Code Orange (band)

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The band formed under the name "Code Orange Kids" in 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|first=Manny|last=Theiner|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/pittsburgh-punkers-code-orange-kids-mature-a-bit-with-second-release-271680/|title=Pittsburgh punkers, Code Orange Kids, mature a bit with second release|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|publisher=Block Communications|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210125654/http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2010/11/04/Pittsburgh-punkers-Code-Orange-Kids-mature-a-bit-with-second-release/stories/201011040440|archive-date=December 10, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|first=Gregory|last=Heaney|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/code-orange-mn0003009879/biography|title=Code Orange Allmusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709184541/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/code-orange-mn0003009879/biography|archive-date=July 9, 2023|url-status=live}}

They started out playing "really straightforward punk," but would eventually take their music in a heavier direction with the introduction of new member, Bob Rizzo, who met members of the band at a local show. By early 2012, the band described themselves as "doomy, abrasive" hardcore punk similar to Black Flag, Converge or Integrity.

The band found some difficulty touring in their early days, due to the fact that they were not old enough to play at some of the clubs, and because many of the members were still in high school, could only tour between semesters. Despite this, Code Orange Kids opened for such bands as the Misfits, The Bronx, Nekromantix and Anti-Flag.{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Mervis|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/local-scene-anti-flag-in-asia-code-orange-kids-signs-with-deathwish-and-more-214203/|title=Local Scene: Anti-Flag in Asia, Code Orange Kids signs with Deathwish, and more|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|publisher=Block Communications|date=February 2, 2012|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521061710/http://www.post-gazette.com/music/2012/02/02/Local-Scene-Anti-Flag-in-Asia-Code-Orange-Kids-signs-with-Deathwish-and-more/stories/201202020579|archive-date=May 21, 2016|url-status=dead}} Early self-published releases from Code Orange Kids included 2009's Winter Tour Demo, 2010's Demo 2010 and 2011's Embrace Me/Erase Me.{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Pfleider|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2287952|title=Featured Stream: Code Orange Kids|work=AbsolutePunk|publisher=Buzz Media|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=September 26, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221060137/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2287952|archive-date=February 21, 2013|url-status=dead}} Code Orange Kids released the EP Cycles through Mayfly Records in 2011.{{cite magazine|first=Bryne|last=Yancey|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_join_deathwish_inc_stream_new_songtitle|title=Code Orange Kids join Deathwish Inc., stream new song|magazine=Alternative Press|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610223604/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_join_deathwish_inc_stream_new_song|archive-date=June 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}

Code Orange Kids announced they signed to Deathwish Inc. in January 2012.{{cite magazine|first=Bryne|last=Yancey|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_to_release_split_with_full_of_hell|title=Code Orange Kids to release split with Full Of Hell|magazine=Alternative Press|date=January 31, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806062342/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_to_release_split_with_full_of_hell|archive-date=August 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|first=Aubin|last=Paul|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/45999/code-orange-kids-sign-to-deathwish|title=Code Orange Kids sign to Deathwish|work=Punknews.org|date=January 30, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112060523/http://www.punknews.org/article/45999/code-orange-kids-sign-to-deathwish|archive-date=January 12, 2013|url-status=live}} At the time of their signing, the average age among the band members was only 18 years old. In April 2012, the band released a split EP with Full of Hell through Topshelf Records. A Max Moore-directed music video for the song "V (My Body Is A Well)" from the EP was also released.{{cite web|first=Lars|last=Gotrich|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/04/18/150892855/code-orange-kids-my-mind-is-a-prison-unhinged-hardcore-captured-live|title=Code Orange Kids' 'My Body Is A Well': Unhinged Hardcore Captured Live|work=NPR|date=April 18, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717163651/http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/04/18/150892855/code-orange-kids-my-mind-is-a-prison-unhinged-hardcore-captured-live| archive-date=July 17, 2012|url-status=live}} Code Orange Kids toured North America with Touché Amoré, Defeater and Birds in Row in April 2012,{{cite web|first=Aubin|last=Paul|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/46436/touche-amore-defeater-code-orange-kids-birds-in-row|title=Touché Amoré / Defeater / Code Orange Kids / Birds in Row|work=Punknews.org|date=March 6, 2012|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223161240/https://www.punknews.org/article/46436/toucha-amora-defeater-code-orange-kids-birds-in-row|archive-date=December 23, 2017|url-status=live}} and toured Europe in July 2012.

{{cite web|first=Aubin|last=Paul|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/47581/code-orange-kids-in-the-studio-plan-european-tour|title=Code Orange Kids in the studio, plan European tour|work=Punknews.org|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223044323/https://www.punknews.org/article/47581/code-orange-kids-in-the-studio-plan-european-tour|archive-date=December 23, 2017|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Love Is Love/Return to Dust}}

Code Orange Kids released their debut full-length album, Love Is Love/Return to Dust, in October 2012 through Deathwish.{{cite web|first=Lars|last=Gotrich|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/09/25/161583646/song-premiere-code-orange-kids-liars-trudge|title=Song Premiere: Code Orange Kids, 'Liars // Trudge'|work=NPR|date=September 25, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928001145/http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/09/25/161583646/song-premiere-code-orange-kids-liars-trudge|archive-date=September 28, 2012|url-status=live}} The album was recorded in June 2012 with Kurt Ballou of Converge at his own GodCity studio.{{cite magazine|first=Bryne|last=Yancey|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_deathwish_inc_recording_new_album_with_kurt_ballou|title=Code Orange Kids (Deathwish Inc.) recording new album with Kurt Ballou|magazine=Alternative Press|date=June 6, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714055431/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_deathwish_inc_recording_new_album_with_kurt_ballou|archive-date=July 14, 2012|url-status=live}} Commenting on getting to work with Ballou, drummer Jami Morgan said, "Kurt has made tons of our favorite records and we respect him as an engineer and musician immensely, as many others do." The album's release was preceded by a music video for the song "Flowermouth (The Leech)" in October 2012.{{cite magazine|first=Matthew|last=Colwell|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_release_flowermouth_music_video|title=Code Orange Kids release 'Flowermouth' music video|magazine=Alternative Press|date=October 12, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023214623/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_kids_release_flowermouth_music_video|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}

The band began touring in support of Love Is Love/Return to Dust with a short Canadian tour with Bane in October 2012{{cite magazine|first=Brian|last=Kraus|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/bane_and_code_orange_kids_announce_short_canadian_tour|title=Bane and Code Orange Kids announce short Canadian tour|magazine=Alternative Press|date=August 4, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225061759/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/bane_and_code_orange_kids_announce_short_canadian_tour|archive-date=December 25, 2013|url-status=dead}} followed by a North American tour with Gaza and Full of Hell from November through December 2012.{{cite web|first=John|last=Flynn|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/49062/tours-gaza-code-orange-kids-full-of-hell|title=Tours: Gaza / Code Orange Kids / Full of Hell|work=Punknews.org|date=September 27, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930001424/http://www.punknews.org/article/49062/tours-gaza-code-orange-kids-full-of-hell|archive-date=September 30, 2012|url-status=live}} On this tour, the band was robbed of over US$10,000 worth of belongings in New Orleans, Louisiana.{{cite web|first=Keagan|last=Ilvonen|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2972512|title=Code Orange Kids Robbed in New Orleans|work=AbsolutePunk|publisher=Buzz Media|date=December 4, 2012|access-date=December 4, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221110016/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2972512|archive-date=February 21, 2013|url-status=dead}} In February/March 2013, Code Orange Kids toured the U.S. with H₂O and Terror;{{cite web|first=Aubin|last=Paul|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/50080/tours-h2o-terror-code-orange-kids-backtrack|title=Tours: H2O / Terror / Code Orange Kids / Backtrack|work=Punknews.org|date=December 20, 2012|access-date=December 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231172503/http://www.punknews.org/article/50080/tours-h2o-terror-code-orange-kids-backtrack|archive-date=December 31, 2012|url-status=live}} with Circle Takes the Square and Full of Hell in Europe in July/August 2013;{{cite web|first=John|last=Flynn|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/51264/tours-circle-takes-the-square-code-orange-kids-full-of-hell-europe|title=Tours: Circle Takes The Square / Code Orange Kids / Full of Hell (Europe)|work=Punknews.org|date=April 12, 2013|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416023651/http://www.punknews.org/article/51264/tours-circle-takes-the-square-code-orange-kids-full-of-hell-europe|archive-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=live}} with Terror and Fucked Up in North America in October 2013;{{cite web|first=Gregory|last=Adams|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/terror_bring_fucked_up_code_orange_kids_on_north_american_tour|title=Terror Bring Fucked Up and Code Orange Kids on North American Tour|work=Exclaim!|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=August 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917092800/http://exclaim.ca/News/terror_bring_fucked_up_code_orange_kids_on_north_american_tour|archive-date=September 17, 2013|url-status=dead}} and with Every Time I Die and Letlive in November/December 2013.{{cite magazine|first=Brian|last=Kraus|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/every_time_i_die_announce_fall_tour_with_letlive._and_code_orange_kids|title=Every Time I Die announce fall tour with letlive. and Code Orange Kids|magazine=Alternative Press|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925174545/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/every_time_i_die_announce_fall_tour_with_letlive._and_code_orange_kids|archive-date=September 25, 2013|url-status=dead}} In April 2013, the band released a 4-way split 7-inch with Tigers Jaw, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, and Self Defense Family.{{cite web|first=Kira|last=Wisniewski|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/51366/media-code-orange-kids-vi-worms-fear-god-god-fears-youth|title=Media: Code Orange Kids: 'VI (Worms Fear God // God Fears Youth)'|work=Punknews.org|date=April 24, 2013|access-date=April 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426234828/http://www.punknews.org/article/51366/media-code-orange-kids-vi-worms-fear-god-god-fears-youth|archive-date=April 26, 2013|url-status=live}}

{{Main|I Am King}}

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Recording for Code Orange Kids' (who would soon change their band name) second studio album began in February 2014 with Kurt Ballou.{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Rudisill|url=http://idobi.com/idobihowl/2014/01/interview-jami-morgan-of-code-orange-kids/|title=Interview: Jami Morgan of Code Orange Kids|work=idobi Radio|date=January 27, 2014|access-date=January 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129153104/http://idobi.com/idobihowl/2014/01/interview-jami-morgan-of-code-orange-kids/|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=live}} Speaking on the overall sound of the new record, Morgan said it would mark "a very new era for our band," and that, "It's different. A lot of the heavier parts are heavier and sometimes more obvious. A lot of the odd parts are weirder and a little more anti-social. Things are a lot more blended together." On June 5, 2014, the band announced that it was changing its name from "Code Orange Kids" to "Code Orange," and would be releasing its sophomore album titled I Am King on September 2, 2014. Three months before the release of the album, the band released a music video for the title track, "I Am King," in June 2014{{cite magazine|first=Brian|last=Kraus|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_release_i_am_king_music_video|title=Code Orange release 'I Am King' music video|magazine=Alternative Press|date=June 19, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622040005/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_release_i_am_king_music_video|archive-date=June 22, 2014|url-status=dead}} followed by an online stream of "My World" in July 2014{{cite magazine|first=Matt|last=Crane|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/code_orange_my_world_song_premiere|title=Code Orange – 'My World' song premiere|magazine=Alternative Press|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=July 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717204851/http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/code_orange_my_world_song_premiere|archive-date=July 17, 2014|url-status=dead}} and a music video for "Dreams in Inertia" in August 2014.{{cite web|first=Samuel|last=Zimmerman|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/video-premiere-code-orange-dreams-in-inertia/|title = Video Premiere: Code Orange – 'Dreams In Inertia'|work=Fangoria|date=August 13, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814021917/http://www.fangoria.com/new/video-premiere-code-orange-dreams-in-inertia/|archive-date=August 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}

Code Orange's first tour in support of I Am King was a six-date stint with Killswitch Engage surrounding the band's participation in This is Hardcore Festival 2014 in July/August 2014, followed by a North American co-headlining tour with Twitching Tongues in September and October. They also appeared on 2015's Rockstar Mayhem Festival, and toured the U.S. from June to August.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/the_devil_wears_prada_whitechapel_sworn_in_code_orange_more_announced_for_m/|title=The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Sworn In, Code Orange, more announced for Mayhem Festival 2015|magazine=Alternative Press|date=April 13, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424224925/https://www.altpress.com/the_devil_wears_prada_whitechapel_sworn_in_code_orange_more_announced_for_m/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=https://loudwire.com/slayer-2015-rockstar-energy-drink-mayhem-festival/|title=Slayer, King Diamond, Hellyeah + More to Play 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Tour|work=Loudwire|date=April 13, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425013204/https://loudwire.com/slayer-2015-rockstar-energy-drink-mayhem-festival/|archive-date=April 25, 2023|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Forever (Code Orange album)|l1=Forever}}

In April 2016, Code Orange signed to Roadrunner Records for their third studio album, which at the time was tentatively due out in late 2016.{{cite magazine|first=Tyler|last=Sharp|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_sign_to_roadrunner_records|title=Code Orange sign to Roadrunner Records|magazine=Alternative Press|date=April 27, 2016|access-date=April 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428101957/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_sign_to_roadrunner_records|archive-date=April 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|first=Gregory|last=Adams|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange_sign_to_roadrunner_records|title=Code Orange Sign to Roadrunner Records|work=Exclaim!|date=April 27, 2016|access-date=April 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429001545/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange_sign_to_roadrunner_records|archive-date=April 29, 2016|url-status=live}}

Leading up to the new album's release, the band toured the U.S. with Deftones in May 2016 and performed sporadic mid-year festival dates, including This Is Hardcore in August. In October 2016, the band released a new single, "Forever."{{cite magazine|first=Reed|last=Fischer|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-code-oranges-harrowing-new-forever-video-105305/|title=Watch Code Orange's Harrowing New 'Forever' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 31, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611080330/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-code-oranges-harrowing-new-forever-video-105305/|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=live}} It was revealed to be the title track to their third album, Forever, which was then set for release on January 13, 2017.{{cite magazine|first=Sean|last=Gonzalez|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/code-orange-announce-forever-stream-new-video/|title=Code Orange Announce 'Forever' And Stream New Video|magazine=New Noise Magazine|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=December 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117000242/https://newnoisemagazine.com/code-orange-announce-forever-stream-new-video/|archive-date=November 17, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|url=https://consequence.net/2016/10/code-orange-announce-new-album-forever-share-video-for-title-track-watch/|title=Code Orange announce new album Forever, share video for title track — watch|work=Consequence|date=October 31, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424165723/https://consequence.net/2016/10/code-orange-announce-new-album-forever-share-video-for-title-track-watch/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}} Following the release of the initial single, the band released an animated music video for "Kill The Creator" in December 2016,{{cite web|first=John|last=Gentile|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/62636/code-orange-kill-the-creator|title=Code Orange: "Kill the Creator"|work=Punknews.org|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425013204/https://www.punknews.org/article/62636/code-orange-kill-the-creator|archive-date=April 25, 2023|url-status=live}} as well as two further promotional singles, "Ugly"{{cite web|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|url=https://consequence.net/2017/01/code-orange-arent-afraid-to-get-ugly-on-raging-new-song-listen/|title=Code Orange aren't afraid to get "Ugly" on raging new song — listen|work=Consequence|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=February 17, 2023}}{{cite web|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/01/09/listen-to-code-oranges-ugly-new-track/|title=Listen to Code Orange's "Ugly" New Track|work=MetalSucks|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218023251/https://www.metalsucks.net/2017/01/09/listen-to-code-oranges-ugly-new-track/|archive-date=February 18, 2023|url-status=live}} and "Bleeding in the Blur," in January 2017, prior to the album's official release date of January 13.{{cite magazine|first=Jordan|last=Toney|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_debut_new_single_bleeding_in_the_blurlisten|title=Code Orange debut new single 'Bleeding in the Blur'|magazine=Alternative Press|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609114133/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/code_orange_debut_new_single_bleeding_in_the_blurlisten|archive-date=June 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}

A music video for the track "The Mud", directed by Balderose and Dmitry Zakharov, was premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on September 30, 2017.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/code_orange_the_mud_video_adult_swim/|title=Code Orange drop freaky new video for "The Mud" via Adult Swim|magazine=Alternative Press|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611080324/https://www.altpress.com/news/code_orange_the_mud_video_adult_swim/|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=live}} The album was featured on various best of 2017 lists including, Rolling Stone's "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017", Revolver's "20 Best Albums of 2017" and The Independent's "Top 20 Rock & Metal Albums of 2017."{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/code-orange-drops-autumn-and-carbine-animated-video/|title=Code Orange Drops 'Autumn And Carbine' Animated Video|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425013204/https://blabbermouth.net/news/code-orange-drops-autumn-and-carbine-animated-video|archive-date=April 25, 2023|url-status=live}}

In support of the album, the band began touring as a five-piece.{{cite magazine|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/interviews/code-orange-on-performing-recording-and-their-new-life-as-a-five-piece/|title=Code Orange on performing, recording, and their new life as a five-piece|magazine=Mix Down Magazine|date=December 14, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004015/https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/interviews/code-orange-on-performing-recording-and-their-new-life-as-a-five-piece/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}} Dominic Landolina – who also played lead guitar in Adventures alongside Meyers, Morgan and Goldman – was brought in as a touring guitarist and later became a full-time member, after being secretly unveiled as a new member in the music video for "Forever".{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Law|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/code-orange-this-doesnt-end-until-one-of-us-dies/|title=Code Orange Discuss Aggression, The Thin Line Between Art and Pain, Success|work=Kerrang!|date=November 29, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202100930/https://www.kerrang.com/features/code-orange-this-doesnt-end-until-one-of-us-dies/|archive-date=December 2, 2017|url-status=live}}

In August 2017, "Bleeding in the Blur" was announced as one of the official theme songs for NXT's NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III event.{{cite web|first=Evan|last=Minsker|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/code-orange-perform-wrestlers-entrance-theme-at-nxt-takeover-watch/|title=Code Orange Perform Wrestler's Entrance Theme at NXT TakeOver: Watch|work=Pitchfork|date=August 20, 2017|access-date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823035506/http://pitchfork.com/news/code-orange-perform-wrestlers-entrance-theme-at-nxt-takeover-watch/|archive-date=August 23, 2017|url-status=dead}} At the event, held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Code Orange were the first band to ever play live at an NXT show. They opened the event with a performance of "Bleeding in the Blur," before later performing a live version of Aleister Black's entrance music, "Root of All Evil," with Incendiary vocalist Brendan Garrone; who appears on the original version of the song. The band played Black to the ring for his match with Hideo Itami. On December 28 and 29, Code Orange and Daughters supported mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan on their final two shows.{{cite magazine|first=Zoe|last=Camp|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/dillinger-escape-plan-enlist-mike-patton-first-three-farewell-shows|title=Dillinger Escape Plan Enlist Mike Patton for First of Three Farewell Shows|magazine=Revolver|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110195247/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/dillinger-escape-plan-enlist-mike-patton-first-three-farewell-shows|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}} Their appearance came about after Morgan became friends with Dillinger frontman Greg Puciato, who invited them to these performances.{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/code-orange-jami-morgan-next-album-triple-h-music-that-hurts/|title=Code Orange's Jami Morgan on Next Album, Working With WWE's Triple H + Making Music That 'Hurts'|work=Loudwire|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608150729/https://loudwire.com/code-orange-jami-morgan-next-album-triple-h-music-that-hurts/|archive-date=June 8, 2018|url-status=live}}

Code Orange released a new single, "Only One Way", on February 8, 2018, through the Adult Swim Singles Program.{{Cite magazine|first=Jordan|last=Darville|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/02/22/code-orange-only1the-hard-way-shade-remix|title=Code Orange's punishing "only1(the hard way)" remix will keep you guessing|magazine=The Fader|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205359/https://www.thefader.com/2018/02/22/code-orange-only1the-hard-way-shade-remix|archive-date=February 25, 2018|url-status=live}} They followed it with a remix by guitarist Eric "Shade" Balderose called "only1 (the hard way)".

On June 21, 2018, the band released a 3-track EP, The Hurt Will Go On.{{cite web|first=Randall|last=Colburn|url=https://consequence.net/2018/06/code-orange-corey-taylor-new-ep/amp/|title=Code Orange share new EP, the Hurt Will Go on, featuring Slipknot's Corey Taylor: Stream|work=Consequence|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611080324/https://consequence.net/2018/06/code-orange-corey-taylor-new-ep/amp/|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=live}} Along with the remix of "Hurt Goes On," the EP also featured two brand-new tracks: "3 Knives" and "The Hunt," which features guest vocalist Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour.

During WWE's pay-per-view SummerSlam in August 2019, professional wrestler Bray Wyatt, while in his Fiend persona, premiered new entrance music performed by Code Orange.{{cite web|first=Aaron|last=Rift|url=http://nodq.com/news/567620217.shtml|title=The band that recorded Bray Wyatt's new theme revealed|work=NoDQ|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812235906/http://nodq.com/news/567620217.shtml|archive-date=August 12, 2019|url-status=dead}} The song, "Let Me In," is a re-imagining of Mark Crozer's song "Live in Fear," which was Wyatt's old theme before leaving WWE programming in November 2018 and creating a new version of his character. "Let Me In" charted on the Scottish Singles Chart at number 79 for a solitary week beginning on August 16, 2019, becoming Code Orange's first song to chart on the Scottish Singles Chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20190816/41/|title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100|work=Official Charts Company|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003214152/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20190816/41/|archive-date=October 3, 2022|url-status=dead}}

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On January 10, 2020, the band released a music video for "Underneath", the first single from their fourth album, Underneath.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/code-orange-to-release-underneath-album-in-march/|title=Code Orange To Release 'Underneath' Album In March|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424165718/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/code-orange-to-release-underneath-album-in-march/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Calum|last=Slingerland|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange_announce_new_album_underneath|title=Code Orange Announce New Album 'Underneath'|work=Exclaim!|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611080330/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange_announce_new_album_underneath|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=live}} On February 7, 2020, they released a music video for their second single "Swallowing the Rabbit Whole".{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-new-code-orange-song-swallowing-the-rabbit-whole/|title=Code Orange Releases Music Video For New Song 'Swallowing The Rabbit Whole'|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424224925/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-new-code-orange-song-swallowing-the-rabbit-whole/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/code-orange-unleash-new-song-and-video-swallowing-the-rabbit-whole|title=Code Orange Unleash New Song And Video, Swallowing The Rabbit Whole|work=Kerrang!|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124004037/https://www.kerrang.com/code-orange-unleash-new-song-and-video-swallowing-the-rabbit-whole|archive-date=January 24, 2022|url-status=live}} On March 9, 2020, the band released the third single "Sulfur Surrounding".{{cite web|first=Axl|last=Rosenberg|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/03/09/code-orange-sulfur-surrounding/|title=Surround Your Ears with Code Orange's "Sulfur Surrounding"|work=MetalSucks|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628030642/https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/03/09/code-orange-sulfur-surrounding/|archive-date=June 28, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Breihan|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2076757/stream-code-oranges-new-album-underneath/music/album-stream/|title=Code Orange release new album "Underneath"|work=Stereogum|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314134211/https://www.stereogum.com/2076757/stream-code-oranges-new-album-underneath/music/album-stream/|archive-date=March 14, 2020|url-status=live}} An animated video directed by Eric Balderose, was released on March 9 along with the single.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/watch-code-oranges-insane-animated-video-new-song-sulfur-surrounding|title=Watch Code Orange's Insane Animated Video for New Song "Sulfur Surrounding"|magazine=Revolver|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025033550/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/watch-code-oranges-insane-animated-video-new-song-sulfur-surrounding|archive-date=October 25, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Calum|last=Slingerland|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange_share_animated_video_for_sulfur_surrounding|title=Code Orange Share Animated Video for "Sulfur Surrounding"|work=Exclaim!|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301104148/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange_share_animated_video_for_sulfur_surrounding|archive-date=March 1, 2021|url-status=live}}

The full album was released on March 13, 2020.{{cite web|first=Vince|last=Neilstein|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/05/20/code-orange-announce-one-off-live-show-with-audience-in-september/|title=Code Orange Announce One-Off Live Show (With Audience!) in September|work=MetalSucks|date=May 20, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004015/https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/05/20/code-orange-announce-one-off-live-show-with-audience-in-september/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Evan|last=Minsker|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/code-orange-announce-new-album-underneath-share-new-song-listen/|title=Code Orange Announce New Album Underneath, Share New Song: Listen|work=Pitchfork|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004015/https://pitchfork.com/news/code-orange-announce-new-album-underneath-share-new-song-listen/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}} On March 14, 2020, Code Orange performed a live-streamed album release concert in an empty venue on Twitch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-oranges-underneath-release-show-see-badass-photos-last-ones-left-event|title=Code Orange's 'Underneath' Release Show: See Badass Of "Last Ones Left" Event|magazine=Revolver|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004012/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-oranges-underneath-release-show-see-badass-photos-last-ones-left-event/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Kory|last=Grow|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/code-orange-livestream-underneath-concert-coronavirus-967205|title=Code Orange to Livestream Record Release Show Without Audience|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 10, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424205737/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/code-orange-livestream-underneath-concert-coronavirus-967205/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}} The performance took place at the Roxian Theatre and was called "Last Ones Left: In Fear of the End". The performance was later officially released on YouTube.

The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz.{{cite web|first=Amit|last=Sharma|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/its-the-new-style-of-heavy-code-orange-break-down-their-landmark-new-album-underneath|title="It's the new style of heavy!" – Code Orange break down their landmark new album Underneath|work=MusicRadar|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729023850/https://www.musicradar.com/news/its-the-new-style-of-heavy-code-orange-break-down-their-landmark-new-album-underneath|archive-date=July 29, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Hill|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/code-orange-interview-future-of-metal-and-hardcore|title=Code Orange: an audience with the future of metal, hardcore and everything else|work=Metal Hammer|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726015301/https://www.loudersound.com/features/code-orange-interview-future-of-metal-and-hardcore|archive-date=July 26, 2020|url-status=live}} The album was also produced by Jami Morgan and co-produced by Will Yip. Yip also helped produce the band's previous album. Producer and musician Chris Vrenna (formerly of Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson) helped Eric Balderose develop the electronics, the arrangement of the many layers of production, and the use of white noise and other various noise elements for the album.

Following the release of their fourth album, Jami stopped performing drums at live shows to focus solely on vocals,{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/code-orange-new-drummer-identified/|title=Code Orange's Mysterious New Drummer Has Been Identified|work=Loudwire|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004015/https://loudwire.com/code-orange-new-drummer-identified/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Axl|last=Rosenberg|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/03/17/well-that-was-fast-code-oranges-new-mystery-drummer-identified/|title=Well, That Was Fast: Code Orange's New Mystery Drummer Identified!|work=MetalSucks|date=March 17, 2020|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004014/https://www.metalsucks.net/2020/03/17/well-that-was-fast-code-oranges-new-mystery-drummer-identified/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}} with Ethan Young being revealed as the band's touring drummer in March 2020, to which Morgan commented: "He's a great guy and I think he'll continue to earn his spot, but for now he's an empty vessel. He's our drumming muse for now. We don't want to be married to anyone yet. You don't know how people are going to be 'til they are."

On June 7, 2020, the band performed at NXT TakeOver: In Your House at Full Sail University.{{Cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/code-orange-nxt-takeover/|title=Code Orange Brutalize WWE Once Again With 'NXT: TakeOver' Performance|work=Loudwire|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424071440/https://loudwire.com/code-orange-nxt-takeover/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-code-orange-play-underneath-wwes-nxt-takeover-your-house|title=See Code Orange Play "Underneath" at WWE's NXT TakeOver: In Your House|magazine=Revolver|date=June 8, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424224949/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-code-orange-play-underneath-wwes-nxt-takeover-your-house|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}} On September 4, 2020, the band released a live album titled, Under the Skin.{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Law|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-code-orange-under-the-skin/|title=Album Review: Code Orange – Under the Skin|work=Kerrang!|date=September 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908084213/https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-code-orange-under-the-skin/|archive-date=September 8, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-orange-announce-under-skin-live-unplugged-album|title=Code Orange Announce 'Under the Skin' Live Unplugged|magazine=Revolver|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218020406/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-orange-announce-under-skin-live-unplugged-album|archive-date=February 18, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Jack|last=Rodgers|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/code-orange-are-releasing-their-special-under-the-skin-acoustic-livestream|title=Code Orange Are Releasing Their Special 'Under The Skin' Acoustic Livestream As An Album This Friday|magazine=Rock Sound|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203013040/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/code-orange-are-releasing-their-special-under-the-skin-acoustic-livestream|archive-date=February 3, 2021|url-status=dead}} The album featured acoustic renditions of songs from the bands discography, as well as a cover of "Down in a Hole" by Alice In Chains.

In November 2020, the band was nominated for their second Grammy award. The band received a nomination in the Best Metal Performance category for the song "Underneath."{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/code-orange/189021|title=Code Orange|website=Grammy.com|publisher=The Recording Academy|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327034804/https://www.grammy.com/artists/code-orange/189021|archive-date=March 27, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/11/grammy-2021-nominees/|title=Grammys 2021 Nominees Revealed: Beyoncé, Phoebe Bridgers, Fiona Apple, Taylor Swift|work=Consequence|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603063803/https://consequence.net/2020/11/grammy-2021-nominees/|archive-date=June 3, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-this-moment-body-count-code-orange-power-trip-among-grammy-awards-best-metal-performance-nominees/|title=Grammy Awards 2021: In This Moment, Body Count, Code Orange, Power Trip Among 'Best Metal Performance ' Nominees|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423105640/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-this-moment-body-count-code-orange-power-trip-among-grammy-awards-best-metal-performance-nominees/|archive-date=April 23, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Ellise|last=Shafer|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/2021-grammys-winners-list-1234926947/|title=Grammys 2021 Winners List (Updating Live)|magazine=Variety|date=March 14, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316013220/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/2021-grammys-winners-list-1234926947/|archive-date=March 16, 2023|url-status=live}} They would ultimately lose the Grammy to Body Count.{{cite magazine|first=Denise|last=Warner|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-grammy-awards-winners-list-9540098/|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2021 Grammy Awards|magazine=Billboard|date=March 14, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228052709/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-grammy-awards-winners-list-9540098/|archive-date=February 28, 2023|url-status=live}}

On January 23, 2021, an animated motion-capture video for the song "Autumn and Carbine" was premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami.{{cite magazine|first=Claire|last=Shaffer|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/code-orange-autumn-and-carbine-music-video-1118642/|title=Code Orange Debut Dystopian Video for 'Autumn and Carbine'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 23, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425013204/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/code-orange-autumn-and-carbine-music-video-1118642/|archive-date=April 25, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Jack|last=Rodgers|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/code-orange-have-released-an-incredible-animated-video-for-autumn-and-carbi|title=Code Orange Have Released An Incredible Animated Video For 'Autumn and Carbine'|magazine=Rock Sound|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611080324/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/code-orange-have-released-an-incredible-animated-video-for-autumn-and-carbi|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=dead}} The video was directed by Eric Balderose and Jami Morgan (under the nowhere2run productions moniker) and utilized motion-capture to create 3D models of the band members themselves.

On October 14, 2021, the band announced that Max Portnoy, son of Mike Portnoy, and drummer of Pennsylvania nu metal band Tallah, had joined the group as their new touring drummer.{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/code-orange-new-drummer-tallah-max-portnoy/|title=Code Orange's New Drummer Is Tallah's Max Portnoy|work=Loudwire|date=October 14, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201114120/https://loudwire.com/code-orange-new-drummer-tallah-max-portnoy/|archive-date=February 1, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Robert|last=Pasbani|url=https://metalinjection.net/news/code-orange-reveal-their-new-drummer|title=Code Orange Reveal Their New Drummer|work=Metal Injection|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118030813/https://metalinjection.net/news/code-orange-reveal-their-new-drummer|archive-date=November 18, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Hadusek|url=https://consequence.net/2021/10/mike-portnoy-son-max-code-orange-drummer/|title=Mike Portnoy's Son Is Now Drumming for Code Orange|work=Consequence|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425013208/https://consequence.net/2021/10/mike-portnoy-son-max-code-orange-drummer/|archive-date=April 25, 2023|url-status=live}}

On November 11, 2021, the band released a new standalone single titled "Out for Blood" along with its accompanying music video.{{cite web|first=Vince|last=Neilstein|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/11/12/code-orange-channel-nine-inch-nails-on-brand-new-song-out-for-blood/|title=Code Orange Channel Nine Inch Nails on Brand New Song, "Out for Blood"|work=MetalSucks|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308192134/https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/11/12/code-orange-channel-nine-inch-nails-on-brand-new-song-out-for-blood/|archive-date=March 8, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Fraser|last=Lewry|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/code-orange-launch-crushing-new-song-out-for-blood|title=Code Orange launch crushing new song Out For Blood|work=Metal Hammer|date=November 11, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424205739/https://www.loudersound.com/news/code-orange-launch-crushing-new-song-out-for-blood|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=KJ|last=Draven|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/11/12/code-orange-are-back-annnnd-theyre-out-for-blood/|title=Code Orange Are Back Annnnd They're 'Out For Blood'|work=Wall of Sound|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425020214/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/11/12/code-orange-are-back-annnnd-theyre-out-for-blood/|archive-date=April 25, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Hadusek|url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/code-orange-out-for-blood/|title=Code Orange Unleash New Song "Out for Blood": Stream|work=Consequence|date=November 11, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424070422/https://consequence.net/2021/11/code-orange-out-for-blood/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}} The song was recorded with Green Day and My Chemical Romance producer Rob Cavallo.

On December 16, 2022, the band premiered new entrance music, the song, "Shatter" for the wrestler Bray Wyatt. This is the second time the band performed entrance music for Wyatt.{{cite web|first=Hesher|last=Keenan|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/12/16/code-orange-dropped-an-elbow-on-the-internet-by-finally-streaming-wwe-star-bray-wyatts-entrance-music/|title=Code Orange Dropped an Elbow on the Internet By Finally Streaming WWE Star Bray Wyatt's Entrance Music|work=MetalSucks|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202084839/https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/12/16/code-orange-dropped-an-elbow-on-the-internet-by-finally-streaming-wwe-star-bray-wyatts-entrance-music/|archive-date=February 2, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/new-music/code-orange-now-streaming-their-theme-for-wwe-wrestler-bray-wyatt|title=Code Orange Now Streaming Their Theme For WWE Wrestler Bray Wyatt|work=Metal Injection|date=December 16, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329202224/https://metalinjection.net/new-music/code-orange-now-streaming-their-theme-for-wwe-wrestler-bray-wyatt|archive-date=March 29, 2023|url-status=live}} On February 17, 2023, the band released a remix album, What Is Really Underneath?, based on the band's fourth studio album, Underneath.{{cite web|first=Em|last=Shadows|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/02/17/code-orange-drop-remix-album-what-is-really-underneath/|title=Code Orange Drop Remix Album, What Is Really Underneath?|work=MetalSucks|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401075328/https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/02/17/code-orange-drop-remix-album-what-is-really-underneath/|archive-date=April 1, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Breihan|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2214278/stream-code-oranges-new-remix-album-what-is-really-underneath/music/|title=Stream Code Orange's New Remix Album What Is Really Underneath?|work=Stereogum|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306100717/https://www.stereogum.com/2214278/stream-code-oranges-new-remix-album-what-is-really-underneath/music/|archive-date=March 6, 2023|url-status=live}} It is the bands' first release through the newly formed semi independent label, Blue Grape Music.{{cite magazine|first=Lars|last=Brandle|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/blue-grape-music-rock-label-launched-code-orange-signed/|title=Roadrunner Vets Dave Rath and Cees Wessels Launch New Rock Label Blue Grape Music|magazine=Billboard|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321155817/https://www.billboard.com/pro/blue-grape-music-rock-label-launched-code-orange-signed/|archive-date=March 21, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/02/17/news/roadrunner-records-veterans-form-new-label-blue-grape-music-sign-code-orange/|title=Roadrunner Records Veterans Form New Label Blue Grape Music, Sign Code Orange|work=The PRP|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320012642/https://www.theprp.com/2023/02/17/news/roadrunner-records-veterans-form-new-label-blue-grape-music-sign-code-orange/|archive-date=March 20, 2023|url-status=live}}

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On May 30 2023, the band shared a video on their YouTube channel entitled "Code Orange SLAMS modern music critics", with the thumbnail featuring critics such as Anthony Fantano (wearing a Code Orange shirt) and Finn McKenty.{{cite web|first=John|last=Hill|url=https://www.wearethepit.com/2023/05/code-orange-drop-bizarre-snuff-video-for-grooming-my-replacement/|title=Code Orange Calls Out Critics, Drops Bizarre Snuff Video For 'Grooming My Replacement'|work=We Are The Pit|date=May 30, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601235558/https://www.wearethepit.com/2023/05/code-orange-drop-bizarre-snuff-video-for-grooming-my-replacement/|archive-date=June 1, 2023|url-status=dead}} However, the video served as a bait-and-switch: It instead featured several minutes of a staged torture sequence before a new song played at the end.{{cite magazine|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-code-orange-tease-heavy-new-music-cryptic-video|title=See Code Orange Tease Heavy New Music In Cryptic Video|magazine=Revolver|date=May 30, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601032357/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-code-orange-tease-heavy-new-music-cryptic-video|archive-date=June 1, 2023|url-status=live}} The day after the video, on June 1, 2023, the band released two new songs: "Grooming My Replacement", which played in the video, and "The Game".{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Breihan|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2225602/code-orange-grooming-my-replacement-the-game/music/|title=Code Orange – "Grooming My Replacement" & "The Game"|work=Stereogum|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601163945/https://www.stereogum.com/2225602/code-orange-grooming-my-replacement-the-game/music/|archive-date=June 1, 2023|url-status=live}} On July 18, 2023, the band released the single "Take Shape" featuring Billy Corgan.{{cite magazine|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-code-orange-team-billy-corgan-giant-new-song-take-shape|title=Hear Code Orange team with Billy Corgan on giant new song "Take Shape"|magazine=Revolver|date=July 18, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719042804/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-code-orange-team-billy-corgan-giant-new-song-take-shape|archive-date=July 19, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Teddy|last=Coward|url=https://rocksound.tv/album-announcements/code-orange-announce-new-album-via-single-take-shape-featuring-billy-corgan|title=Code Orange Announce New Album Via Single 'Take Shape' Featuring Billy Corgan|magazine=Rock Sound|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719100741/https://rocksound.tv/album-announcements/code-orange-announce-new-album-via-single-take-shape-featuring-billy-corgan|archive-date=July 19, 2023|url-status=live}} On the same day, the band announced their fifth studio album, The Above, which was released on September 29, 2023. On September 6, 2023, the band released the next single, "Mirror".{{cite magazine|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-code-oranges-reba-meyers-take-lead-vocals-trip-hoppy-new-song-mirror|title=Hear Code Orange's Reba Meyers take lead vocals on trip-hoppy new song "Mirror"|magazine=Revolver|date=September 6, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907021028/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-code-oranges-reba-meyers-take-lead-vocals-trip-hoppy-new-song-mirror|archive-date=September 7, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/code-orange-show-off-their-lighter-alternative-rock-side-on-mirror/|title=Code Orange show off their lighter alternative rock side on "Mirror"|work=BrooklynVegan|date=September 7, 2023|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908032136/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/code-orange-show-off-their-lighter-alternative-rock-side-on-mirror/|archive-date=September 8, 2023|url-status=live}}

On January 12, 2024, the band canceled their upcoming headline tour and ShipRocked cruise / Pulp Summer Slam due to health problems their guitarist Dominic Landolina has been facing for the past year.{{cite magazine|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-orange-cancel-headlining-tour-due-health-issues|title=Code Orange cancel headlining tour due to health issues|magazine=Revolver|date=January 12, 2024|access-date=October 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422102015/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-orange-cancel-headlining-tour-due-health-issues|archive-date=April 22, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Hesher|last=Keenan|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/01/12/code-orange-cancel-planned-tour-due-to-guitarists-health-scare/|title=Code Orange Cancel Planned Tour Due to Guitarist's Health Scare|work=MetalSucks|date=January 12, 2024|access-date=October 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229052330/https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/01/12/code-orange-cancel-planned-tour-due-to-guitarists-health-scare/|archive-date=February 29, 2024|url-status=live}} In April 2025, vocalist Jami Morgan announced that the band is on hiatus.{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/code-oranges-jami-morgan-says-band-is-on-the-shelf-for-good-reason/|title=Code Orange's Jami Morgan says band is "on the shelf... for good reason"|magazine=BrooklynVegan|date=April 24, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}{{cite web|first=Ramon|last=Gonzales|url=https://knotfest.com/blogs/news/jami-morgan-confirms-code-orange-is-shelved|title=Jami Morgan Confirms Code Orange is Shelved|work=Knotfest|date=April 24, 2025|access-date=April 24, 2025}}

Code Orange has been described as many different genres throughout their discography including metalcore, hardcore punk, alternative metal, industrial metal, alternative rock, metallic hardcore, industrial hardcore, post-hardcore, nu metal, heavy metal, sludge metal, noise, industrial, and grunge.{{refn|group=note|Musical styles:{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

• "metalcore"{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/03/12/reviews/code-orange-underneath|title=Code Orange Underneath|work=The PRP|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204130527/https://www.theprp.com/2020/03/12/reviews/code-orange-underneath/|archive-date=February 4, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Hesher|last=Keenan|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/06/01/these-two-new-code-orange-tracks-are-here-to-fck-up-your-morning/|title=These Two New Code Orange Tracks Are Here to F*ck Up Your Morning|work=MetalSucks|date=June 1, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204130527/https://www.theprp.com/2020/03/12/reviews/code-orange-underneath/|archive-date=February 4, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Xander|last=Zellner|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/code-orange-v-the-garden-emerging-artists-chart/|title=Code Orange, BTS' V & The Garden Debut on Emerging Artists Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=March 25, 2020|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407184641/https://www.billboard.com/pro/code-orange-v-the-garden-emerging-artists-chart/|archive-date=April 7, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Branan|last=Ranjanathan|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange-forever|title=Code Orange Forever|work=Exclaim!|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051918/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/code_orange-forever|archive-date=December 22, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Gregory|last=Heaney|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/code-orange-mn0003009879|title=Code Orange|work=AllMusic|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222054839/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/code-orange-mn0003009879|archive-date=December 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
• "hardcore punk"{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Hill|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/code-orange-forever-album-review|title=Code Orange - Forever album review|work=Metal Hammer|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004012/https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/code-orange-forever-album-review|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://nextmosh.com/code-orange-share-autumn-and-carbine-animated-video/|title=Code Orange share "Autumn and Carbine" animated video|website=Next Mosh|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004013/https://nextmosh.com/code-orange-share-autumn-and-carbine-animated-video/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Jeremy D.|last=Larson|url=https://consequence.net/2012/11/cosign-code-orange-kids/|title=CoSign: Code Orange Kids|work=Consequence|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206222011/https://consequence.net/2012/11/cosign-code-orange-kids/|archive-date=February 6, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Julia|last=Gray|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1984322/code-orange-only1the-hard-way/music/|title=Code Orange – "only1(the hard way)"|work=Stereogum|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004015/https://www.stereogum.com/1984322/code-orange-only1the-hard-way/music/|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Max|last=Morin|url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-vein-fm-this-world-is-going-to-ruin-you|title=Album Review: Vein.fm This World Is Going To Ruin You|work=Metal Injection|date=March 4, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420015525/https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-vein-fm-this-world-is-going-to-ruin-you|archive-date=April 20, 2023|url-status=live}}
• "alternative metal"{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Hadusek|url=https://consequence.net/2023/06/code-orange-grooming-my-replacement-heavy-song-of-the-week/|title=Heavy Song of the Week: Code Orange Blast Back with Rager "Grooming My Replacement"|work=Consequence|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603030605/https://consequence.net/2023/06/code-orange-grooming-my-replacement-heavy-song-of-the-week/|archive-date=June 3, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Hadusek|url=https://consequence.net/2022/03/tallah-telescope/|title=Tallah Announce New Album, Share Video for "Telescope": Stream|work=Consequence|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113041209/https://consequence.net/2022/03/tallah-telescope/|archive-date=January 13, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9499598/best-rock-albums-2020-top-25/|title=The 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020: Staff Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215173726/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9499598/best-rock-albums-2020-top-25/|archive-date=December 15, 2020|url-status=live}}
• "industrial metal"{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Tady|url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/2020/12/20/find-good-2020-these-great-albums/6546237002/|title=Tady: Find the good in 2020 with these great albums|work=Times Online|date=December 19, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026063936/https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/2020/12/20/find-good-2020-these-great-albums/6546237002/|archive-date=October 26, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-code-orange-go-full-industrial-metal-wild-video-new-song-out-blood|title=See Code Orange Go Full Industrial Metal in Wild Video for New Song "Out for Blood"|work=Revolver|date=November 11, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424205745/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-code-orange-go-full-industrial-metal-wild-video-new-song-out-blood|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Mike|last=LeSuer|url=https://floodmagazine.com/75619/code-orange-are-live-streaming-their-release-show-from-an-empty-venue/|title=Code Orange Are Live Streaming Their Release Show from an Empty Venue|work=Flood Magazine|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423105635/https://floodmagazine.com/75619/code-orange-are-live-streaming-their-release-show-from-an-empty-venue/|archive-date=April 23, 2023|url-status=live}}
• "alternative rock"{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/video/code-orange-teams-up-with-billy-corgan-for-new-single-take-shape-announces-new-album|title=Code Orange Teams Up With Billy Corgan For New Single "Take Shape", Announces New Album|work=Metal Injection|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721071244/https://metalinjection.net/video/code-orange-teams-up-with-billy-corgan-for-new-single-take-shape-announces-new-album/|archive-date=July 21, 2023|url-status=live}}
• "metallic hardcore"{{cite web|first=Joseph|last=Schafer|url=https://consequence.net/2020/03/album-review-code-orange-underneath/|title=Album Review: Code Orange Deliver on Every Promise with Underneath|work=Consequence|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409123631/https://consequence.net/2020/03/album-review-code-orange-underneath/|archive-date=April 9, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Nicholas|last=Senior|url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/review-code-orange-forever/|title=Album Review: Code Orange – 'Forever'|work=New Noise Magazine|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414162413/http://newnoisemagazine.com/review-code-orange-forever/|archive-date=April 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}
• "industrial hardcore"{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Sievers|url=https://killyourstereo.com/news/1108706/code-orange-take-their-industrial-hardcore-sound-a-step-further-on-swallowing-the-rabbit-whole/|title=Code Orange take their industrial-hardcore sound a step further on 'Swallowing The Rabbit Whole'|work=Kill Your Stereo|date=February 9, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430143520/https://killyourstereo.com/news/code-orange-take-their-industrial-hardcore-sound-a-step-further-on-swallowing-the-rabbit-whole/gZGZlZSXlpk/09-02-20|archive-date=April 30, 2023|url-status=live}}
• "post-hardcore"{{cite web|first=Ian|last=Cohen|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/621-the-year-in-post-hardcore-has-the-new-wave-crested/|title=The Year In Post-Hardcore: Has the New Wave Crested?|work=Pitchfork|date=December 30, 2014|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106225022/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/621-the-year-in-post-hardcore-has-the-new-wave-crested/|archive-date=January 6, 2015|url-status=live}}
• "nu metal"{{cite web|first=Eli|last=Enis|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-bands-leading-new-wave-nu-metal|title=10 Bands Leading the New Wave of Nu-Metal|work=Revolver Magazine|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718140829/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-bands-leading-new-wave-nu-metal|archive-date=July 18, 2022|url-status=live}}
• "heavy metal"{{cite web|first= Sam|last=Roche|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/code-orange-out-for-blood|title=Code Orange are Out For Blood as they debut savage new single|work=Guitar World|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112113928/https://www.guitarworld.com/news/code-orange-out-for-blood|archive-date=November 12, 2021|url-status=live}}
• "sludge metal"{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Carter|url=http://www.kerrang.com/26094/free-download-code-oranges-dreams-inertia/|title=Fresh Blood: Free Download Of Code Orange's Dreams In Inertia|work=Kerrang!|date=December 10, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221235446/http://www.kerrang.com/26094/free-download-code-oranges-dreams-inertia/|archive-date=December 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}
• "noise"
• "industrial"{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Tady|url=https://killyourstereo.com/news/code-orange-announce-new-album-underneath-release-industrial-title-track/b2NrY2JlZGc/13-01-20|title=Code Orange announce new album, 'Underneath,' release industrial title track|work=Kill Your Stereo|date=January 12, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424165723/https://killyourstereo.com/news/code-orange-announce-new-album-underneath-release-industrial-title-track/b2NrY2JlZGc/13-01-20|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}
• "grunge"{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/armand-hammer-code-orange-jorja-smith-koyo-jorja-smith-animal-collective-equipment-maxo-broken-vow-pulses-filth-is-eternal-feid-woe-reviews/|title=Notable Releases of the Week (9/29)|work=BrooklynVegan|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002140051/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/armand-hammer-code-orange-jorja-smith-koyo-jorja-smith-animal-collective-equipment-maxo-broken-vow-pulses-filth-is-eternal-feid-woe-reviews/|archive-date=October 2, 2023|url-status=live}}

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Since formation, the band's punk style has gradually grown more abrasive and heavy metal-influenced, moving into metalcore territory by the release of their 2012 debut album Love Is Love/Return to Dust.{{cite web|title=Code Orange – I Am King|url=http://www.axs.com/code-orange-will-be-performing-at-the-2016-rock-on-the-range-festival-73068|last=Ulibas|first=Joseph|publisher=AXS.com|date=December 29, 2015|access-date=May 24, 2016|quote=Originally a hardcore punk rock band, the Code Orange Kids slowly morphed into their current sound of metalcore during the recording of their first studio album Love Is Love/Return to Dust.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724175751/http://www.axs.com/code-orange-will-be-performing-at-the-2016-rock-on-the-range-festival-73068|archive-date=July 24, 2016|url-status=live}}

In a review of their 2014 second album I Am King, Ryan Bray of Consequence placed them within the "American metalcore underground" and noted that their music stood out in exhibiting influences not just from hardcore and metal but also from indie rock, post-punk and shoegaze.{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Bray|url=https://consequence.net/2014/09/album-review-code-orange-i-am-king/|title=Code Orange – I Am King|work=Consequence|date=September 2, 2014|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421225239/https://consequence.net/2014/09/album-review-code-orange-i-am-king/|archive-date=April 21, 2022|url-status=live}} In 2015, Brian Leak of Alternative Press celebrated Code Orange as being "at the top of their game, not to mention the hardcore scene".{{cite magazine|first=Brian|last=Leak|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_code_oranges_certifiably_insane_this_is_hardcore_set|title=Watch Code Orange's certifiably insane This Is Hardcore set|magazine=Alternative Press|date=September 18, 2015|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520055649/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_code_oranges_certifiably_insane_this_is_hardcore_set|archive-date=May 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}

In reference to their 2017 third album Forever, Lars Gotrich of All Songs Considered described their style as "nightmarishly chaotic hardcore", stating that "there's always been an experimental underpinning to Code Orange that toys with noise and melody (and some '90s grunge)."{{cite web|first=Lars|last=Gotrich|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/01/05/508244037/vikings-choice-code-orange-bleeding-in-the-blur|title='Bleeding In The Blur'|work=NPR|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328170351/http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/01/05/508244037/vikings-choice-code-orange-bleeding-in-the-blur|archive-date=March 28, 2017|url-status=live}}

According to Scott Tady of Kill Your Stereo, "Code Orange takes...hardcore/metalcore and bleeds them over with modern industrial and bleak electronics, with the occasional alternative-rock detour...creating an almost-experimental sound that's both familiar yet futuristic."

The band has also used elements of electronica, industrial, groove metal, and hip hop.{{cite web|first=Remfry|last=Dedman|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-alternative-rock-metal-albums-2017-code-orange-mogwai-arcane-roots-a8098391.html|title=The top 20 rock & metal albums of 2017|work=The Independent|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220094651/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-alternative-rock-metal-albums-2017-code-orange-mogwai-arcane-roots-a8098391.html|archive-date=December 20, 2017|url-status=live}} They cite Disembodied, Martyr A.D, Deadguy, Morbid Angel, Hatebreed, Converge, Pantera, Sepultura, Fear Factory, Deftones,{{cite web|author=David Von Bader|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/code-orange-attack-of-the-sonic-cyborgs|title=Code Orange: Attack of the Sonic Cyborgs - Premier Guitar|work=Premierg Guitar|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323184039/https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/code-orange-attack-of-the-sonic-cyborgs|archive-date=March 23, 2023|url-status=live}} Nine Inch Nails,{{cite magazine|first=Zoe|last=Camp|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-orange-nine-inch-nails-overwhelming-influence-inspiration|title=Code Orange on Nine Inch Nails' Overwhelming Influence, Inspiration|magazine=Revolver|date=June 22, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111040142/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/code-orange-nine-inch-nails-overwhelming-influence-inspiration|archive-date=November 11, 2023|url-status=live}} Depeche Mode,{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/code-orange-are-on-a-mission-to-change-heavy-music-for-good/|title=Code Orange are on a mission to change heavy music for good|work=Kerrang!|date=May 6, 2020|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820052927/https://www.kerrang.com/code-orange-are-on-a-mission-to-change-heavy-music-for-good/|archive-date=August 20, 2022|url-status=live}} Earth Crisis,{{cite web|first=Owen|last=Morawitz|url=https://killyourstereo.com/interviews/1089510/code-orange|title=Interview: Jami Morgan Of Code Orange|work=Kill Your Stereo|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051524/https://killyourstereo.com/interviews/1089510/code-orange|archive-date=December 22, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/kerrang-uk/20170708/281801398993755|magazine=Kerrang!|title=Reba Meyers Code Orange|via=PressReader|location=U.K.|date=July 8, 2017|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009193909/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/kerrang-uk/20170708/281801398993755|archive-date=October 9, 2017|url-status=dead}} Minor Threat, Black Flag{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Ives|url=https://loudwire.com/code-orange-reba-meyers-on-her-hardcore-influences/|title=Interview: Reba Meyers Of Code Orange on her hardcore influences|work=Loudwire|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424070422/https://loudwire.com/code-orange-reba-meyers-on-her-hardcore-influences/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}} Ministry,{{cite magazine|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/code-orange-weve-taken-guitar-headstocks-to-the-forehead-and-broken-fingers-and-toes-onstage|title=Code Orange: "We've taken guitar headstocks to the forehead, and broken fingers and toes onstage"|magazine=Guitar World|date=June 17, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617142904/https://www.guitarworld.com/features/code-orange-weve-taken-guitar-headstocks-to-the-forehead-and-broken-fingers-and-toes-onstage|archive-date=June 17, 2020|url-status=live}} Type O Negative{{cite magazine|first=Suzy|last=Exposito|author-link=Suzy Exposito|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/code-orange-metals-rising-stars-on-their-grammy-nod-breakthrough-year-204507/|title=Code Orange: Metal's Rising Stars on Their Grammy Nod, Breakthrough Year|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 13, 2018|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121161247/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/code-orange-metals-rising-stars-on-their-grammy-nod-breakthrough-year-204507/|archive-date=January 21, 2021|url-status=live}} Chapterhouse, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Alice in Chains,{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Palm|url=https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/jami-morgan-singer-for-pittsburgh-metal-band-code-orange-discusses-new-album-hometown-festival-and-more/|title=Jami Morgan, singer for Pittsburgh metal band Code Orange, discusses new album, hometown festival|work=Triblive|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003094713/https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/jami-morgan-singer-for-pittsburgh-metal-band-code-orange-discusses-new-album-hometown-festival-and-more/|archive-date=October 3, 2023|url-status=live}} and the Smashing Pumpkins{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Law|url=https://www.kerrang.com/code-orange-jami-morgan-reba-meyers-the-above-hardcore-metal-interview/|title=Code Orange: "The Above comes from a more personal, emotional point…|work=Kerrang!|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829131923/https://www.kerrang.com/code-orange-jami-morgan-reba-meyers-the-above-hardcore-metal-interview|archive-date=August 29, 2023|url-status=live}} as influences.

Code Orange - 2017155145631 2017-06-04 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X II - 0203 - B70I8233.jpg|Jami Morgan

2017 RiP - Code Orange - Eric Balderose - by 2eight - 8SC9020.jpg|Eric Balderose

Code Orange - 2017155145303 2017-06-04 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X II - 0286 - AK8I9580.jpg|Reba Meyers

Code Orange - 2017155145157 2017-06-04 Rock am Ring - Sven - 1D X II - 0189 - AK8I9483.jpg|Joe Goldman

2017 RiP - Code Orange - Dominic Landolina - by 2eight - 8SC9055.jpg|Dominic Landolina

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Current members

• Jami Morgan – lead vocals (2008–2025), backing vocals (2016–2025), drums (2008–2023 in studio; 2008–2020 live), occasional guitars (2023–2025)
• Eric "Shade" Balderose – keyboards, programming, electronic percussion (2016–2025), guitars, backing vocals (2008–2025)
• Reba Meyers – guitars (2011–2025), bass (2008–2011), backing vocals (2008–2025), lead vocals (2016–2025)
• Joe Goldman – bass (2011–2025), backing vocals (2011–2014)
• Dominic Landolina – guitars, backing vocals (2017–2025)
• Max Portnoy – drums (2023–2025; touring musician 2021–2023)

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Former members

• Greg Kern – guitars (2008–2010){{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=75249|title=Greg Kern|work=Metal Storm|access-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424205739/https://metalstorm.net/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=75249|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}
• Bob Rizzo – guitars (2010–2011){{cite web|first=Aaron|last=Jentzen|url=http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/local-band-code-orange-kids-releases-doomy-punk-metal-debut/Content?oid=1380508|title=Local band Code Orange Kids releases doomy punk-metal debut|work=Pittsburgh City Paper|publisher=Steel City Media|date=November 4, 2012|access-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909220320/http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/local-band-code-orange-kids-releases-doomy-punk-metal-debut/Content?oid=1380508|archive-date=September 9, 2015|url-status=live}}

Former touring musicians

• Ethan Young – drums (2020–2021)

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Timeline

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{{Main|Code Orange discography}}

Studio albums

• Love Is Love/Return to Dust {{small|(as Code Orange Kids)}} (2012)
• I Am King (2014)
• Forever (2017)
• Underneath (2020)
• The Above (2023)

Loudwire Music Awards

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|rowspan="2"|2017 || Forever || Metal Album of the Year || {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=https://loudwire.com/2017-loudwire-music-awards-nominees/|title=2017 Loudwire Music Awards Nominees Revealed|work=Loudwire|date=August 15, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816032543/https://loudwire.com/2017-loudwire-music-awards-nominees/|archive-date=August 16, 2017|url-status=live}}

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| Code Orange || Metal Artist of the Year || {{nom}}

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Grammy Awards

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| 2018 || Forever || Best Metal Performance || {{nom}}

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| 2021 || Underneath || Best Metal Performance || {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-this-moment-body-count-code-orange-power-trip-among-grammy-awards-best-metal-performance-nominees/|title=Grammy Awards 2021: In This Moment, Body Count, Code Orange, Power Trip Among 'Best Metal Performance ' Nominees|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423105640/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-this-moment-body-count-code-orange-power-trip-among-grammy-awards-best-metal-performance-nominees/|archive-date=April 23, 2023|url-status=live}}

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Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards

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| 2017 || Code Orange || Breakthrough || {{nom}}

| {{cite web|first=Robert|last=Pasbani|url=https://metalinjection.net/news/winners-of-metal-hammer-golden-gods-2017-revealed|title=Winners Of Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2017 Revealed|work=Metal Injection|date=June 12, 2017|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415204141/https://metalinjection.net/news/winners-of-metal-hammer-golden-gods-2017-revealed|archive-date=April 15, 2023|url-status=live}}

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| 2018 || Code Orange || Breakthrough || {{won}}

| {{cite web|first=Luke|last=Morton|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/golden-gods-2018-judas-priest-code-orange-maynard-james-keenan-amongst-winners|title=Golden Gods 2018: Judas Priest, Code Orange, Maynard James Keenan amongst winners|work=Metal Hammer|date=June 11, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408072206/https://www.loudersound.com/news/golden-gods-2018-judas-priest-code-orange-maynard-james-keenan-amongst-winners|archive-date=April 8, 2023|url-status=live}}

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Kerrang! Awards

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| 2018 || Code Orange || Best International Breakthrough || {{won}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/the-kerrang-awards-2018-this-ones-for-chester/|title=The Kerrang! Awards 2018|work=Kerrang!|date=June 22, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622224616/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/the-kerrang-awards-2018-this-ones-for-chester/|archive-date=June 22, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kennelty|url=https://metalinjection.net/news/kerrang-awards-2018-winners-include-code-orange-foo-fighters-architects|title=Kerrang! Awards 2018 Winners Include Code Orange, Foo Fighters & Architects|work=Metal Injection|date=June 22, 2018|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109005257/https://metalinjection.net/news/kerrang-awards-2018-winners-include-code-orange-foo-fighters-architects|archive-date=November 9, 2020|url-status=live}}

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| 2022 || Code Orange || Best International Act || {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/vote-now-in-the-kerrang-awards-2022|title=Vote now in the Kerrang! Awards 2022|work=Kerrang!|date=May 18, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518080016/https://www.kerrang.com/vote-now-in-the-kerrang-awards-2022|archive-date=May 18, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=https://loudwire.com/winners-2022-kerrang-music-awards/|title=See All The Winners From the 2022 Kerrang! Music Awards|work=Loudwire|date=June 24, 2022|access-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624160027/https://loudwire.com/winners-2022-kerrang-music-awards/|archive-date=June 24, 2022|url-status=live}}

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