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\nLegendary progressive tech metallers, PESTILENCE, will release their sixth full-length to North American masses on July 19, 2011 via Mascot Records. Titled Doctrine, the 11-track long player was recorded and mixed at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with vocalist\/guitarist by Patrick Mameli, Yuma van Eekelen and Victor Bullok (Triptykon, Dark Fortress) and offers up a torrent of thought-provoking lyrics, dissonant chords, complex rhythm patterns and low-tuned riffs. While not a “concept album” in the traditional sense, the record is largely based around the various ways humanity often suffers under the burden of religion and politics. \u201cI always put a lot of effort in the lyrics,\u201d comments vocalist\/guitarist Patrick Mameli. \u201cI never felt the need to write \u2018gore\u2019 lyrics, like so many other bands do. I am aware of what is going on in the world and I have the feeling that I have something to say about it.\u201d
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\nDoctrine Track Listing:
\n01. The Predication
\n02. Amgod
\n03. Doctrine
\n04. Salvation
\n05. Dissolve
\n06. Absolution
\n07. Sinister
\n08. Divinity
\n09. Deception
\n10. Malignant
\n11. Confusion
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\nPESTILENCE started in 1986 and were initially influenced by American and German thrash. By the time of their second album however, 1989\u2019s Consuming Impulse, the band had developed its own brand of brutal death metal. In the years that followed, PESTILENCE became one of the prime bands in the international death metal scene. The group toured relentlessly, further honing their skills and absorbing outside influences. This inevitably lead to 1993\u2019s timeless Spheres full-length, on which founding member Mameli combined his well-loved death metal sound with a new musical passion: fusion. The album was an artistic triumph, but was also many years ahead of its time. In 1994 PESTILENCE disbanded and Mameli withdrew from the music scene.
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\nThe band announced its comeback in 2008. Any possible skepticism was blown away when, in 2009, new album, Resurrection Macabre, hit streets. PESTILENCE’s still-loyal fan-base was treated to a production that had all the classic ingredients, but showcased even more musicianship than before. The international lineup consisted of singer\/guitarist Mameli, bassist Tony Choy, drummer Peter Wildoer and guitarist Patrick Uterwijk. Following its release, the band toured Europe, the US and South America, playing for old and new fans alike. \u201cThe magic was there again,\u201d says Mameli, looking back.
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\nNever a band to rest on its proverbial laurels, PESTILENCE returns with Doctrine. Dominated by the eight-string guitar work of Mameli and Uterwijk, songs burn with brutal, low-edged sound that sets a new standard in extreme metal. \u201cThe eight-string guitar opened a lot of new doors for us,\u201d says Mameli. \u201cIt gives us lots of new musical options and allows us to make the music sound more brutal than ever before. At the same time, it forced me to sing in a higher pitch, because I didn\u2019t want to get my vocals in the way of the low-tuned guitar parts. It was a blessing in disguise. My vocals sound more intense and manic than before.\u201d
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\nDoctrine features a partly new lineup that is entirely Dutch again. Obscura bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling, who was already around during the Spheres days, rejoins the fold in addition to new recruit, 23-year-old drummer Yuma van Eekelen, who is also making his name as a member of The New Dominion. \u201cIt was partly out of idealism that I returned in 2008 with an international lineup,\u201d Mameli recalls. \u201cIt was a great experience, but it was very hard to really work together due to the distance and time. For instance, we never had the possibility to practice on a regular basis. We do now. We exchange ideas, go out together and tell each other which cool albums to check out. Just like in the old tape-trader days. It\u2019s great. PESTILENCE finally feels like a real band again.”
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