The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral (song)

"The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral"
Song by Mastodon from the album Crack the Skye
Released March 24, 2009
Recorded Southern Tracks Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
Genre Progressive metal
Length 10:54
Label Reprise
Writer Mastodon
Producer Brendan O'Brien
Crack the Skye track listing
  1. "Oblivion"
  2. "Divinations"
  3. "Quintessence"
  4. "The Czar"
  5. "Ghost of Karelia"
  6. "Crack the Skye"
  7. "The Last Baron"

The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral (more commonly known as just "The Czar") is a song by American progressive metal band Mastodon from their album Crack the Skye. Clocking at 10:54 it is the second longest track on the album with the longest being "The Last Baron". The song soon became one of the most popular tracks from the album and was played on almost every show of the "Crack the Skye Tour". It is divided into four parts. It was also featured on the bands live album Live at the Aragon along with the rest of the album.

No. Title Length
1. "The Czar"
  • I. "Usurper"
  • II. "Escape"
  • III. "Martyr"
  • IV. "Spiral""  
  

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Mastodon
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
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Singles
"Iron Tusk" · "Blood and Thunder" · "Crystal Skull" · "Capillarian Crest" · "The Wolf Is Loose" · "Colony of Birchmen" · "Divinations" · "Oblivion" · "Black Tongue" · "Curl of the Burl"
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