Sepultura - Kairos review
| Band: | Sepultura |
| Album: | Kairos |
| Style: | Alternative metal, Groove thrash metal |
| Release date: | June 24, 2011 |
| A review by: | Baz Anderson |
01. Spectrum
02. Kairos
03. Relentless
04. (2011)
05. Just One Fix [Ministry cover]
06. Dialog
07. Mask
08. (1433)
09. Seethe
10. Born Strong
11. Embrace The Storm
12. (5772)
13. No One Will Stand
14. Structure Violence (Azzes)
15. (4648)
16. Firestarter [The Prodigy cover] [Deluxe edition bonus]
17. Point Of No Return [Deluxe edition bonus]
+ Making Of DVD [Deluxe edition bonus]
Sepultura's history is common knowledge. For those who didn't write the band off ten years ago, the last two albums Dante XXI and A-Lex were actually worth some time and gave back the Sepultura name some respect. Now with the band's first Nuclear Blast release Kairos has gone and blown it all away again.
Kairos is one of the limpest thrash metal albums you could have the misfortune of hearing. As much as Sepultura were re-building their reputation as fighters against the odds, there is absolutely no excuse for this sorry excuse of an album. The concept behind the album is time, which is probably the most apt theme this album could have had for its ability of making an hour seem like two.
"Relentless", "Born Strong" and "No One Will Stand" are the least bland moments of the album, aside from the cover of The Prodigy's "Firestarter" hidden on the track "4648". None of these songs have any of the conviction found on the band's last two albums, and are openly banal and weak in comparison. Sepultura even manage to conjure an entirely uncalled for lifeless cover of Ministry's "Just One Fix" to add insult to injury.
Kairos is an embarrassing gift to the band's fans for their optimistic support over the last years. Tedious, half-hearted, and just plain flat, Kairos is an album that no one needs to hear and the band would have done better without even releasing.
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Thrash metal
Brazil
Length: 53:10
Nuclear Blast
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 5 |
| Songwriting: | 3 |
| Originality: | 5 |
| Production: | 7 |
Comments
| Kingface Posts: 335  |
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| oroboros Posts: 134  |
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| Athropos Burning inside Posts: 161  |
Looks like the Cavalera brothers now write reviews for Metal Storm!
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| Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642  |
Not too surprising really. Although I'd say you're being too kind to their last two albums!
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| godisdead Posts: 84 |
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| terrorist Posts: 358  |
What happened to them....
---- Will the ones who live after our end Worship the goddamn cross again? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnlG0h7YN_8&feature=related
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| Razorback Posts: 220  |
I was expecting more,this is disappointing..
---- Careful what you wish,you may regret it.Careful what you wish,you just might get it!
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
"...the last two albums Dante XXI and A-Lex were actually worth some time and gave back the Sepultura name some respect..." If you thought those pieces of crap were any good and you gave this a 4, I'm thinking I don't even wanna waste my time checking it out even just so I can give it a low rating.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| jupitreas hi-fi / lo-life Staff Posts: 6660  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 13.06.2011 at 03:13 Those two albums were good, you're just unable to appreciate modern metal.
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by jupitreas on 13.06.2011 at 03:38 Hm, I'll allow that.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
Written by [user id=4365] on 13.06.2011 at 04:04 Don't forget the Candy Cane / Oranssi Pazuzu split.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| The Voyager The Table Posts: 152  |
I posted it once, I'll post it again. Sepultura: Just stop.
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| demonseed Posts: 58  |
Worst year in metal. WTF with all this shitty covers?????
---- A Servant in Heaven A King in Hell
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| Maxx666 Meshuggahian Posts: 376  |
Worst album ever... Big fail Sepultura... i don't understand why they choose to continue after Max left... All the albums they did after he left sucks big time
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| Maxx666 Meshuggahian Posts: 376 |
Written by The Voyager on 13.06.2011 at 07:18 +1... Sepultura:Just fucking stop, will ya!! i better go listen to some Shcizophrenia and beneath the remains
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| pazuzuovbabel Pazuzu Posts: 303  |
I really find it a real good album, one of the best Sepultura albums in the post-Max era.
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675  |
Written by godisdead on 12.06.2011 at 20:40 I thought "Dante XIII" was a great album, definitely the best Seps release with Derrick on vocals. xD I thought "A-lex" had some very good moments, but it was way too long, and bogged down by too much filler. Definitely a step backwards after Dante for me. And "Kairos" seems to have continued that devolution still further. It has 1 or 2 decent songs, but is totally devoid of the explosive moments that "A-lex" had, and is almost up there with "Sepulnation" as the worst album to bear the Sepultura name. Ive always tried to stick up for latter day Sepultura, but like the review, I can't really defend "Kairos". It's a terrible, highly dull album that makes "Against" seem like an absolute classic in comparison. Another album like this, and I'll be calling for the reunion! 
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| Huntteri Posts: 116  |
Kairos is a lot better than A-lex! this is clearly on of the better Derrick albums, I like this even more than Chaos A.D! the reason for that is that I hate Max's vocals in that album, reminds of Prong, ugh
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
Too bad. I thought A-Lex had it's moments and I absolutely loved Dante XXI. Wonder if there's some hope for this album then, after reading this review it doesn't sound like it. But I'll give it a try.
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| Cynic Metalhead Ambrish Saxena Posts: 7654  |
Give it a miss is better option!! 
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| Johnra Posts: 6 |
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| Papanilala Posts: 3  |
What can I say....it's better than the new Morbid Angel....but then...any album is.
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| nb Posts: 248  |
That is too bad, I was just listening to Dante XII and I thought: "wow that is a cool album, the only one worth listening to after Chaos AD". But I did not like A-Lex at all. I will check the samples of this one later just to know what they are up to, but really no hopes for good stuff.
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| jupitreas hi-fi / lo-life Staff Posts: 6660 |
Written by [user id=111774] on 15.06.2011 at 02:12 Not entirely sure what you tried to say here. Seems the inbreeding in your family really got to you, it might be the right time to consider cyanide. Also, before you go, check out the definition of 'appreciate' in the dictionary.
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| jupitreas hi-fi / lo-life Staff Posts: 6660 |
Written by [user id=111774] on 15.06.2011 at 06:21 But Troy admitted that he does not in fact appreciate modern metal, no? Kairos is a shitty album and it being modern or traditional has nothing to with anything. Its just badly written and tepidly performed.
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