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| Released | April 10, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Grindcore, Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 10:12 | |||
| Label | Vitriol | |||
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Los Angeles is an EP by Graf Orlock. It is inspired and based on the action/crime film, Heat . [1] It was released by Vitriol Records on April 10, 2012. [2] The first 7" pressing was limited to 200 copies, while the second pressing is limited to 600. [3]
Natalie Zina Walschots of Exclaim! described Los Angeles as "tight" and "explosive", "designed to titillate and entertain". [1]
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