Album Review: Sepultura-Kairos

I was completely ready to write Sepultura off. Ever since the Cavalera brothers left, Sepultura has become very boring. After hearing the positive reception on Kairos, I decided to give it a listen. I'm glad I did, Kairos is the best thing Septultura has done since the Cavaleras left.

The biggest reason Kairos succeeds is that Sepultura brought back the groove of the old Sepultura records. The lack of groove is a major part of why the last few Sepultura records have been so damn dull. In addition to the groove, the riffs are pretty damn good. "Mask" is easily the best Sepultura track in a long time. It's heavy as hell and the riff is completely awesome. It sounds like a B-side from Arise or Chaos A.D. The rest of the record is not even close to as good as "Mask", but there are a ton of solid tracks on Kairos. Album opener "Spectrum" starts off the record with a fast,heavy bang. I could tell from the start this was going to be a solid record. After a few records it seems the new Sepultura lineup has finally hit their stride. New vocalist Danny Green sounds pretty good. I didn't like his vocals on the previous efforts, but on Kairos they improved tremendously.

Kairos is a solid effort. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it's just good to hear Sepultura making listenable music again. There are a few tracks that are great, but for the most part it's just a pretty good thrash/groove record. Sepultura is back finally and I think their next record will be even better.

3.5/5 Stars
Standout Tracks
1.Mask
2.Spectrum
3.Embrace The Storm