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Kairos

Released24 June 2011

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Kairos is the twelfth studio album from Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released on 24 June 2011. It was their first record for the German independent label Nuclear Blast, and the first one to appear away from SPV/Steamhammer since Nation in 2001.

The album follows A-Lex from 2009 and comes before The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart in 2013. It sits in the band's later run of records, where their sound draws on groove, thrash and death metal. For anyone tracing the band beyond their late-1980s and early-1990s heyday, it marks a fresh chapter on a new label.

Kairos: tracklist, credits and charts

15 tracks · 53:21

Tracklist

1SpectrumDolabella, Green, Kisser4:01
2KairosDolabella, Green, Kisser3:36
3RelentlessDolabella, Green, Kisser3:35
42011Andreas Kisser0:29
5Just One FixBalch, Barker, Jourgensen, Rieflin3:31
6DialogDolabella, Green, Kisser4:55
7MaskDolabella, Green, Kisser4:29
81433Andreas Kisser0:30
9SeetheDolabella, Green, Kisser2:25
10Born StrongDolabella, Green, Kisser4:38
11Embrace the StormDolabella, Green, Kisser3:30
125772Andreas Kisser0:27
13No One Will StandDolabella, Green, Kisser3:15
14Structure Violence (Azzes)Dolabella, Green, Kisser5:37
154648 / Firestarter / Point of No ReturnKisser, Deal, Dudley, Flint, Horn, Jeczalik, Langan, Morley, Howlett, Dolabella, Green8:22

Produced by: Roy Z
Recorded at: Trama Studios, São Paulo, Brazil
Recorded: December 2010–March 2011
Label: Nuclear Blast
Length: 53:21

Line-up

Jean Dolabella · drums (drum set), percussion
Andreas Kisser · electric guitar
Paulo Jr. · electric bass guitar
Derrick Green · lead vocals
Les Tambours du Bronx · guest

Peak chart positions

Chart	Peak
UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2011	28
UK Independent Albums · 2011	44
Swiss Albums · 2011	45
US Independent Albums · 2011	48
German Albums · 2011	49
Austrian Albums · 2011	75
French Albums · 2011	87

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32.8

Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)

1.2k

ListenBrainz listeners

18k

Wikipedia views, last 12 months

1.6k

Deezer fans (all editions)

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	24 June 2011
Wikipedia infobox	24 June 2011
Wikidata	24 June 2011
Deezer	20 March 2019
US release	24 June 2011	earliest US date
UK / Europe release	12 July 2011	earliest UK or European date

7 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
24 June 2011	DE	Nuclear Blast	727361269104	original
24 June 2011	US	Nuclear Blast	727361275020	original
24 June 2011	—	Tribus Music	3614594190374	original
24 June 2011	—	AVALON		original
12 July 2011	US	Nuclear Blast	0727361275020	deluxe
12 July 2011	XE	Nuclear Blast	727361269128	other
23 May 2014	—	Nuclear Blast	727361269135	other

Cover art sources

coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1440x1440, upscaled to 1500 (x1.04)

Source	Size	Verdict
coverartarchive ✓	1440×1440	upscaled: minor: best source 1440x1440, upscaled to 1500 (x1.04)
deezer	1200×1200	upscaled
fanarttv	1000×1000	upscaled