Carla Harvey
Carla Harvey | |
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| Born | October 4, 1976 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Formerly of | Butcher Babies 2010-2024 |
Carla Harvey (born October 4, 1976)[citation needed] is an American musician, best known as a former co-vocalist of the metal band Butcher Babies.[1] She landed her first job in Hollywood as an Entertainment Reporter for the Playboy Channel, and appeared on many popular network TV shows like Rules of Engagement.[2] Harvey took a break from the entertainment world to earn a degree in Mortuary Science from California's Cypress College, and worked as an embalmer and funeral director before forming the Butcher Babies and pursuing her lifelong dream of being a touring musician. Harvey is passionate about writing. She was named a "comic book mastermind" by Hustler.[2] Her first published comic book Butcher Babies was released with great success at San Diego Comic-Con 2011.[2] Her first full-length novel, Death and Other Dances, was released in 2014, and a new comic series entitled Soul Sucka was released in 2015.
Biography
Harvey is of Irish-Ethiopian descent through her father and of Finnish-Italian descent through her mother.[3] She had a sister named Julia, who was born with microcephaly and died from it at a young age.[4] Harvey attended Glenn Levey Middle School in Southfield, Michigan. As a teenager, she attended Mercy High School (all-girl private Catholic) and Harrison High School, both in Farmington Hills, Michigan.[5] Carla also has a degree in mortuary science from California's Cypress College, was Valedictorian and earned a degree in Mortuary Business from Mid America College of Funeral Service and is a licensed funeral director and embalmer as well as a grief coach. In an interview, she said that "She hopes to one day open her own funeral home, but for now, she's enjoying life on the road with the Butcher Babies."[2] As of 2015, Harvey started dating Charlie Benante, the drummer of American thrash metal band Anthrax,[6] and as of January 24th, 2024 they are engaged. After departing Butcher Babies in July 2024, Harvey announced the forming of her new band, The Violent Hour. [7]
Musical influences
Discography
With Butcher Babies
- Blonde Girls All Look the Same (Single) (2011)
- Butcher Babies (EP) (2012)
- Goliath (2013)
- Uncovered (EP) (2014)
- Take It Like a Man (2015)
- Lilith (2017)
- Eye for an Eye…/…'Till the World's Blind (2023)
References
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Carla Harvey Official Website". Carlaharvey.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ "International Metal Ladies". Femmezin Empire. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
father is Irish and Ethiopian, and thanks to her mother Finnish and Italian
- ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES Announce "Eye For An Eye...' + '…'Til The World's Blind" Double Album, Share Music Video for "Red Thunder"". Sonic Perspectives. May 16, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Carla Harvey". IMDb.
- ↑ "Anthrax Drummer + Butcher Babies Singer Are a Couple". Loudwire. March 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Ex-Butcher Babies Singer Carla Harvey Launches New Project The Violent Hour". blabbermouth. September 22, 2024.
External links
- Carla Harvey at IMDb
- Carla Harvey on Twitter
- Carla Harvey on Instagram
- IMDb name with no id set
- 1976 births
- African-American rock musicians
- African-American rock singers
- American female adult models
- American women heavy metal singers
- American heavy metal singers
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Finnish descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Ethiopian descent
- Living people
- Singers from Detroit
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American actresses
- Metalcore singers