The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code

The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code is Napalm Death's eleventh studio album and was recorded at Foel Studio, Llanfair Caerinion with producer Russ Russell. It was released on 25 April 2005. A music video for "Silence Is Deafening", directed by Roger Johansson, was released later that year.

The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code
Studio album by
Napalm Death
Released25 April 2005 (2005-04-25)
Recorded21 September – 13 October 2004
StudioFoel Studios, Llanfair Caerinion, Wales
GenreGrindcore, death metal
Length45:12
LabelCentury Media
ProducerRuss Russell
Napalm Death chronology
Leaders Not Followers: Part 2
(2004)		 The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code
(2005)		 Smear Campaign
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos9.5/10[2]
HybridFavourable[3]
The Metal Forge9/10[4]
musicOMHFavourable[5]
PopMatters8/10[6]
Sea of Tranquility[7]
Transform OnlineFavourable[8]

Some editions of the album were released with a bonus disc that contains material from a variety of death metal bands, such as Aborted. The Napalm Death song "Silence Is Deafening" is the first track on the compilation.

The album features guest appearances by Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, and Jeffrey Walker of Carcass.

In 2017, Decibel released a special magazine issue relating to the 30th Anniversary of Napalm Death. This issue included a Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame induction for The Code Is Red... Long Live the Code.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Greenway.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Silence is Deafening"Shane Embury3:48
2."Right You Are"Embury0:52
3."Diplomatic Immunity"Embury1:45
4."The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code"Mitch Harris3:30
5."Climate Controllers"Harris3:06
6."Instruments of Persuasion"Harris2:59
7."The Great and the Good"Embury4:10
8."Sold Short"Harris, Embury2:47
9."All Hail the Grey Dawn"Embury4:13
10."Vegetative State"Harris3:08
11."Pay for the Privilege of Breathing"Embury1:46
12."Pledge Yourself to You"Harris3:14
13."Striding Purposefully Backwards"Harris2:53
14."Morale"Embury4:44
15."Our Pain Is Their Power"Embury, Harris, Russ Russell2:10

Personnel

Napalm Death

Additional musicians

Technical personnel
  • Russ Russell – production, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Dave Anderson – assistant production, assistant recording, assistant mixing
  • Winter – recording (7), engineering (7)
  • Billy Gould – assistant recording (7), assistant engineering (7)

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Napalm Death: The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. Smit, Jackie (7 April 2005). "Napalm Death - The Code Is Red... Long Live the Code". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. Strub, Whit. "Napalm Death The Code is Red... Long Live the Code". hybridmagazine.com. Denver. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. Milburn, Simon (28 April 2005). "Napalm Death - The Code Is Red... Long Live the Code". The Metal Forge. Sumner, Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. Bansal, Vik (25 April 2005). "Napalm Death – The Code Is Red… Long Live The Code". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. Begrand, Adrien (11 April 2005). "Napalm Death: The Code Is Red... Long Live the Code". PopMatters. Chicago: PopMatters Media. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  7. Pardo, Pete (10 April 2005). "Napalm Death: The Code is Red...Long Live the Code". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. Den, Tim (17 June 2004). "Napalm Death 'The Code is Red... Long Live the Code'". Transform Online. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  9. Mudrian, Albert. "The Napalm Death Special Issue (& Napalm Flexi Disc) Now Available!". Decibel. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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