History AwesomeMusic / Pendulum

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What do you get when you put together six {{Awesome Aussie}}s and make them play [[GenreMashup a mixture of drum and bass, electronic rock and alternative metal?]] You get the bone-breaking awesomeness that is known as Pendulum.

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[[folder: Hold Your Colour]]
''Hold Your Colour'' was the album that changed forever the landscape of drum and bass.
* The TitleTrack, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2sWWj9RjeQ "Hold Your Colour",]] deserves a special mention, having a rather soothing tune and hard drums and bass, accompanied by Rob Swire's quiet croon. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQkjbcNjog0 The Bipolar remix]] is no slouch, either. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5CvtKKb3nQ live version]]. By god.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YazgGP2T4fo "Streamline]], which is manages to be very calming, yet energetic at the same time.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b0J8cw8ZWE "Blood Sugar".]] ''OK, fuck it, I lied. It's drum and bass. What you gonna do?''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmPg4BmgsU0 "Still Grey"]], the relaxing, yet somewhat [[NightmareFuel/{{Pendulum}} nervewracking]] ending track.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch_5_x1IUA8 "Slam"]]. The first 45 seconds sounds like something you'd hear a boxer enter the ring to.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F3vIQhNMlQ "Plasticworld"]]. Imagine Pendulum mixing their traditional [=DnB=] with ''jazz'', of all things.
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[[folder: In Silico]]
''In Silico'' perfectly blends drum and bass with electronic rock and alternative metal.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-lUtRTdSA "Showdown"]], an irate TakeThat to the "fans" who claimed the band sold themselves out.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJ-lCZrCFs "Different"]] manipulates the AmenBreak in the best way possible.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04QpInkz9so "Propane Nightmares"]] is by far Pendulum's biggest claim to fame for a reason. It manages to be incredibly catchy, yet sound relentless at the same time. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtY7Szd7WO4 The remix]] by Music/{{Celldweller}} manages to be just as epic.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpdIAjkVT0 "Visions".]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmujz4kbvY "Midnight Runner"]]. A soft first 2:36 minutes, then suddenly the song ''slams'' into fast-paced, DNB frenzy. It'll make you want to go outside on the street at night and fight some bad guys.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgoy4S7fFmc "The Other Side"]], a fast-paced, vocoder-heavy song about MindControl and DemonicPossession that is just so damn ''catchy''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GchMBkdpyf4 "Mutiny"]] is by far Pendulum's most unusual song, eschewing drum and bass for slower, but still extremely aggressive hard rock. The tempo change at the end will catch you off guard in the best way possible.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg_Rx6u3Hus "The Tempest"]], the album closer to ''In Silico'', progresses from a soft bass guitar driven intro to four minutes of hard rock. Then the song tops it off with two minutes of intense Drum and Bass.
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[[folder: Immersion]]
''Immersion'' might as well just become the new gold standard album of drum and bass.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phQW1fXmVfc "Salt In The Wounds"]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHBe6wC2NYs "Crush"]] is both adrenaline-inducing and tear-jerking. [[https://youtu.be/kZMkxR1e5yg The remixed version]] by Music/DevinTownsend just cranks the awesome factor UpToEleven and turns it into an urgent, driving rock/metal song without compromising any of the catchiness.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOJDgAu4LE "Set Me on Fire"]] manages to be relentlessly crushing and melodic at the same time.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl7k4opXG0E "Under The Waves"]] features Rob Swire's softest, most melodious vocal delivery to date.
* Even those who aren't fans of Pendulum admit that "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKYcAS_2ys The]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4oGPQhvMp8 Island]]" is pretty awesome, and one of their few songs that everyone knows.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN_74wT03qk "The Vulture"]]. Listening to this while doing anything will get you pumped.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogMNV33AhCY "Witchcraft"]] starts off quiet, with Swire crooning about a deceased lover, before suddenly erupting into drum and bass/alt-metal goodness.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_kM1yEcDxA "Immunize"]], featuring [[Music/TheProdigy Liam Howlett]], is the heaviest, most aggressive song Pendulum have made in their career. It does not catch a break at all, and it's absolutely glorious.
* There is also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RevI-9mSXg "Self vs Self",]] a drum and bass[=/=]MelodicDeathMetal song made in collaboration with Music/InFlames. [[SopranoAndGravel The duet between Swire and Andres Friden]] only makes this song even more awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-aLHKMOrx8 "The Fountain"]] featuring Music/StevenWilson is nothing short of beautiful.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTtexOw5jtI "Watercolour"]] is one hell of a track which is guaranteed to get your blood pumping.
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[[folder: Live at Brixton Academy]]
* While "[[https://youtu.be/Lb-BEPEdNfw Different]]" already sounds awesome, somehow it manages to sound just as good, if not better, live, particularly the more audible bass.
* "Midnight Runner" sounds mostly the same as the studio version in the first half. The second half? Added electric guitar and heavy synth make for a mind-''annihilating'' second half.
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[[folder: Other]]
* Rob Swire's ''awesome'' voice deserves its own bullet point. Extra points for sounding ''just as good live'' as he does in the studio.
* Their yet-to-be officially released remixes of Calvin Harris' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFMPLEqAK6w "I'm Not Alone"]] and Metallica's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUvQtpbzRgc "Master of Puppets"]], and their cover of Music/{{Coldplay}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXqrY7k6LTM "Violet Hill"]].
* Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0odBpvBAYM remix of "Voodoo People"]] by The Prodigy has been officially released, and it is ''glorious''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abSQnjeZSeM "Ransom"]], which was originally going to be in ''Immersion'', yet it was deemed "boring after the intro". ''[[CreatorBacklash By the band itself.]]''
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* While "Different" already sounds awesome, somehow it manages to sound just as good, if not better, live, particularly the more audible bass.

What do you get when you put together six {{Awesome Aussie}}s and make them play [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly a mixture of drum and bass, electronic rock and alternative metal?]] You get the bone-breaking awesomeness that is known as Pendulum.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgoy4S7fFmc "The Other Side"]], a fast-paced, vocoder-heavy song about MindControl and DemonicPossession that is just so damn ''[[EarWorm catchy]]''.

What do you get when putting together 6 {{Awesome Aussie}}s and make them play [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly a mixture of drum and bass, electronic rock and alternative metal?]] You get the bone-breaking awesomeness that is known as Pendulum.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg_Rx6u3Hus "The Tempest"]], the album closer to ''In Silico'', progresses from a soft bass guitar driven intro to 4 minutes of hard rock. Then the song tops it off with 2 minutes of intense Drum and Bass.

* The TitleTrack, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2sWWj9RjeQ "Hold Your Colour",]] deserves a special mention, having a rather soothing tune and hard drums and bass, accompanied by Rob Swire's quiet croon. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQkjbcNjog0 The Bipolar remix]] is no slouch, either.
** And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5CvtKKb3nQ live version]]. By god.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpdIAjkVT0 "Visions".]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phQW1fXmVfc "Salt In The Wounds"]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHBe6wC2NYs "Crush"]] is both adrenaline-inducing and tear-jerking.
** [[https://youtu.be/kZMkxR1e5yg The remixed version]] by Music/DevinTownsend just cranks the awesome factor UpToEleven and turns it into an urgent, driving rock/metal song without compromising any of the catchiness.

* Their yet-to-be officially released remixes of Calvin Harris' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qn59x43YIs "I'm Not Alone"]] and Metallica's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUvQtpbzRgc "Master of Puppets"]], and their cover of Music/{{Coldplay}}'s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXqrY7k6LTM "Violet Hill"]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b0J8cw8ZWE "Blood Sugar".]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-lUtRTdSA "Showdown"]], a TakeThat to the "fans" who claimed the band sold themselves out.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtJ-lCZrCFs "Different".]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04QpInkz9so "Propane Nightmares".]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHBe6wC2NYs "Crush"]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl7k4opXG0E "Under The Waves"]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogMNV33AhCY "Witchcraft"]].
* There is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RevI-9mSXg "Self vs Self",]] a drum and bass[=/=]MelodicDeathMetal song made in collaboration with Music/InFlames. It is definitely bound to satisfy metalheads.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-aLHKMOrx8 "The Fountain" featuring Steve Wilson]] is nothing short of beautiful.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeOJDgAu4LE "Set Me on Fire"]] manages to be relentless and melodic at the same time.