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The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code is Napalm Death's twelfth 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.
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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.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mark Greenway, except where noted.
| 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. | "Crash the Pose" (Japanese edition bonus track) (Lyrics by Gauze) | Gauze | |
| 9. | "Sold Short" | Harris, Embury | 2:47 |
| 10. | "All Hail the Grey Dawn" | Embury | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Vegetative State" | Harris | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Pay for the Privilege of Breathing" | Embury | 1:46 |
| 13. | "Pledge Yourself to You" | Harris | 3:14 |
| 14. | "Losers" (Japanese and limited edition digipak CD bonus track) | Harris | 4:24 |
| 15. | "Striding Purposefully Backwards" | Harris | 2:53 |
| 16. | "Morale" | Embury | 4:44 |
| 17. | "Our Pain is Their Power" | Embury, Harris, Russ Russell | 2:10 |
Personnel
Napalm Death
- Mark "Barney" Greenway – vocals
- Shane Embury – bass, rhythm guitar (16), backing vocals
- Mitch Harris – lead guitar, backing vocals, video direction, video editing
- Danny Herrera – drums
Additional musicians
- Jello Biafra – vocals (7)
- Jamey Jasta – vocals (6, 9)
- Jeffrey Walker – vocals (13)
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)