Equilibrium (Crowbar album)

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Equilibrium
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000
RecordedFestival Studios (Kenner, Los Angeles)
Genre Sludge metal
Length50:45
40:45 (excluding cover tracks)
Label Spitfire Records
Producer Keith Falgout and Kirk Windstein
Crowbar chronology
Odd Fellows Rest
(1998)
Equilibrium
(2000)
Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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BraveWords 9/10 [2]
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Rock Hard 9/10 [4]
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Equilibrium is the sixth studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar, released in March 2000. It was original bassist Todd Strange's final album with the band until his 2016 return.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Feel the Burning Sun"3:37
2."Equilibrium"4:40
3."Glass Full of Liquid Pain"3:28
4."Command of Myself"3:16
5."Down Into the Rotting Earth"5:16
6."To Touch the Hand of God"5:06
7."Uncovering"4:21
8."Buried Once Again"4:04
9."Things You Can't Understand"3:28
10."Euphoria Minus One"3:24
11."Dream Weaver (Gary Wright cover)"8:51
12."In a Gadda da Vida (Iron Butterfly cover, hidden track, a cappella)"1:09
Total length:50:45

Personnel

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