Dragging Down the Enforcer is the name of the debut album by Outlaw Order, a side-project of the pioneering American sludge metal

Sludge metal

Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...

 outfit, Eyehategod

Eyehategod

Eyehategod is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans who formed in 1988. They have become one of the most well known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene...

. It was released in November 2008 in both jewel case and metal box formats. It was originally due to be released on the 13th and 14th of October, but was delayed due to manufacturing issues. There were apparently 13 songs recorded for the album, but the final tracklisting lists 11, meaning two B-sides exist. Between the release of Legalize Crime

Legalize Crime

Legalize Crime is the name of the debut EP by Outlaw Order - a sideproject of Sludge metal band Eyehategod, released as a limited edition 7" in 2003, and rereleased on CD with a bonus live track on October 25, 2006...

and Dragging Down the Enforcer, bassist

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 Justin Grisoli left the band, hence bass parts on the album were recorded by Brian Patton. The track "Double Barrel Solves Everything" previously appeared on the Legalize Crime

Legalize Crime

Legalize Crime is the name of the debut EP by Outlaw Order - a sideproject of Sludge metal band Eyehategod, released as a limited edition 7" in 2003, and rereleased on CD with a bonus live track on October 25, 2006...

EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 as "D.B.S.E.".

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:56
2. "Relive the Crime" – 2:56
3. "Safety Off" – 3:47
4. "Double Barrel Solves Everything" – 2:47
5. "Alcohol Tobacco Firearms
   Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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   " – 2:53
6. "Mercy Shot" – 2:32
7. "Narco-Terrorists" – 2:07
8. "Siege Mentality" – 2:24
9. "Walking Papers" – 3:03
10. "Dragging Down the Enforcer" – 2:56
11. "Outro" – 0:55

All songs written by LaCaze, Mader, Patton and Williams. All lyrics by Williams.

Personnel

• Mike Williams
  Mike Williams (singer)
  Mike IX Williams is the singer for Eyehategod and former associate editor for Metal Maniacs. He has also worked on other projects.-Eyehategod:Mike was invited to join Eyehategod by Jimmy Bower in 1988...
  
   – Vocals
• Brian Patton – Guitarist
  Electric guitar
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  , Bassist
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Gary Mader – Guitarist, Artwork, Art Direction, Design
• Joey LaCaze – Drums
  Drum kit
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• Paul Webb – "Additional riffing" on track 5
• Scott Hull – Mastering