Inertia (Pendulum album)
2025 studio album by Pendulum
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Inertia is the fourth studio album by Australian electronic music band Pendulum. It was announced in May 2025, and released on 22 August 2025, making it the band's first full-length album in over 15 years.[1] The album includes all tracks from their previous 2 EPs; Elemental released in 2021, and Anima released in 2023, as well as new songs.[2] Excluding works from the previous EPs, the album was preceded by the singles Napalm (with Joey Valence & Brae),[3] Save The Cat,[4] Cannibal (with Wargasm),[5] and Guiding Lights (with Awolnation).[6]
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| Released | August 22, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Drum and bass • electronic rock • alternative metal | |||
| Length | 54:27 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Music | |||
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When discussing the album, Rob Swire said that he was "basically testing how far we could push Pendulum. Seeing what we could get away with."[7] The album has been described as a "raw statement of evolution" from the band, and includes collaborations with various artists both within and outside of electronic music.[8]
To support the album, Pendulum announced a UK tour in November 2025,[9] which was later expanded to include dates across Europe and Australia.[10]
Overview
Background and recording
Inertia consists of all of the tracks from Pendulum's two previous EPs, Elemental (2021) and Anima (2023), alongside a number of new tracks. The first track from the album to be unveiled was the (at the time) non-album single "Napalm", which debuted in early 2024 as the intro for the band's UK tour. The track continued to be played across Europe at festivals and was formally released in August 2024 to coincide with the band's appearance at Reading & Leeds festivals. Speaking on the track, Rob Swire noted that the band was "only doing singles", and that he hoped to have a more substantial release in the following year. The track's sound was part of a trend by the band to lean into heavier sounds despite the more recent resurgence of the drum & bass genre from which the band had originally come from.[11] Swire also noted that the album was the sound of Pendulum finding its sound again, comparing it (and the band) to The Prodigy, who had managed to break away from traditional genre conventions and find a sound that was uniquely their own.[12]
Discussing the album's first single, "Save the Cat", Swire noted that the track was written during a breakup and "a period of self-questioning and frustration".[12]
Track listing
All tracks written and produced by Rob Swire.[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Driver" | Gareth McGrillen | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "Come Alive" | 3:53 | ||
| 3. | "Save the Cat" |
| Owen Charles | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Archangel" | 4:03 | ||
| 5. | "Nothing For Free" | 3:04 | ||
| 6. | "Cannibal" (with Wargasm) |
| Sam Matlock | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Constellations" | 0:45 | ||
| 8. | "Halo" (with Bullet for My Valentine) | Matt Tuck | 2:49 | |
| 9. | "Louder Than Words" (with Hybrid Minds) |
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| 3:56 |
| 10. | "Napalm" (with Joey Valence & Brae) |
| Gareth McGrillen | 3:24 |
| 11. | "The Endless Gaze" | 1:01 | ||
| 12. | "Guiding Lights" (with AWOLNATION) | Aaron Bruno | 4:24 | |
| 13. | "Colourfast" | 3:47 | ||
| 14. | "Silent Spinner" | 4:24 | ||
| 15. | "Mercy Killing" (with Scarlxrd) | Marius Listhrop | 3:49 | |
| 16. | "Cartagena" | Gareth McGrillen | 5:27 | |
| Total length: | 54:27 | |||
Personnel
Pendulum
- Rob Swire - writing, production (all), vocals (all except track 10), guitars (track 3, 4, 6, 12, 15, 16), mixing (all except track 3)
- Gareth McGrillen - writing (track 3, 9, 10), production (track 1, 9, 10, 16), guitars (track 3, 16)
- Peredur ap Gwynedd - writing (track 9), guitars (track 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14)
- KJ Sawka - acoustic drums (track 2, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Guest musicians
- Sam Matlock - writing, production (Cannibal)
- Milkie Way - writing, vocals (Cannibal)
- Matt Tuck - writing, vocals (Halo)
- Matt Lowe - writing, production (Louder Than Words)
- Josh White - writing, production (Louder Than Words)
- Aaron Bruno - writing, vocals (Guiding Lights)
- Marius Listhrop - writing, vocals (Mercy Killing)
Additional musicians
- Ted Jensen - mastering (all)
- Rob McFarlane - mixing (Come Alive)
- Owen Charles - production (Save The Cat)
- Dan Lancaster - writing (Save The Cat)
- Zakk Cervini - mixing (Save The Cat)
- Tauren Wells - speech writing (The Endless Gaze)
- Jill Anderson - speech writing (The Endless Gaze)
- Scorccio - sample replacement (The Endless Gaze)
Credits adapted from album liner notes.[14]
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] | 59 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 61 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] | 36 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 60 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 100 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[21] | 8 |