''Doctrine'' is the sixth studio album by Dutch
death metal band
Pestilence, which was released on April 24, 2011.
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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
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'' 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
Jeroen Paul Thesseling (born 13 April 1971) is a Dutch fretless bass player, most famous for his work in the German progressive death metal band Obscura and the Dutch progressive death metal band Pestilence.
Biography
;Early life
Jeroen started ...
– fretless bass A fretless bass is a bass guitar whose neck does not have any frets. While the instrument is played in all styles of music, it is most common in pop, rock, and jazz. It first saw widespread use during the 1970s, although some players used them befo ...
*Yuma Van Eekelen – drums
Production
* Victor "V.Santura" Bullok - mixing, mastering
*Victor Bullok - engineering, production
*Marko Saarelainen - artwork, layout
References
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Pestilence (band) albums
2011 albums