Kairos (album)

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142608|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530070815/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142608|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2012|title=SEPULTURA Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS|date=July 6, 2010}}

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).{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143881|title=SEPULTURA Writing New Material On The Road|date=August 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808030447/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143881|archivedate=August 8, 2010}}{{cite web|title=Sepultura's New Album Is in Pipeline|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/news/2010/sepultura-new-album-030810.html|publisher=Oneindia Entertainment|date=August 3, 2010|accessdate=December 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120604162503/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/news/2010/sepultura-new-album-030810.html|archivedate=June 4, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150146|title=SEPULTURA Taps Producer ROY Z. For New Album|date=November 30, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130183946/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150146|archivedate=November 30, 2010}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154698|title=SEPULTURA Completes Recording New Album; Lays Down MINISTRY, THE PRODIGY Covers|date=March 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304230220/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154698|archivedate=March 4, 2011}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154877|title=Exclusive: New SEPULTURA Album Title Revealed|date=March 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305213257/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154877|archivedate=March 5, 2011}} Kairos was Sepultura's last album recorded with drummer Jean Dolabella, as he left the band five months after its release.

Speaking of how the band came up with the Kairos title, guitarist Andreas Kisser said: {{quote|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.[https://archive.today/20120911011829/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158635 "SEPULTURA: Video Message From North American Tour"]. May 26, 2011.

{{Album ratings

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| rev2 = AllMusic

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| rev3 = The A.V. Club

| rev3score = C−{{cite news|last=Heller|first=Jason|title=Sepultura: Kairos|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/sepultura-kairos,58749/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715195044/http://www.avclub.com/articles/sepultura-kairos%2C58749/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2011|newspaper=The A.V. Club|date=July 12, 2011|accessdate=December 3, 2012}}

| rev4 = Knac

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Atkinson|first=Peter|title=Sepultura, Kairos|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=8238|publisher=Knac|accessdate=December 14, 2011|date=August 22, 2011}}

| rev5 = Metal Archives

| rev5score = (favourable){{cite web|title=Sepultura - Kairos - Reviews|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Sepultura/Kairos/305853/|publisher=Metal Archives|accessdate=December 14, 2011}}

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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{{cite web|title=MUSICA DIABLO Parts Ways With SEPULTURA Frontman DERRICK GREEN|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161246|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909070327/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161246|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2012|date=July 28, 2011}} and topped the CMJ Loud Rock chart for three weeks.{{cite web|title=Sepultura 'Kairos' Tops CMJ Loud Rock Chart for Third Straight Week|url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/131700-sepultura-kairos-tops-cmj-loud-rock-chart.html|publisher=Altsounds|accessdate=December 14, 2011|date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920220512/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/131700-sepultura-kairos-tops-cmj-loud-rock-chart.html|archive-date=September 20, 2011|url-status=dead}} The album charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.{{cite web|title=Sepultura's Kairos Album Hits Charts In Germany, Austria, Switzerland|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/165196|work=BW&BK|accessdate=December 14, 2011|date=July 8, 2011|archive-date=March 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322122747/http://www.bravewords.com/news/165196|url-status=dead}} The band toured Europe, the US, Canada and Brazil for the Kairos World Tour.{{cite web |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/149073-sepultura-continues-a-long-tour-europe.html |title=Sepultura continues on a long tour through Europe | Altsounds.com News |accessdate=June 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619201239/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/149073-sepultura-continues-a-long-tour-europe.html |archivedate=June 19, 2012 }}

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

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| all_writing = Sepultura except where noted

| title1 = Spectrum

| length1 = 4:03

| title2 = Kairos

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Relentless

| length3 = 3:36

| title4 = 2011

| length4 = 0:30

| title5 = Just One Fix

| note5 = Ministry cover

| length5 = 3:33

| title6 = Dialog

| length6 = 4:57

| title7 = Mask

| length7 = 4:31

| title8 = 1433

| length8 = 0:31

| title9 = Seethe

| length9 = 2:27

| title10 = Born Strong

| length10 = 4:40

| title11 = Embrace the Storm

| length11 = 3:32

| title12 = 5772

| length12 = 0:29

| title13 = No One Will Stand

| length13 = 3:17

| title14 = Structure Violence (Azzes)

| length14 = 5:39

| title15 = 4648

| length15 = 0:28

| total_length = 45:51

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| headline = Deluxe edition

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| title16 = Firestarter

| note16 = The Prodigy cover

| length16 = 4:28

| title17 = Point of No Return

| note17 =

| length17 = 3:27

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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.

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Sepultura

• Derrick Green – vocals
• Andreas Kisser – guitars
• Paulo Jr. – bass
• Jean Dolabella – drums, percussion

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Additional personnel

• Les Tambours du Bronx – percussion on "Structure Violence (Azzes)"
• Roy Z – production, engineering, mixing
• Maor Appelbaum – mastering engineering
• Paulo Chagas – assistant
• Ronaldo Frige – assistant
• Jon Mattox – sound design, treatments

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