Youth Code is an American EBM duo, formed in 2012 by Sara Taylor and Ryan George in Los Angeles, California.

[4] In 2013, Youth Code signed with Dais Records, releasing their self-titled debut[5] and served as the opening act for groups such as AFI, Suicide Commando, and Nothing.

[6] The pair's music has drawn the attention of mainstream media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times and Pitchfork, as well as praise from major industrial acts such as Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly,[6] who invited them on the Eye vs. Spy Tour in 2014.

[18][19] Youth Code released the EP A Place to Stand in late 2014; the album was produced by Joshua Eustis of Nine Inch Nails and Telefon Tel Aviv fame.

[22] Rolling Stone placed the EP on their "15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014" list, stating that "the crash of collapsing buildings rarely sounds so constructive.

[32][33][34] Hans Rollman from PopMatters gave the album a positive review, proclaiming that "Youth Code haven’t reinvented industrial electronic music, but they’ve certainly reinvigorated it and upped the standard.

"[35] Steven Gullotta of Brutal Resonance magazine stated that the album was an "endearing showcase of their [Youth Code's] love for not only industrial and EBM as a whole, but a wide array of rebellious and anti-everything attitudes.

[37] In April 2017, Chelsea Wolfe and Deafheaven vocalist George Clarke joined with Youth Code to release a remix of the song "Lost at Sea".

[42] Taylor joined Fred Sablan, Piggy D., and Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence in forming the punk group Heavens Blade, which released its first EP in October 2019.

[44] In December, Taylor joined My Chemical Romance for their reunion show at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles and performed the song "You Know What They do to Guys Like Us in Prison".

[48][49] Taylor has referred to Skinny Puppy's "Worlock" as "one of the most influential songs" she had ever heard, while George has described Bill Leeb from Front Line Assembly and Noise Unit as "one dude I look up to.

"[50] Using these influences, along with a variety of synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines, Youth Code created a style that has been described as "abrasive, discordant, and violently fast.

"[52] Taylor has stated with regards to industrial music that "if five kids per 2500 capacity venue go home and Google what Skinny Puppy actually is, we’ve done our job for a genre we really like.

[2]While Youth Code are often seen as a reviving force in the EBM/industrial music scene, the duo have rejected this proclamation, stating that they "don’t feel any pressure to try and resurrect anything.