Carla Harvey (ex-Butcher Babies) Launches The Violent Hour

Founding vocalist for the metal band Butcher Babies, comic book author, artist, novelist, and the holder of multiple degrees in Mortuary Science and Thanatology, singer/musician Carla Harvey today announces “Sick Ones,” the first single from her new project, The Violent Hour (Megaforce Records). The new track was co-written by Harvey and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante and features guitarist John 5.

Regarding the song, Harvey states:

“‘Sick Ones’ is a rock n’ roll anthem about cutting the toxic people out of your life. It’s a call of freedom, a fist-to-the-face to anyone who has tried to hold you down, hold you back or dim your light. It was written at a vulnerable time in my life when I was forced to end relationships I thought would last forever.”

Harvey adds:

“When choosing a theme for this song, I thought about a phrase I had scrawled across a journal from 1999: ‘Cut The Sick Ones Loose.’ Those words became my mantra over the last couple of years and felt perfect to chant over Charlie’s guitar riffs. ‘Sick Ones’ also features an absolutely shredding guitar solo by John 5 that brings this thrasher to a whole different level.”

Benante comments:

“‘Sick Ones’ has a modernized NWOBHM (New Wave of British heavy metal) vibe to it. The riff is very catchy and stays with you like a good riff should. ‘Sick Ones’ is just the tip of the iceberg for this project. Many of the songs we crafted for The Violent Hour are unlike anything Carla has ever done as a vocalist, reflecting different moods and a new beginning. The music flowed out of me because I had this motivation, this drive…it was unstoppable.”

Carla Harvey is cut from a very unique cloth. She loves to be challenged and is of the opinion that fear is a great motivator in life, that when you throw yourself into what it is that you’re most afraid of when you’re uncomfortable, you feel alive and are the most creative. When the Butcher Babies decided to part ways with Carla after 15 years, it indeed felt scary. But she definitely grew from the experience.

Harvey adds:

“Since I was a kid, I’ve questioned everything. I listened more than I spoke to take in the world around me, and I tried to make art out of the discord.”

The Violent Hour’s first music video was directed by Vicente Cordero/Industrial Films and is due out on April 25th.

The Violent Hour “Sick Ones” single artwork