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l.a.p.d. silveria , james shaffer , reginald arvizu , richard morrill line-up . from left to right : david korn 1989 -- 1992 triple x records 205 l.a.p.d. -lrb- band -rrb-
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l.a.p.d. -lrb- band -rrb-

l.a.p.d. -lrb- love and peace dude , later laughing as people die -rrb- was an american heavy metal band , formed in 1989 , in bakersfield , california .
from 1989 to 1991 , the member line-up was james shaffer , reginald arvizu , david silveria , richard morrill .
the group has released one studio album , one extended play , and one compilation album .
the band was originally formed by shaffer , arvizu , and morrill .
capra approached the band introducing them to bands like the red hot chili peppers and faith no more .
still in need for a drummer , the band placed an advertisement in a local newspaper which was answered by silveria .
shortly after this , the band recorded a demo album which was meant to be sent out to record companies .
realizing they would have to continue the band in a more populated area in order for them to expand , all of the members but shaffer left bakersfield and resided in hollywood , los angeles , california -lrb- shaffer later moved to hollywood as well -rrb- .
in late 1989 , the band hired a man named arthur as their manager , resulting in them getting signed to triple x records .
the band recorded and released their first extended play in 1989 , but it suffered from poor distribution .
in 1991 , they released `` who 's laughing now '' , their first full-length studio album .
shortly after the album 's release , capra left the band and was replaced by someone only noted by his first name corey .
corey was fired from the band several weeks later .
after this , morrill quit the band , and the rest of the group set out to form the band korn with two other people .
several of the band 's former members have formed solo projects .
in 1997 , a compilation album consisting of fourteen tracks was released .
