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Released 20 years ago

The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code

Napalm Death · 2006

50 min · 16 tracks · death metal · hardcore punk · grindcore

This album blasts with relentless ferocity, merging grindcore intensity and death metal intricacies into a politically charged outcry.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • politically charged intensity
  • wave-like dynamic flow
  • relentless bursts of energy
  • brief tracks for quick impact

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer slower, mellow sounds
  • seek longer, cohesive pieces

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2006, 'The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code' is Napalm Death's thirteenth studio album, following their critically acclaimed 2005 release 'The Earache Peel'. By this point, the band had solidified their status as pioneers of extreme metal, known for their socially conscious lyrics and innovative sound.
Stylistic neighbors
Carcass· Brutal Truth· Pig Destroyer

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Silence Is Deafening 3:50
  • 2 Right You Are 0:55
  • 3 Diplomatic Immunity 1:47
  • 4 The Code Is Red… Long Live the Code 3:32
  • 5 Climate Controllers 3:08
  • 6 Instruments of Persuasion 3:01
  • 7 The Great and the Good 4:12
  • 8 Sold Short 2:50
  • 9 All Hail the Grey Dawn 4:16
  • 10 Vegetative State 3:11
  • 11 Pay for the Privilege of Breathing 1:49
  • 12 Pledge Yourself to You 3:17
  • 13 Losers 4:24
  • 14 Striding Purposefully Backwards 2:56
  • 15 Morale 4:46
  • 16 Our Pain Is Their Power 2:08

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