THE VIOLENT HOUR – The Violent Hour 2025 EP

Release date: Friday, July 25th 2025 CHICAGO: (Friday, June 6, 2025) — Today, “Hell or Hollywood,” the brand new single from The Violent Hour’s upcoming EP that features guitarist Zakk Wylde, is released via Megaforce Records, and you can check it out HERE.

“I wanted to write a song that felt the way I did when I first moved to Los Angeles at twenty,” vocalist/ lyricist Carla Harvey explains, “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…”

1. 01 Sick Ones
2. 02 Hell Or Hollywood
3. 03 Portland Oregon
4. 04 Sex and Cigarettes
5. 05 The Violent Hour