Talk:Code Orange (band)

Band members
While researching this band to write this article, I had a difficult time finding a reference stating who is currently in the band. The source currently listed in the members section from earlier this year is a reliable publication with a reputation for fact-checking accuracy. I have a hard time believing they made a mistake listing who is a currently in the band and what instrument they play, but it's not impossible. The other reason I went with this source was because it went into detail about Bob Rizzo and his contributions to the group, while none of the other sources even mentioned he ever played in Code Orange Kids. Obviously I'd like this section to be accurate and truthful, but it must also be verifiable and sourced properly. Please don't make any further changes without either discussing the changes or providing a new source. Thank you. Fezmar9 (talk) 16:11, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
 * An IP editor has added a source for a different line up. That's fine, but it raises more questions than it answers--specifically questions surrounding Bob Rizzo. Is Rizzo a former member? Is Rizzo a nickname for Joe Goldman? Did the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette get it wrong and there actually was never a Rizzo in the band? Simply providing a new source erasing the old material isn't really a solution to the problem here. Fezmar9 (talk) 03:52, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Here is an article from 2010 that mentions Rizzo: . Fezmar9 (talk) 03:54, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

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Infobox genre
Several IPs have been reverted for removing metallic hardcore from the infobox. However, I am in support of this change. It is the best sourced genre and as such I would leave it in the lead, but since it redirects to metalcore and is defined there as a hardcore punk-leaning strand of metalcore, it has zero informational when placed next to hardcore punk and metalcore in the infobox. It's basically repeating the same idea for no reason. If you compare "they are a hardcore band", "they are a band fusing hardcore with metal", "they are a band fusing hardcore with metal but more on the side of hardcore" you can see why suggesting the first two (which we have actual articles for) would be wholly sufficient.

Opinions?-- MA SHAUN IX 19:24, 10 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I think that putting in the musical style section that they have been called metalcore and metallic hardcore (with both genres sourced) is repetitive. it's like saying "The band has been described as pop punk and punk pop" or "the band has been described as nu metal and aggro-metal". the proper term used is metalcore. so it's best for the lead to call Code Orange a metalcore band. A user named Issan Sumisu keeps adding metallic hardcore to the musical style section with a lot of sources that don't seem reliable. The genre metalcore, however, has reliable sources. I think when it comes to whether to use the term metalcore or the term metallic hardcore, we should refuse to use the term metallic hardcore but continue to use the term metalcore. Statik N (talk) 08:44, 22 December 2017 (UTC)


 * The metallic hardcore sources are most definitely reliable, I mean, Rock Sound Magazine, Punktastic, New Noise Magazine, Metal Ireland, are most definitely reliable, and I've not heard of Bearded Gentleman before but the writer claims to have worked for Primary Ignition Magazine and SLUG Magazine, while some of the metalcore citations are from Metacritic (which I've never heard of being referred to as a reliable source for musical genres, but maybe the person who sets them is educated, so I don't know) and another one is from a Word Press blog, which most definitely isn't reliable.


 * The metalcore page refers to there being different connotations to the word metallic hardcore, opposed to metalcore, it isn't like using pop punk and punk pop, it's like using emo and midwest emo, people are aware of the different style associated with those styles, even having their page point out the differences.


 * Furthermore, referring to the bands as being "primarily described as metalcore" simply isn't true, there are very clearly many citations to say that they are hardcore; in fact, more citations call the band hardcore than they do metalcore.Issan Sumisu (talk) 10:30, 23 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Metalcore bands that sound like Converge or Earth Crisis always get called hardcore bands even though they're nothing like bands such as Bad Brains or Black Flag. Earth Crisis' page doesn't say metallic hardcore. Same with Integrity, Hatebreed, Converge, etc. Midwest emo is a scene therefore you can't put Midwest emo in a genre field, only emo. Metallic hardcore isn't a commonly used term for the metalcore genre so therefore it is best to simply use the term metalcore. it's okay to use the term metalcore. besides, since metalcore and metallic hardcore are the same thing, sourcing both is repetitive. the term metalcore is better for being used. Statik N (talk) 21:09, 23 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Saying that we can not call them hardcore because metalcore bands get called hardcore is original research and against Wikipedia's guidelines but let's forget about the inclusion of metallic hardcore for a second. The musical style section you are trying to include says that the band are most commonly described as metalcore, and this isn't true because very evidently they are also referred to as hardcore punk and heavy hardcore extensively, meaning that what that says is both incorrect and original research, the way it currently is gives every source an even playing field and is not biased, therefore better fitting of Wikipedia's guidelines. Issan Sumisu (talk) 21:46, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Still, metalcore is the same thing as metallic hardcore. sourcing the same genres but with different names (e.g.: sourcing both metalcore and metallic hardcore) is completely repetitive. just use the term metalcore because most people will know that term. it's fine to use metalcore. it's fine. besides, if metallic hardcore isn't in the genre field but metalcore and we still use metallic hardcore in the lead, that would confuse many people. but putting both metalcore and metallic hardcore in the genre field is repetitive. nobody puts metallic hardcore in the genre field. Earth Crisis, Hatebreed, Integrity, Converge, Shai Hulud, Disembodied, Vision of Disorder, Rorschach, etc. all have metalcore in the genre field instead of metallic hardcore. Statik N (talk) 03:12, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Ethan Young
@User:Issan Sumisu: The band has stated that he is not a band member according to available sources.ref. Whatever wording the website uses does not overwrite what the band says. Bands decide who is their member, not websites or Wikipedia users. What the website describes is an observation of performances in videos. They don't decide who is a band member. The band does. And the source says that the band says he is not a member at the moment. So stick to what Morgan says in the source. Misinterpreting this source is spreading misinformation. Find WP:consensus instead of edit warring. Once the band says that Young is a member of the band, then he can be added to the same category with the band members. If the band says otherwise, Wikipedia is not going to jump to conclusions. Wikipedia is supposed to take actual "meaning" form a source, not just specific "words" and put them into wrong context.--Concus Cretus (talk) 14:10, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * That was my mistake, I thought the part saying he was a member was a part of the quote from the band lower down because I read it quickly. Issan Sumisu (talk) 15:18, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

The Confilct On The Timeline
As a whole several people wish to have the timeline show that Jami's primary instrument has now become vocals, however there is 1 user (Isaan Sumisu) keeps on reverting these edits. I have researched 5 other bands to see their timelines and how they changed when there was a line-up change.

Ice Nine Kills:

You will see how Spencer normally only does vocals in the studio and at live performances this translating into how his vocals were above his keyboards, after JD went on hiatus he began contributing his vocals more than other instruments and people on co-lead vocals have the vocals on the inner side and their primary instrument on the outside. Keyboards are not present that often at live performances so you can see nobody has prioritised keyboards.

I Prevail:

You will see that Steve plays bass only on studio recordings (LIKE JAMI MORGAN) and so this is his inner instrument. Eric's clean vocals are also much more uncommon than his harsh ones.

Falling In Reverse:

As Ronnie is the band's lead singer, occasionally performing piano parts you can see that his vocals are the prioritised instrument and anyone else with the red vocals are co-lead vocalists who prioritise another instrument over their additional vocal lines, similar to backing vocals. Also Zakk Sandler at a point in 2019 would only be seen playing keyboards. He did also have an additional guitar once or twice a set and rarely in studios, and Ronnie also had a guitar that he would use occasionally during this time.

Motionless in White:

When Chris was a rhythm guitarist he was still the lead vocalist and as such his vocal line was on the outer side and rhythm guitar on the inner. However as Thomas Bell was a co-lead vocalist the rhythm guitar on the outer side and the vocals on the inner similar to everyone who had backing vocals. When Ricky had to take up the role of bassist he did so only in the studio and as such the bass line was on the inner side.

Escape the Fate:

Keyboard were rarely performed live and less common in the studio so Monte Money and Thrasher Gruft have them lower in the hierachy. Co-Lead Vocalists Max Green, TJ Bell & Carson Allen have the vocal line in the inner region. As of now the band is using a touring bassist but in the studio bass duties are shared between Thrasher Gruft and TJ Bell so it can be seen on the inner side.

I'm not sure if this is what you meant by "original research" but I would like to state this to you plain and clear. Jami peforms vocals live and both vocals and drums in the studios as of currently. This is why they have hired a touring drummer, do you think that Jami still peforms drums live or is the issue you don't know how timelines work?


 * Deciding what somebody's "main instrument" is, is original research, because no source cites that as being so, and to base that off how they have another drummer now, is still original research but mixed with wp:synth. Also, on EasyTimeline, it says that "EasyTimeline conveys the message that once a timeline exists it is not so hard to understand", which isn't true if you start swapping around colours part of the way through a timeline because it looks incredibly confusing. Issan Sumisu (talk) 08:15, 8 April 2020 (UTC)