''Doctrine'' is the sixth studio album by Dutch

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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

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

Credits

Personnel

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

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Production

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

References

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