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are an Australian

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band originating from

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. They have released three

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s, one

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, one

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, one

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, twenty-five

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and twelve

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. Pendulum were formed in 2002 by

Rob Swire Robert Swire-Thompson (born 5 November 1982) is an Australian record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the drum and bass/electronic rock band Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum, as well as Disc j ...

, Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding in Perth.Pendulum's history

Archived
on 28 September 2008. Their first individual single release was the

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" Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" in July 2003.Pendulum (releases, by year)
''rolldabeats''. Retrieved on 22 September 2008. The single was only released in

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and did not receive much publicity, but later that year their track "Vault" was met with widespread underground recognition. Soon after, the band relocated to the United Kingdom where they were joined by guitarist

Peredur ap Gwynedd Pendulum is an Australian electronic rock band founded in 2002. Pendulum originally formed in the city of Perth, Western Australia, by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding. The band was later expanded to include members Ben M ...

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Paul Kodish, and MC Ben "the Verse" Mount. Their first full-length release followed in July 2005 with the album ''

Hold Your Colour ''Hold Your Colour'' is the debut studio album by the Australian drum and bass band Pendulum, released on 25 July 2005 and later reissued in 2007 by Breakbeat Kaos. The album was mastered by Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis in London. The album fea ...

''. Five singles were produced from the album, including " Slam" / "Out Here", the first single by Pendulum to reach the top forty in the UK Singles Chart. In addition, two non-album singles were released. The first was Pendulum's remix of " Voodoo People" originally by

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, released on 3 October 2005. It reached number twenty in the UK charts and was the band's most successful single for almost three years. This was followed by " Blood Sugar" / "Axle Grinder", released on 18 June 2007, which was later appended to the reissue of ''Hold Your Colour'' due to its popularity. Pendulum's second album, ''

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'', was released in May 2008 to significant commercial success. The album charted at number two in the United Kingdom and at number nine in Australia,Peaks in Australia: * All except noted
Discography Pendulum
''australian-charts.com''. Retrieved on 22 September 2008. * ''Hold Your Colour'': * "Witchcrat": and has been certified Platinum in the UK. Four singles have been released from ''In Silico''. The most successful of these is " Propane Nightmares", which reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart and was nominated for Best Single at the

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Awards 2008 ceremony. The band's third album titled ''

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'' was released on 24 May 2010. It peaked at number one in the United Kingdom during its first week of release, marking the band's success. The lead single from the album "

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" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it Pendulum's highest-charting single to date. So far, ''Immersion'' has been their most successful album based on sales and chart success.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

*I Released first on ''Skool of Hard Knocks''. *II Released first on ''Paranoia EP – Part 1''.

Remixes

*III Released only on Australian iTunes Store.Peter Wall & Tony Ansell (27 May 2010). "ABC News Theme" (remixed by Pendulum).

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single
Retrieved on 25 July 2010.

Music videos

Other appearances

The following songs have been made,

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ed or

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by Pendulum, and have not appeared on any studio album or single released by Pendulum.

Notable compilation appearances

Guest appearances

Studio appearances as remixer

Notes

References

General
Pendulum
''rolldabeats''. Retrieved on 22 September 2008.

Archived
on 28 September 2008. Specific

External links

Official website
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