Doctrine is the sixth studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, which was released on April 24, 2011.[1] The album was recorded and mixed at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with engineer Victor "V.Santura" Bullok. The artwork was designed by Marko Saarelainen. The album represents a second release by the reformed Pestilence, with two new members: Yuma van Eekelen and Jeroen Paul Thesseling, who was a member of the band during the Spheres era. Technically, the album is an experimentation with very low tunings, with Mameli and Uterwijk playing on 8-string guitars with standard tuning, and Thesseling playing a 7-string fretless bass tuned in F#.
| Doctrine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 24, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Woodshed Studio in southern Germany | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 39:22 | |||
| Label | Mascot Records | |||
| Producer | Victor "V.Santura" Bullok | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Thrash Magazine |   [2] |
| Heavy Blog is Heavy |  [3] |
| Metal Hammer |   [4] |
| Metal Review |  [5] |
The album has received mixed reviews, with much of the criticism pointed to the album's down tuned guitar sound, as well as Patrick Mameli's vocals.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Patrick Mameli; all music is composed by Mameli, except "Doctrine" by Mameli and Patrick Uterwijk
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Predication" | 2:00 |
| 2. | "Amgod" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Doctrine" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Salvation" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Dissolve" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Absolution" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Sinister" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Divinity" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Deception" | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Malignant" | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Confusion" | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 39:22 | |
Credits
editPersonnel
edit- Patrick Mameli – vocals, lead & rhythm guitar
- Patrick Uterwijk – lead & rhythm guitar
- Jeroen Paul Thesseling – fretless bass
- Yuma Van Eekelen – drums
Production
edit- Victor "V.Santura" Bullok - mixing, mastering
- Victor Bullok - engineering, production
- Marko Saarelainen - artwork, layout
References
edit- ^ PESTILENCE: 'Doctrine' Details Unveiled; New Song Available For Streaming - Mar. 2, 2011 Archived March 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ unknown (2011-06-07). "Pestilence - Doctrine Album Review". Thrash Magazine. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ [1]. Heavy Blog is Heavy. 2011-07-09. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
- ^ Petra Schurer. [2]. metal-hammer.de 2011-07-15. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
- ^ Erik Thomas "Review of Pestilence - Doctrine | Metal Review". Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-01.. metalreview.com 2011-08-18. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.