''Kairos'' is the twelfth studio album by the Brazilian

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. It was released on June 24, 2011 by independent German record label

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. This is the band's first release on the label, marking their first album not released on

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since 2001's ''

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Background and recording

On July 6, 2010, it was announced that Sepultura were signed with

, and would release their first album for the label in 2011. By the end of 2010, the band had begun writing new material and entered the studio to begin recording their twelfth album with producer

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, Halford,

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). Recording sessions for ''Kairos'' took place from December 2010 to March 2011 at Trama Studios in

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, Brazil, the same studio where its 2009 predecessor ''

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'' was recorded. On March 1, 2011, it was announced that Sepultura had completed recording their album, which was tentatively due in May 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. ''Kairos'' was Sepultura's last album recorded with drummer

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, as he left the band five months after its release.

Concept

Speaking of how the band came up with the

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title, guitarist

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said: 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 ot ushere. It's being inspired by our own biography, but mostly ocusingon what Sepultura is today," he added.

Reception

''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 and topped the ''

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'' Loud Rock chart for three weeks. The album charted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The band toured Europe, the US, Canada and Brazil for the Kairos World Tour. The song "Mask" is a

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Track listing

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

Credits

Sepultura *

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– vocals *

– guitars *

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– bass *

– drums, percussion Additional personnel *

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– percussion on "Structure Violence (Azzes)" *

– production, engineering, mixing * Maor Appelbaum – mastering engineering * Paulo Chagas – assistant * Ronaldo Frige – assistant * Jon Mattox – sound design, treatments

References

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