| Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form | ||||
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| Released | August 21, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal | |||
| Length | 45:31 | |||
| Label | Spitfire | |||
| Producer | Dave Fortman | |||
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Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form is the seventh studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar. It was released on August 21, 2001.[1] It is the last album to feature guitarist Sammy Duet, and the first and only album to feature bassist Jeff Okoneski and ex-Machine Head drummer Tony Costanza.
Songs such as "The Lasting Dose" and "To Build a Mountain" have become mandatory staples on Crowbar's live setlists.[2]
The front cover is of St. Anthony's Garden behind St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.