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
Total length:			45:12

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