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
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2011
RecordedWoodshed Studio in southern Germany
GenreDeath metal
Length39:22
LabelMascot Records
ProducerVictor "V.Santura" Bullok
Pestilence chronology
Resurrection Macabre
(2009)
Doctrine
(2011)
Obsideo
(2013)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
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

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All lyrics are written by Patrick Mameli; all music is composed by Mameli, except "Doctrine" by Mameli and Patrick Uterwijk

No.TitleLength
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

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Personnel

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Production

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References

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  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.