Marble Hornets

Marble Hornets is the fifth studio album by the American metal band Kairos. It was released June 2018.

Recording and Production
Work on Marble Hornets began in 2016 during Tour - Part 1. As the tour concluded, the band went to the studio and began recording. The album was hinted at on New Years of 2017, but little information was given until the following year when the title was revealed to be Marble Hornets. The nature of the album was kept a mystery until the album's release. During this time, the band made several statements asking for patience from their fans, stating that Marble Hornets would take a long time to complete. It was eventually released in June of 2018.

Themes
Marble Hornets was completely different from anything Kairos had done previously. The band members stated that the goal of the album was to evoke a sense of fear, wonder, and the unknown. The lyrics involves the concepts of death, loss, despair, horror, and hopelessness. Brian has stated that Marble Hornets was the most difficult album to create, especially for himself as he had to push his vocal abilities to convey the correct emotions.

The album was created as one, long track. "We wanted this album to be an experience," said Dawn. "You have to go through an experience fully without stopping or skipping to the end."

When asked about why they chose to cover another Slipknot song, Angelica replied "We didn't want to at first, but 'Scissors' was just perfect. We felt we had no choice, and in the end, it worked." The transition into "Danger, Keep Away" was stated as "natural" and was done because it "felt right."

The name Marble Hornets was taken from a video series on YouTube about the mythological entity Slenderman. The band chose this name because they felt Slenderman was a very good representation of fear.

Reception
Marble Hornets was a critical and commerical success. It was hailed as a "masterpiece" and was credited for creating the horror metal genre. The album was universally praised as innovative and "truly frightening at times." One reviewer wrote "this album is a perfect blend of sounds to create a feeling that doesn't go away, even after it's finished." Brian's vocals were heavily praised. As another critic put it "The vocals are chillingly perfect. You can perfectly feel the anger, hatred, despair, and fear that they were designed to convey."

Marble Hornets was certified Platinum November 2018, just five months after the album's release, making it the most successful Kairos album to date.

Track Listing
Officially, there is no track listing for Marble Hornets. The whole album is technically one track and there are no track names. After a 1:55 intro, there is a cover of Schism by Tool, and the last 11:40 is a cover of Scissors by Slipknot which transitions directly into a cover of Danger, Keep Away, also by Slipknot.