This article is about a Christian Rock band. For actual codes of ethics, see ethical code.

Code of Ethics formed in the early '90s with Barry Blaze and Eric Switzer. The duo released Visual Paradox on R.E.X. Music in 1991. Their sound was a captivating blend that sounded like Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails and it was quickly brought to the attention of Forefront Records/EMI, who bought their contract from R.E.X. Music. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... R.E.X. Records was in independent record label that operated from the late 1980s until running into financial difficulty in 1995. ... Forefront Records is a Christian Music record label; a Division of EMI Music. ... Christian rock is a form of rock music played by bands where the musicians are openly Christian. ... In the context of a code adopted by a profession or by a governmental or quasi-governmental organ to regulate that profession, an ethical code may be styled as a code of professional responsibility, which may dispense with difficult issues of what behavior is ethical. Some codes of ethics have... R.E.X. Records was in independent record label that operated from the late 1980s until running into financial difficulty in 1995. ... Depeche Mode is an electronic music band from the town of Basildon, England, originally founded in 1980. ... NIN redirects here. ... Forefront Records is a Christian Music record label; a Division of EMI Music. ...

With a new label came new pressures and Eric decided to exit the band. Rick Brainer, Scott "Skippy" Chapman, and Scot Kifer then joined for a self-titled sophomore album released in 1993, and garnered their first #1 single at radio, "Something Real". Kifer left by the end of the year. Later, bassist Jeff Anderson would join for 1995's Arms Around the World, an album that would not only give Code two more #1's, but also let Code of Ethics receive it's first Gospel Music Award Nomination. Skippy has been one-third of the euro-pop band Code of Ethics on Forefront Records since he was a teenager. ...

In late 1996, the band came off the road for various reasons concerning family and health problems. It was then that Barry Blaze recruited Charles Garrett, Jerry Mowrey, and Brian Carlson. The trio recorded Soulbait for a 1997 release.

In early 1998, Skippy and Rick Brainer came back and made up the last Code of Ethics lineup. The band went ahead and recorded "Blaze", and te band was nominated for it's second Gospel Music Award. Skippy has been one-third of the euro-pop band Code of Ethics on Forefront Records since he was a teenager. ...

Code of Ethics has also released a remix album entitled Mix (1992) remixed by Barry and Ian Eskelin' and a remix album called Extended Play Remixes (1994) remixed by DJ Scott Blackwell. Ian Eskelin is the founding member of contemporary christian rock band All Star United. ...

Band Members

• Barry Blazs (1989 - 2000)
• Eric Switzer (1991, 1994)
• Rick Brainer (1993 - 1999)
• Scott Chapman (1993, 1998 - 1999)
• Scot Kifer (1993)
• Charles Garrett (1997)
• Jerry Mowrey (1997)
• Brian Carlson (1997)
• Ian Eskelin 1991-1993
• Dan Router 1991-1993

Discography

• Blaze (1999)
• Soulbait (1996)
• Arms Around the World (1995)
• Code of Ethics Extended Play Re-Mixes (1994)
• Code of Ethics (1993)
• Mix (1992)
• Visual Paradox (1991)
• Lost in Egypt (1989)