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.
| Lifesblood for the Downtrodden | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Noizelab (New Orleans) Piety Studios (New Orleans) Middle Ear Studios (Miami) (track 11) | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal | |||
| Length | 49:59 | |||
| Label | Candlelight | |||
| Producer | Warren Riker, Rex Brown | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net |   [2] |
| BW&BK | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [5] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "New Dawn" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Slave No More" | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Angel's Wings" | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Coming Down" | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Fall Back to Zero" | 6:26 |
| 6. | "Underworld" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "Dead Sun" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Holding Something" | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Moon" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "The Violent Reaction" | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Lifesblood" | 7:16 |
| Total length: | 49:59 | |
Music videos
edit- "Dead Sun" (filmed in Miami, Florida, around August 2004 and directed by John-Martin Vogel and Robert Lisman)
- "Slave No More" (filmed in Miami, Florida, on June 21, 2005 and directed by John-Martin Vogel)
Personnel
edit- Crowbar
- Kirk Windstein – vocals, guitar
- Steve Gibb – electric and slide guitar on "Lifesblood"
- Rex Brown – bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Craig Nunenmacher – drums
- Additional musicians
- Sid Montz – piano on "Lifesblood"
- Production
- Rex Brown – producer
- Warren Riker – producer, engineering, mixing
- Scott "Ish" Campbell – engineering, mixing (track 11)
- Brett "Cosmo" Thorngren – mastering
References
edit- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Crowbar - Life's Blood for the Downtrotten". AllMusic.
- ^ "Reviews - Lifesblood For The Downtrotten". Blabbermouth.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (February 1, 2005). "CROWBAR - Lifesblood for the Downtrodden". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Davis, Robert (April 15, 2013). "Crowbar - Life's Blood For The Downtrodden (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ Pardo, Pete (August 7, 2005). "Review: "Crowbar: Lifesblood for the Downtrotten"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved November 18, 2022.