Doctrine (album)

Doctrine
Doctrine
Studio album by Pestilence
Released	April 24, 2011
Recorded	Woodshed Studio in southern Germany
Genre	Death metal
Length	39:22
Label	Mascot Records
Producer	Victor "V.Santura" Bullok
Pestilence chronology

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#.

Reception

Professional ratings
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

All 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

Personnel

Patrick Mameli – vocals, lead & rhythm guitar
Patrick Uterwijk – lead & rhythm guitar
Jeroen Paul Thesseling – fretless bass
Yuma Van Eekelen – drums

Production

Victor "V.Santura" Bullok - mixing, mastering
Victor Bullok - engineering, production
Marko Saarelainen - artwork, layout

References

^ 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.

[1] PESTILENCE: 'Doctrine' Details Unveiled; New Song Available For Streaming - Mar. 2, 2011 Archived March 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[2] unknown (2011-06-07). "Pestilence - Doctrine Album Review". Thrash Magazine. Retrieved 2012-07-01.

[3] [1]. Heavy Blog is Heavy. 2011-07-09. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.

[4] Petra Schurer. [2]. metal-hammer.de 2011-07-15. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.

[5] 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.

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Pestilence
Patrick Mameli Santiago Dobles Septimiu Hărşan Tilen Hudrap Marco Foddis Randy Meinhart Martin van Drunen Tony Choy Jeroen Paul Thesseling Peter Wildoer Yuma Van Eekelen Tim Yeung Patrick Uterwijk Stephan Fimmers Dave Haley
Studio albums	Malleus Maleficarum Consuming Impulse Testimony of the Ancients Spheres Resurrection Macabre Obsideo Hadeon Exitivm
Compilations	Mind Reflections