Kairos (album)

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Kairos
KairosSepultura.jpg
Studio album by
Sepultura
ReleasedJune 24, 2011
RecordedDecember 2010–March 2011
StudioTrama Studios, São Paulo, Brazil
Genre
Length45:51
Label Nuclear Blast, Tribus Music (Brazil)
Producer Roy Z
Sepultura chronology
A-Lex
(2009)		Kairos
(2011)		 The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart
(2013)

Kairos is the twelfth studio album by the Brazilian metal band Sepultura. It was released on June 24, 2011 by independent German record label Nuclear Blast Records. This is the band's first release on the label, marking their first album not released on SPV/Steamhammer since 2001's Nation .

Contents

Background and recording

On July 6, 2010, it was announced that Sepultura were signed with Nuclear Blast Records, and would release their first album for the label in 2011. [5] By the end of 2010, the band had begun writing new material and entered the studio to begin recording their twelfth album with producer Roy Z (Judas Priest, Halford, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Helloween). [6] [7] [8] Recording sessions for Kairos took place from December 2010 to March 2011 at Trama Studios in São Paulo, Brazil, the same studio where its 2009 predecessor A-Lex was recorded.

On March 1, 2011, it was announced that Sepultura had completed recording their album, which was tentatively due in May 2011. [9] Days after the album was finished, Sepultura announced on March 4, 2011 that the album would be called Kairos and would be released around that late spring or early summer. [10] Kairos was Sepultura's last album recorded with drummer Jean Dolabella, as he left the band five months after its release.

Concept

Speaking of how the band came up with the Kairos title, guitarist Andreas Kisser said:

The whole theme of the album is the concept of the time, and the title reflects that — it's like one concept of time which is not chronological, from one to two; it's like an instant in time, it's a special time of change... Everyone's life is written by [their] choices — you have many 'kairos' moments, like if you go [from] point A [to point] B [to point] C, you are driven by your choices or your guidance; you have to go either one way or the other. And that's the kind of time we talked about — not about aging or getting old or going back [in time]; it's just [about those important] moments that can change everything.

According to the guitarist, the concept had to do with Sepultura's 26-year-old history and the changes inside and outside the band. "It's a collection of 'kairos' that [got us] here. It's being inspired by our own biography, but mostly [focusing] on what Sepultura is today," he added. [11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The A.V. Club C− [13]
Knac Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Metal Archives (favourable) [15]

Kairos was well received by music critics and fans. It sold over 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release [16] and topped the CMJ Loud Rock chart for three weeks. [17] The album charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. [18] The band toured Europe, the US, Canada and Brazil for the Kairos World Tour. [19]

The song "Mask" is a downloadable content in the 2012 video game Twisted Metal .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sepultura except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Spectrum"4:03
2."Kairos"3:37
3."Relentless"3:36
4."2011"0:30
5."Just One Fix" (Ministry cover)3:33
6."Dialog"4:57
7."Mask"4:31
8."1433"0:31
9."Seethe"2:27
10."Born Strong"4:40
11."Embrace the Storm"3:32
12."5772"0:29
13."No One Will Stand"3:17
14."Structure Violence (Azzes)"5:39
15."4648"0:28
Total length:45:51
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
16."Firestarter" (The Prodigy cover)4:28
17."Point of No Return"3:27

DVD

The deluxe edition also comes with a bonus DVD. Over its 50:16 running length, the film shows the band in the rehearsal room running through the songs together, and in the studio recording the album. It also contains interviews with all the band members, and producer, engineer and mixer Roy Z.

Credits

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