Carla Harvey

Carla Harvey (born October 4, 1976)[2] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author, artist, actress, and former nude model. She is best known as co-vocalist of the American heavy metal band Butcher Babies. 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.[3] 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.

Carla Harvey
Harvey in 2014.
Background information
Birth nameCarla Harvey
Born (1976-10-04) October 4, 1976
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • author
  • former erotic model
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Height5 ft 2.75 in (1.59 m)[1]

Harvey is passionate about writing. She was named a "comic book mastermind" by Hustler.[3] Her first published comic book Butcher Babies was released with great success at San Diego Comic-Con 2011.[3] 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.

Early life

Harvey is of Irish-Ethiopian descent through her father and of Finnish-Italian descent through her mother.[4] She 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, and is a licensed funeral director and embalmer. 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."[3] She also worked as a nude model and had appeared in several softcore adult features, sometimes using the alias Bridget Banks. Among these are At Your Service (2006), Decadent Dreams (2005), and Bedtime Secrets (2008).[6][7] Harvey also appeared in Hustler's rap-porn compilation Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle XXX DVD (2001), but did not perform any explicit acts and was only featured as a dancer.[8]

Reaction to criticism

Harvey and her fellow Butcher Babies vocalist, Heidi Shepherd, have been subject to some negative criticism. In an interview with Blabbermouth.net, Harvey said: "There's always gonna be haters. We actually don't really play into the negativity, or read into the negativity. I think people are afraid of sexuality, especially Americans."[9] Harvey supports greater female representation in the metal music scene.

Discography

With Butcher Babies

Musical influences

Harvey has cited her influences as Pantera, Slayer, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, and the Plasmatics. However, in an interview, she has stated that her main musical heroes are Slash and Jimi Hendrix. She said: "As a biracial kid growing up in the Detroit area, I got a lot of shit for loving hard rock and metal, and seeing musicians that were also African American playing the music I loved made me strong enough to say, 'Fuck you, I'm going to like what I want.'"[10] She is also heavily influenced by horror movies such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Devil's Rejects.[11]

References
  1. instagram.com/p/zyGOwvuiR0/
  3. "Carla Harvey Official Website". Carlaharvey.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  4. "International Metal Ladies". Femmezin Empire. April 11, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2020. father is Irish and Ethiopian, and thanks to her mother Finnish and Italian
  6. "Carla Harvey - IAFD". Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  7. "Carla Harvey - Adult Film Database". Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282988/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  9. "BUTCHER BABIES' CARLA HARVEY: 'People Are Afraid Of Sexuality, Especially Americans'". Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  10. Brandon Geist (September 19, 2011). "Exclusive: Butcher Babies Debut New Song, "Blonde Girls All Look the Same" – Heavy Metal News | Music Videos |Golden Gods Awards". revolvermag.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  11. "Gute Horrorfilme 2013 – Horrorfilm Reviews " Exclusive-Interview with The Butcher Babies". Horrorpilot.com. September 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
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