Code Red (Primal Fear album)

Code Red is the fourteenth studio album by German heavy metal band Primal Fear. The album was released on 1 September 2023 via Atomic Fire.^[8][9][10] It is the final album with drummer Michael Ehré and guitarists Tom Naumann and Alex Beyrodt.^[11] Music videos were released for several songs in the album including "Deep in the Night".^[12]

Code Red
Studio album by Primal Fear
Released	1 September 2023
Studio	Hansen Studios, Denmark Backyard Studios
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal[1]
Length	57:56
Label	Atomic Fire
Producer	Mat Sinner, Ralf Scheepers, Tom Naumann
Primal Fear chronology
Metal Commando (2020) Code Red (2023) Domination (2025)
Singles from Code Red
"Another Hero" Released: 1 June 2023[2] "Deep in the Night" Released: 20 July 2023[3] "Cancel Culture" Released: 31 August 2023[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Distorted Sound	6/10[1]
Metal-Roos	[5]
Metal Temple	9/10[6]
Wall of Sound	8/10[7]

Track listing

Code Red track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Another Hero"	4:59
2.	"Bring That Noise"	4:49
3.	"Deep in the Night"	5:47
4.	"Cancel Culture"	6:48
5.	"Play a Song"	4:08
6.	"The World is on Fire"	5:04
7.	"Their Gods Have Failed"	7:26
8.	"Steelmelter"	4:52
9.	"Raged by Pain"	3:22
10.	"Forever"	5:12
11.	"Fearless"	5:29
Total length:		57:56

Personnel

Primal Fear

• Ralf Scheepers – lead vocals, producer
• Mat Sinner – bass, co-lead vocals, producer
• Magnus Karlsson – guitars, keyboards
• Alex Beyrodt – guitars
• Tom Naumann – guitars, producer
• Michael Ehré – drums

Production

• Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
• Stan-W Decker – cover art, layout

Charts

Chart performance for Metal Commando

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]	36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	113
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	190
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	6