| Lifesblood for the Downtrodden | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Crowbar |
| Cover: | Crowbar-lifesbloodforthedowntrodden.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Sever the Wicked Hand |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
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.