Ex-BUTCHER BABIES Singer CARLA HARVEY Shares Video For New THE VIOLENT HOUR Single 'Hell Or Hollywood'
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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 has released the official music video for "Hell Or Hollywood", the second single from her new project THE VIOLENT HOUR, via Megaforce Records. The new track features PANTERA guitarist and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman Zakk Wylde. The video was shot at West Hollywood's iconic Rainbow Bar & Grill, a location that literally was the reason Carla moved at a young age to Hollywood from her Detroit home.
Directed by Industralism Films' Vincent Cordero (BLACK VEIL BRIDES, Kat Von D),the "Hell Or Hollywood" video explores Harvey's experiences and emotions from when she first moved to Los Angeles, and has been described as a "swampy metal induced rocker" that captures the chaotic, gritty, and euphoric aspects of her L.A. journey.
"Shooting the 'Hell Or Hollywood' video at the Rainbow was a full-circle moment for me," said Carla. "As a kid growing up in the Midwest, I saw the Rainbow in rock mags and iconic GUNS N' ROSES videos... It exuded that gritty, dangerous, rock 'n' roll lifestyle I craved. When I moved to L.A., I practically lived there. I made my first friends at the Rainbow, found my first bandmates there, and got into plenty of trouble. The Rainbow is more than a backdrop; it's a living, breathing piece of rock history."
She continued: "This video tells the story of chasing a dream to L.A. (both the pleasures and the pitfalls) and toys with the question: do you have to sell your soul for rock 'n' roll? Is this Hell or Hollywood? The answer reveals itself at the end of the video. It was important for me to have Lemmy (played by Luke Edwards of KILLED BY DEATH) in the video as one of my 'tempters' because of his iconic presence at the Rainbow. You'll spot a Janis Joplin too (actress Shannon Corbett) and I had to throw in a little tongue-in-cheek humor as well with a Kurt Cobain lookalike (Gabe Maska) because let's be real, if Kurt showed up at the Rainbow, you'd definitely be in hell."
Harvey's fiancé, ANTHRAX and PANTERA drummer Charlie Benante, who wrote the project's music and played all instruments on the EP, said in a statement: "Carla grew up loving GUNS N' ROSES, and since they were so heavily influenced by AEROSMITH, I wanted to write something that paid tribute to both.
"The riff on 'Hell Or Hollywood' is the kind that stands on its own — even without vocals, it's got a swagger to it. And having Zakk Wylde on the solo? He brought this raw, six string grit that rips through the track. You hear it and instantly know — it's him."
When "Hell Or Hollywood" was first released earlier this month, Carla commented: "I wanted to write a song that felt the way I did when I first moved to Los Angeles at twenty, like my motorcycle boots hitting the Sunset Strip for the very first time. I had driven across the country with nothing but a paper map, no friends, no plan — just a dream. I figured I'd survive somehow, and every day was exactly that: survival. There were moments that nearly broke me, followed by the kind of euphoric highs that made it all worth it. That's what Hell or Hollywood is: the chaos, illusion and grit in perfect juxtaposition. Wouldn't leave it if you could…"
In April, Carla released the official music video for "Sick Ones", the first single from THE VIOLENT HOUR. The track features MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist John 5.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
