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
Released	25 April 2005 (2005-04-25)
Recorded	21 September – 13 October 2004
Studio	Foel Studios, Llanfair Caerinion, Wales
Genre	Grindcore death metal
Length	45:12
Label	Century Media
Producer	Russ 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	9.5/10[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Hybrid	Favourable[5]
The Metal Forge	9/10[6]
musicOMH	Favourable[7]
PopMatters	8/10[8]
Sea of Tranquility	[9]
Transform Online	Favourable[10]

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.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Silence is Deafening"	Shane Embury	3:48
2.	"Right You Are"	Embury	0:52
3.	"Diplomatic Immunity"	Embury	1:45
4.	"The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code"	Mitch Harris	3:30
5.	"Climate Controllers"	Harris	3:06
6.	"Instruments of Persuasion"	Harris	2:59
7.	"The Great and the Good"	Embury	4:10
8.	"Sold Short"	Harris, Embury	2:47
9.	"All Hail the Grey Dawn"	Embury	4:13
10.	"Vegetative State"	Harris	3:08
11.	"Pay for the Privilege of Breathing"	Embury	1:46
12.	"Pledge Yourself to You"	Harris	3:14
13.	"Striding Purposefully Backwards"	Harris	2:53
14.	"Morale"	Embury	4:44
15.	"Our Pain Is Their Power"	Embury, Harris, Russ Russell	2:10

All lyrics are written by Mark Greenway

Personnel

Napalm Death

• Mark "Barney" Greenway – lead vocals
• Mitch Harris – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Shane Embury – bass, backing vocals, rhythm guitar (14)
• Danny Herrera – drums

Additional musicians

• Jello Biafra – vocals (7)
• Jamey Jasta – vocals (6, 8)
• Jeffrey Walker – vocals (12)

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)
• Mitch Harris – video direction, video editing

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. Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 346. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 1015–1016. ISBN 978-0857125958.
5. Strub, Whit. "Napalm Death The Code is Red... Long Live the Code". hybridmagazine.com. Denver. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
6. Milburn, Simon (28 April 2005). "Napalm Death - The Code Is Red... Long Live the Code". The Metal Forge. Sumner, Queensland. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
7. Bansal, Vik (25 April 2005). "Napalm Death – The Code Is Red… Long Live The Code". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
8. Begrand, Adrien (11 April 2005). "Napalm Death: The Code Is Red... Long Live the Code". PopMatters. Chicago: PopMatters Media. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
9. Pardo, Pete (10 April 2005). "Napalm Death: The Code is Red...Long Live the Code". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
10. 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.
11. Mudrian, Albert (17 November 2017). "The Napalm Death Special Issue (& Napalm Flexi Disc) Now Available!". Decibel. Retrieved 5 August 2018.