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Title: Long live Napalm Death
Review: The Gods of Grindcore return with this instant classic. "The Code is Red...Long Live the Code" is just about everything longtime fans of Napalm Death would come to expect: machine gun style drumming, razor ripping guitars, and Barney's trademark gruff vocals are here as the band seems to be attempting to incorporate their various styles (the band's early punkish sound is apparent on a few tracks). Standout cuts include the instant classic title track, "Instruments of Persuasion", and the excellent "Morale" which finds the band taking a bit of a more melodic turn, for a while anyway. With guest vocals by Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and former Dead Kennedys' frontman Jello Biafra, this is grindcore at it's very best, and despite the negative reviews here, this is essential listening for longtime fans of Napalm Death, and it is absolutely a grindcore masterpiece.
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