Carla Harvey and Charlie Benante's The Violent Hour Set First LP, Drop 'Already Dead'
Carla Harvey and Charlie Benante's project The Violent Hour will release its first full-length, Pretty Girls Do Ugly Things, on January 22. The lead track, 'Already Dead,' arrives with a music video and blends aggressive metal elements with a buoyant rock groove. Benante handles studio instrumentation, while Harvey tours with an all-female backing group.
The Violent Hour pairs Carla Harvey, known for Lords of Acid and her former role in Butcher Babies, with her husband Charlie Benante of Anthrax and Pantera. Their first full-length, Pretty Girls Do Ugly Things, is scheduled for January 22. The lead track "Already Dead" comes with a video and mixes thrash-leaning heaviness with a springy rock bounce.
Harvey describes the song as arriving when another person's capacity to wound has run out, turning that exhaustion into strength. She says the album title reflects a broader idea: goodness and ugliness can coexist, beauty can emerge from harsh circumstances, and survival sometimes requires getting messy. Benante records the music; Harvey performs live with an all-female band. Four of five EP songs appear on the album.
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The release may draw crossover listeners from metal, hard rock, and pop-leaning audiences, especially fans of Harvey and Benante's established bands. Its themes of resilience and reclaiming power could resonate with listeners processing difficult relationships. An all-female touring lineup may also spotlight women in heavy music, potentially encouraging more visibility for similar acts. As with any album launch, actual cultural reach will depend on touring, streaming, and media attention. Count: The1 release2 may3 draw4 crossover5 listeners6 from7 metal8, hard9 rock10, and11 pop-leaning12 audiences13, especially14 fans15 of16 Harvey17 and18 Benante's19 established20 bands21. Its22 themes23 of24 resilience25 and26 reclaiming27 power28 could29 resonate30 with31 listeners32 processing33 difficult34 relationships35. An36 all-female37 touring38 lineup39 may40 also41 spotlight42 women43 in44 heavy45 music46, potentially47 encouraging48 more49 visibility50 for51 similar52 acts53. As54 with55