Code (band)

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Code
Background information
Origin	Norway/England
Genre(s)	Black metal
Years active	2002 to Present
Label(s)	Spikefarm Records
Associated acts	Dødheimsgard Ved Buens Ende Arcturus Borknagar Ulver Dimmu Borgir Void
Website	http://www.codeblackmetal.co.uk/
Members
Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs Viper aka Vicotnik Aort Asgeir Mickelson
Former members
AiwarikiaR Kvohst Vyttra

Code is an English/Norwegian black metal that formed in 2002. The band's original line-up consisted of Aort and Vyttra on guitars, Viper from the bands Ved Buens Ende and Dødheimsgard on bass, Kvohst from the band Void on vocals, and AiwarikiaR, former drummer of Ulver, on drums. Aort wrote all of the music and Kvohst, all the of the lyrics, and the band released their first demo entitled Neurotransmissions - Amplified Thought Chemistry on March 15th, 2002. The band was eventually signed to Spikefarm Records an imprint] record label of Spinefarm Records. Through Spikefarm, they released their first full-length, entitled Nouveau Gloaming on June 13th, 2005. Kvohst eventually went on to replace the departed Aldrahn on vocals in Dødheimsgard, thus leaving Code with no vocalist. The band also saw Vyttra and AiwarikiaR both leave the band for unspecified reasons. This led to the eventual recruitment of Asgeir Mickelson of Borknagar, Spiral Architect, Ihsahn and Vintersorg fame, taking the position of session drummer for Code's next album. A few months later it was announced on Code's myspace, that Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs of Arcturus, Dimmu Borgir and Lamented Souls had been recruited as the vocalist of the band.^[1]

1 Discography
2 Members
- 2.1 Current members
- 2.2 Former members
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Discography

Neurotransmissions - Amplified Thought Chemistry Demo - (2002)
Nouveau Gloaming - Spikefarm Records (2005)

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

Simen "ICS Vortex" Hestnæs (Arcturus, ex-Borknagar, Dimmu Borgir, Lamented Souls) - Vocals - (2007-)
Aort (Blutival) - Guitar - (2002-)
Yusaf "Viper" Parvez aka Vicotnik (Dødheimsgard, Ved Buens Ende) - Bass, backing vocals - (2002-)
Asgeir Mickelson (Borknagar, Spiral Architect, ex-Vintersorg, Ihsahn, ex-Testament, Scariot, Thornbound) - Drums - (2006-)

[edit] Former members

Erik Olivier Lancelot aka AiwarikiaR (ex-Ulver, ex-Valhall - Drums - (2002-2006)
Kvohst (ex-Void, Dødheimsgard) - Vocals - (2002-[2006)
Vyttra - Guitar - (2002-2006)