Lifesblood for the Downtrodden

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.

Music videos

 * "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

 * 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