Graf Orlock (band)
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Graf Orlock is a grindcore band from Los Angeles
, California
. They are named after Graf Orlok
from the film Nosferatu. Consisting members of hardcore punk
bands Greyskull, Arctic Choke, Dangers, and Ghostlimb, Graf Orlock commonly uses audio snippets and script dialogue from action movies like The Terminator
, Aliens
, and RoboCop
in all their songs; this mix has been jokingly called "cinema-grind."
called Destination Time Yesterday which created controversy in the school for not referencing sources. The controversy erupted to a riot involving the Los Angeles Police Department
.
After the riot, "Jason" and "Alan" were expelled from UCLA. Both "Jason" and "Alan" along with bassist "Sven Calhoun" and vocalist "Kalvin Kristoff" begun Graf Orlock with EPs
and split albums. In 2006, they started a trilogy based around the controversial screenplay starting with Destination Time Yesterday, and in 2007 Destination Time Tomorrow EP was released; which was number 16 in Decibel magazine's Top 40 of 2007. The final chapter of the trilogy, Destination Time Today, was released in 2009.
Currently, members of Graf Orlock are operating their own label called Vitriol Records which has bands including Ghostlimb, Robotosaurus, Owen Hart, Teeth, Dangers, and Totalt Jävla Mörker
.
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. They are named after Graf Orlok
Count Orlok
Count Orlok is a fictional character portrayed by Max Schreck in the silent movie Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens...
from the film Nosferatu. Consisting members of hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
bands Greyskull, Arctic Choke, Dangers, and Ghostlimb, Graf Orlock commonly uses audio snippets and script dialogue from action movies like The Terminator
Terminator (franchise)
The Terminator series is a science fiction franchise encompassing a series of films and other media concerning battles between Skynet's artificially intelligent machine network, and John Connor's Resistance forces and the rest of the human race....
, Aliens
Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
, and RoboCop
RoboCop
RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop"...
in all their songs; this mix has been jokingly called "cinema-grind."
History
The band formed after "Jason Schmidt" and "Alan Hunter" were working on a screenplay while attending UCLAUniversity of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
called Destination Time Yesterday which created controversy in the school for not referencing sources. The controversy erupted to a riot involving the Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...
.
After the riot, "Jason" and "Alan" were expelled from UCLA. Both "Jason" and "Alan" along with bassist "Sven Calhoun" and vocalist "Kalvin Kristoff" begun Graf Orlock with EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
and split albums. In 2006, they started a trilogy based around the controversial screenplay starting with Destination Time Yesterday, and in 2007 Destination Time Tomorrow EP was released; which was number 16 in Decibel magazine's Top 40 of 2007. The final chapter of the trilogy, Destination Time Today, was released in 2009.
Currently, members of Graf Orlock are operating their own label called Vitriol Records which has bands including Ghostlimb, Robotosaurus, Owen Hart, Teeth, Dangers, and Totalt Jävla Mörker
Totalt Jävla Mörker
uTotalt Jävla Mörker is a crust punk band from Skellefteå, Sweden.Fredrik, vocalist in TJM, is the drummer in Knugen Faller — a band that included Inge from The Noise Conspiracy as vocalist until 2005...
.
Members
All members use multiple pseudonyms, but these names are most commonly used:- "Karl Bournze" - vocals (2008–present)
- "Jason Schmidt" - guitar, vocals (2003–present)
- "Sven Calhoun" - bass (2003–present)
- "Alan Hunter" - drums (2003–present)
Discography
- Graf Orlock (EP, 2004)
- Corpserate Greed (EP, 2004)
- Split w/ Hurry Up And Kill Yourself (Split, 2004)
- Split w/ Greyskull (Split, 2005)
- Destination Time YesterdayDestination Time YesterdayDestination Time Yesterday is the first album by grindcore band Graf Orlock. This is the first chapter of the Destination Time trilogy named after the controversial UCLA screenplay...
(Album, 2006) - Destination Time TomorrowDestination Time TomorrowDestination Time Tomorrow is a EP by grindcore band Graf Orlock. This is the second chapter of the Destination Time trilogy named after the controversial UCLA screenplay...
(EP, 2007) - Destination Time TodayDestination Time TodayDestination Time Today is an album by grindcore band Graf Orlock. This is the third chapter of the Destination Time trilogy named after the controversial UCLA screenplay. As with previous records, each song begins with a quote from a film that relates to the title...
(Album, 2009) - DoomboxDoomboxDoombox is an EP by Graf Orlock. It was released by Vitriol Records in 2011. It was released as a 10" record, pressed on black and clear...
(EP, 2011)