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 page 3 / 3
| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Angelic Storm on 03.01.2012 at 20:39 Max was never any good live, not even in Sepultura's heydays. And i am still puzzled why he had a guitar strapped on in that era. All he ever did was play one string max. Current Sepultura proves the songs sound just as good with one guitar instead of the two back then. But like I ssaid curentday Sepultura is a live beast whereas old Sepultura were good at best on their good days.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 03.01.2012 at 20:52 WTF happened on the studio then? black magic?! 
---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 03.01.2012 at 21:08 aliens.jpg
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by X-Ray Rod on 03.01.2012 at 21:08 Well, Kisser, Max, Igor, Paulo Jr. together could write a mean tune whereas Kisser on his own can't or even with the current line-up. But being able to write good songs does not equate being good live.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 03.01.2012 at 21:18 I would dispute that Seps weren't good live in their heyday, although yep, Max isn't anywhere near the likes of James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, or Mille Petrozza as a live rhythm guitarist. But his live vocals were a lot better back then than now. If we're comparing them now, it's no contest. Derrick destroys Max when it comes to singing live. As for the songwriting, I think what the split has proven is that the original band (not counting Wagner or Jairo T!  ) was far greater than the sum of it's parts. Although I do find "Roots" to be weaker than some of the Derrick era material. People say Max was Sepultura, but he has released nothing outside of Sepultura that comes anywhere the quality of late 80's/early 90's Sepultura.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Angelic Storm on 03.01.2012 at 21:29 I have seen them countless times during their Beneath The Remains and Arise era and also during the time they went downhill with Chaos A.D. and Roots and at their best Sepultura were good live never great.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 03.01.2012 at 21:41 I've seen them twice live when Max was in the band, and both times thought they were great. Max has definitely deteriorated a lot since those days, in my eyes.
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| Moosh666 Posts: 132  |
Max Cavalera died many years ago to be replaced by a Rob Zombie impersonator.
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| sepulkisser Posts: 24  |
Sepultura played for first time in "Wacken". And now They were invited by Metallica to play in the Orion fest.... All for "KAIROS"!!! ¡¡¡That be hurts haters!!!
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| Ralle Posts: 70  |
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| @gent_-_orange Posts: 905  |
Written by Ralle on 27.11.2012 at 18:04 That honour belongs to Dante IMO which is a very strong album in its own right. I guess I should check this out, But I am not expecting much.
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| Ralle Posts: 70 |
Kairos rules,my old school thrash metal friends also love this album  Dante is good, but this is better:banger:
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| (o> . <o> ) Posts: 238  |
Such a bad subjective review. That's all I need to say. Let me tell you what Max is now. A zero. Fat lazy zero. He let himself go. These guys are doing much better then he is now.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDIT --- WHAT WAS I COOKING??? I am here from the future of the year 2024, I disagree with what I had to say and especially how I said it!!!
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| @gent_-_orange Posts: 905 |
Written by (o> . <o> ) on 11.09.2013 at 13:50 But all reviews are subjective.
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| (o> . <o> ) Posts: 238 |
Written by @gent_-_orange on 12.09.2013 at 21:13 But not
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| @gent_-_orange Posts: 905 |
Written by (o> . <o> ) on 13.09.2013 at 18:16 The only thing I can see being reviewed objectively is the musicianship on the album, The quality of the songs is an entirely subjective matter.
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| Pepe44 Posts: 4 |
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