The Code is a former American ska-punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The band released their first full-length CD on A-F Records, which they followed up with a split with Whatever It Takes.They have also toured with bands such as Rise Against, Against Me!, Bouncing Souls, Pipedown and Anti-Flag.Their most recent release is an EP, Rhetoric of Reason, released on Jumpstart Records.The band announced their break up in August 2006.On July 2, 2007, The Code reunited for a show in Lawrenceville. The Code played a show with The Suicide Machines on May 25, 2018 in Lawrenceville along with Worlds Scariest Police Chases and announced that they were working on new material, and played a newly written song. In Anti-Flag's EP, A Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime they have a song called "Marcdefiant" about lead singer of The Code.A demo version was first released as a bonus track on Anti-Flag's "For Blood And Empire" LP.