Doctrine (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Doctrine
| type = studio
| artist = Pestilence
| cover = Pestilence - Doctrine.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 24, 2011
| recorded = Woodshed Studio in southern Germany
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Death metal
| length = 39:22
| label = Mascot Records
| producer = Victor "V.Santura" Bullok
| prev_title = Resurrection Macabre
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Obsideo
| next_year = 2013
}}
Doctrine is the sixth studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, which was released on April 24, 2011.[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154771 PESTILENCE: 'Doctrine' Details Unveiled; New Song Available For Streaming - Mar. 2, 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306133524/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154771 |date=March 6, 2011 }} 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
{{Album reviews
|rev1=Thrash Magazine
|rev1score={{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://thrashmag.com/2011/05/07/pestilence-doctrine/ |title=Pestilence - Doctrine Album Review |author=unknown |publisher=Thrash Magazine |date=2011-06-07 |accessdate=2012-07-01}}
|rev2=Heavy Blog is Heavy
|rev2score={{rating|1.5|5}}[http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2011/04/26/pestilence-doctrine/]. Heavy Blog is Heavy. 2011-07-09. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
|rev3=Metal Hammer
|rev3score={{rating|5|7}}Petra Schurer. [http://www.metal-hammer.de/reviews/alben/article95510/pestilence-doctrine.html]. metal-hammer.de 2011-07-15. Retrieved on 2012-07-01.
|rev4=Metal Review
}}
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
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = Patrick Mameli
| all_music = Mameli, except "Doctrine" by Mameli and Patrick Uterwijk
| total_length = 39:22
| title1 = The Predication
| length1 = 2:00
| title2 = Amgod
| length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Doctrine
| length3 = 3:07
| title4 = Salvation
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Dissolve
| length5 = 3:39
| title6 = Absolution
| length6 = 3:38
| title7 = Sinister
| length7 = 3:58
| title8 = Divinity
| length8 = 4:06
| title9 = Deception
| length9 = 3:57
| title10 = Malignant
| length10 = 3:49
| title11 = Confusion
| length11 = 3:55
}}
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