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Pendulum are an Australian-Britishdrum and bass/rock band founded in 2002 in Perth, Western Australia by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen, and Paul Harding.
Swire and McGrillen were members of the metal band known as Xygen. After hearing Konflict's "Messiah" at a club, they were inspired to enter into the drum and bass genre. They founded Pendulum with Harding, who was a veteran DJ into the drum and bass scene. In 2003 the band relocated to the United Kingdom.
While Hold Your Colour holds true to the drum and bass genre, Pendulum have since experimented with mixing other genres into their work, as can be heard on In Silico and Immersion. Their newer releases incorporate styles from genres such as alternative rock, heavy metal,dubstep, industrial, hard rock and house music.
Pendulum formed in Perth, Australia and released their first song, "Vault", as the A-side of the Kingz of the Rollers EP in 2003.
After releasing several singles such as "Spiral" / "Ulterior Motive" and many tracks to be included in their forthcoming release, Pendulum released their debut album, Hold Your Colour in 2005. Notably, the album has successfully become one of the most popular drum and bass albums ever sold. The album has sold 225,000 copies in the UK alone. It entered the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart for the first time on 25 May 2008, peaking at No.29 by 16 August.