▁the ▁instruments ▁of ▁choice ▁became ▁synth es izers ▁and ▁sam pl ers . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁t apes ▁worth ▁of ▁material ▁they ▁recorded ▁subsequently ▁became ▁available ▁as ▁the ▁releases ▁" S ens ory ▁Dep riv ation " ▁and ▁" A ur ic ▁F ires " ▁on ▁Ras ▁D va ▁Records . ▁After ▁part ing ▁ways ▁with ▁M ende z , ▁the ▁two ▁brothers ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁M ental lo ▁& ▁The ▁Fix er . ▁Their ▁very ▁first ▁release ▁" No ▁Rest ▁for ▁the ▁W icked " ▁saw ▁a ▁limited