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PENDULUM – INERTIA – ALBUM REVIEW
15 long years have passed since drum and bass / rock crossover icons Pendulum released their third album, ‘Immersion’. That record looked like properly cementing their status at the top of the industry but instead the band soon disbanded.
A number of initial reunions eventually led to now and the band fully back in the flow of things with a series of singles and tours reminding fans of what they do best. The release now however of their long awaited fourth studio album, ‘Inertia’, feels like a real moment for the band.
For the longest time a new Pendulum album felt extremely unlikely so fans will be ecstatic about the arrival of this sixteen song compilation record. The only real negative here is that given the vast majority of these songs were already released (some of them many years ago!), the album does really feel just like that… a compilation.
‘Inertia’ is almost a ‘best of’ record of the bands work post reunion and that’s absolutely fine but there isn’t a lot to get excited about here that you’ve not already heard!
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There are also a high volume of collaborations on the record with the likes of WARGASM, Bullet For My Valentine, Hybrid Minds, Joey Valence & Brae, AWOLNATION and Scarlxrd all present and correct. These team-ups have all previously emerged and individually impressed in their own ways.
There is a real smorgasbord of ideas, talent and experimentation across this album and that does ensure that despite the lack of unheard material this is an engaging, adrenaline pumping listen.
There are plenty of top quality Pendulum singles on here with ‘Come Alive’ up there with the best they’ve ever produced. Fans therefore really do need to rejoice at their return and hope that this is just the beginning of Pendulum 2.0!
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