Official press release:
Roadrunner Records is excited to announce the signing of Pittsburgh, PA's Code Orange. The progressive unit comprised of Jami Morgan (drums/vocals), Eric Balderose (guitar/vocals), Reba Meyers (guitar/vocals) and Joe Goldman (bass) have gripped listeners and press around the globe with their visionary compositions and aggressive power.
This spring Code Orange will join Deftones on a U.S. trek which is set to get underway May 10th in Memphis, TN and continue through the end of the month. Code Orange are also set to perform at number of festivals later this year including a highly anticipated set at This Is Hardcore Fest 2016.
Code Orange first turned heads under the moniker Code Orange Kids with a series of tapes and 7-inch singles. At just 17-18 years of age, the band released their 2012 groundbreaking debut LP, Love Is Love / Return To Dust, which NPR declared "…an untamed, unpredictable beast of a hardcore record… a sign of where we're at in heavy music — fewer boundaries, more ways to crush eardrums." In September of 2014 with Code Orange approaching their 20's, the band officially dropped "Kids" from their name to release their landmark second LP, I Am King, which Pitchfork asserted as "…the most forward-thinking post-hardcore record of 2014." Crashing through the confines of genre limitations, Code Orange proved that their power lies in their fearlessness and audacity which has placed them at the front of the pack.
Dave Rath, SVP of A&R at Roadrunner Records commented on the signing saying, "Now is the time for the next generation of heavy bands to take the torch and run with it. Code Orange is at the forefront of that generation, pushing the boundaries and changing perceptions of what heavy music will be for the future. As the premier lifestyle label in heavy music, Roadrunner Records is proud to announce Code Orange as part of a roster rich with a history of game-changing bands. This band is sure to change the game for all who follow."47 comments
Post Commentprobably the most overrated band of the last five years
how long til the first record flops and they're dropped from RR
possibly the worst live band ive ever seen. and that's saying something, since ive seen some real shitty bands
Is it still hardcore if your signed to a contract worth a quarter of a million dollars?
Reebus from COK here, finally I have some money to buy all the pepperoni I want!!!! PENN$$$LYVANIA HARDCORE
$100 vtg type o and other assorted nu metal shirts on eBay are stoked
lol at anyone from RR acting like they know or care anything about "heavy" bands. This isn't 1993
Todd Jones has fought everyone in this band and has shouted that they're not one of them
It's funny that they switch from mustard colored sweaters to type o shirts between adventures and COK. Fake it till ya make it I guess
That girls arms look like Molly Shannon's in that Seinfeld episode.
everything about code is "game changing" "next level". Give it up. Code Orange is a Disembodied/Death Core band.
This band started off great. They had an amazing combination of genres and bands that they really made their own. Love Is Love / Return To Dust was extremely visceral and refreshingly aggressive in a new way. And then I Am King was an overflown toilet of cliche mosh parts that they stole from 2003 Norma Jean. So maybe with this move to RR, they'll just all start wearing jumpsuits, have cool stage names, and paint their faces live.
i remember when RR thought Mutiny Within was "at the forefront of that generation, pushing the boundaries and changing perceptions of what heavy music will be for the future" soon as their debut (which was pretty fvcking good) didn't sell as much as the suits projected it would, BAM. dropped. kicked to the curb sorry for your luck c-ckstains.
"forefront of that generation." You mean the generation that played this style of hardcore 15 years ago?
No one should have a negative thing to say about this band. DIY since their humble beginnings, raw music from the heart, 4 decent human beings. Blows my mind that anyone can shit talk these guys. CO forever baby :)
I can't believe they recruited mose schrute to play bass.
DIY since their humble beginnings You sure about that? They've been managed by System of a Dawn's manager for a couple of years, have a booking agent at a real company and put out a couple of records on Death wish and are now on a major. Doesn't sound diy to me.
im sure they signed a shit 360 deal and will get dropped a year from now because they are overrated and don't move any units
comment about switching looks nailed it. fck this shit.
This label is still around? Band sucks
This label is still around? Oh look at the cool guy! Yeah, it's part of Atlantic. They're huge cool gay
ITT: Goofy nerds who cream their jeans to djent bands claiming to care about what "real hardcore" is.
Zach from Left Behind here. This band makes me goo my jeans instantly.
That's not Reba is it? She looks different...average looking. Any how love her moves.
Shane from down in it here! Can you guys find me some NOS shirts at the roadrunner headquarters? Gotta rep my true nu roots. Check out my nail polish. Nobody understands
Shane from down it here I love daylight (superheaven)
go listen to more Despised Icon and make another youtube video of "My Favorite Breakdowns: Vol 58" of the same retarded "BRUTAL" shit. make sure you keep reppin your dumb fck fitted hat while you live in your parents basement and work 16 hours a week at your local gamestop.
'the premier lifestyle label in heavy music, Roadrunner Records' lololololololololololol
What a surprise a bunch of lambgoat COWARDS talking shit about one of the most successful hardcore bands in recent years while they guzzle Doritos in their parents' basements. You insecure nerds love to shit on everything and anything because you don't do dick with your lives. PS I GOT CHICKEN NOODLE I GOT TOMATO I GOT VEGETABLE BROTH I GOT IT ALL. YOU SOUPLESS COWARDS WITH NO MONEY ARE ALL THE TYPE TO CALL A COWORKER UGLY THEN BEAT OFF TO HER FACEBOOK PROFILE. Congratulations Code Orange!
i fcked reba after a show once, her ass/pssy smell was atrocious
Don't understand the praise this band gets. Sounds pretty generic to me.
Why does the drummer have to clench his fist like a tough guy. Is he really angry at a photo shoot?
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