OLDCODEX

OLDCODEX
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s)	Rock, J-pop
Debut	July 17, 2013
Years active	2009–present
Labels	GloryHeaven (2009—2012) Lantis (2012—present)
Website	www.oldcodex.com
Current Members	Ta_2 (Vocalist) YORKE (Painter) Ryo Yamagata Taizo Nakamura Shinji Ōmura
Past Members	R.O.N (Guitarist) YoHsKE (Guitarist) Sae (Drummer) Yoshihiro Nakao Hiromitsu Kawashima Masanori Mine

OLDCODEX (オルドコデックス Orudokodekkusu) is a Japanese rock band that was formed in 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The band has released a total of six studio albums, three extended plays and eighteen singles. They have performed the opening themes for the Free! series since the first season and the ending theme of the movie,High☆Speed！－Free! Starting Days－.

The rock band also produces and performs songs for other well-known anime series such as Kuroko no Basket, God Eater and SERVAMP.

Members

• Ta_2 (AKA Tatsuhisa Suzuki and CV. of Makoto Tachibana)
• YORKE
• Ryo Yamagata
• Taizo Nakamura
• Shinji Ōmura

Origins

The name of the band was created by combining the words “OLD” and “CODEX”, the former meaning "of old age or the past," and the latter meaning “manuscripts, such as the Bible.”

Music

Rage on
	Released on July 17, 2013 # Title Lyrics Song Arrangement 1. Rage on YORKE. Ta_2 Ryosuke "Rio" Shimohata 2. Now I am YORKE. eba eba 3. Swamp YORKE. Hisashi Koyama Hisashi Koyama

Dried Up Youthful Fame
	Released on July 30, 2014 # Title Lyrics Song Arrangement 1. Dried Up Youthful Fame YORKE. Ta_2 eba 2. Abendsonne YORKE. YORKE. Gz 3. Steal Mine YORKE. Hajime Kato Hajime Kato 4. Massive Act YORKE. Ta_2 Gz

Aching Horns
	Released on December 16, 2015 # Title Lyrics Song Arrangement 1. Aching Horns YORKE. Ta_2 Hisashi Koyama 2. Reminder YORKE. eba eba 3. Get Up To Go YORKE. Ta_2 eba

Heading to Over
	Released on July 25, 2018 # Title Lyrics Song Arrangement 1. Heading to Over YORKE Ta_2 eba 2. Clean Out YORKE. Takeshi Okamoto Takeshi Okamoto 3. Bang YORKE. Hisashi Koyama Hisashi Koyama 4. another point YORKE. Hajime Kato Hisashi Koyama

Trivia

• OLDCODEX's previous guitarist, R.O.N, is also a prolific composer and has composed and/or arranged several character songs featured in the Free! series, including: Ao no Kanata, Break Our Balance, & Over the Dream.