Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form is the seventh studio album by American sludge metal band Crowbar.

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.

Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form has received critical acclaim.

Robert Davis of Sputnikmusic gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 stars, noting "instrumentally the band has never sounded fresher or more alive" and "each and every song on 'Sonic excess…' is charged with more melancholy and beautiful solemnity than ever before".