Lifesblood for the Downtrodden

Lifesblood for the Downtrodden
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2005
Recorded2004
StudioNoizelab (New Orleans)
Piety Studios (New Orleans)
Middle Ear Studios (Miami) (track 11)
GenreSludge metal
Length49:59
LabelCandlelight
ProducerWarren Riker, Rex Brown
Crowbar chronology
Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form
(2001)
Lifesblood for the Downtrodden
(2005)
Sever the Wicked Hand
(2011)
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Lifesblood for the Downtrodden is the eighth studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar, released on February 8, 2005 through Candlelight Records. Its working title in 2004 had been You Don't Need an Enemy to Have a War. It is dedicated to the memory of guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who died after the band had recorded the album. The song "Coming Down" appeared on Fear Candy 13, a compilation CD issued by British extreme metal magazine Terrorizer.