Pendulum Release Raucous New Single 'Cannibal' With WARGASM
FEATURING BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, JOEY VALENCE & BRAE, SCARLXRD, AWOLNATION & MORE
28 July 2025
Following a run of blistering, sweat drenched European summer shows, Pendulum release their new single 'Cannibal ft. WARGASM'. The track is the latest to be taken from their forthcoming new album Inertia, the band's first in 15 years, which comes August 22nd via Mushroom Music / Virgin Music Group.
An explosive collaboration with electro-punk duo WARGASM, 'Cannibal' is an uncompromising assault on the senses. Made for the main stages, the synth driven track is chaotic, heavy and infectious.
'I'd been listening to them for ages, when we finally met, I asked about their influences - and as soon as they started talking, it felt familiar. Atari Teenage Riot, The Prodigy, all that stuff. Even though our sounds are pretty different, it was clear we came from the same place.' - Rob Swire
Produced by Rob Swire and Owen Charles and recorded at Pendulum's London Studio, Inertia is a rampaging, 16-track emotional maelstrom and without doubt the band's most personal work to date. Featuring collaborations with Bullet For My Valentine, WARGASM, AWOLNATION, Scarlxrd, Joey Valence & Brae and Hybrid Minds across the album's tracklist, Inertia began to take shape in 2020 as Rob searched for what it is to be Pendulum in its current era. Stemming from 2021's Elemental and 2023's Anima EPs, which were the blueprint for the band's future, the band found their new direction.
About Pendulum...
Undoubtedly one of the biggest electronic bands of all time, Pendulum have 3 platinum albums to their name, including renowned debut Hold Your Colour and a UK #1 and #2 for Immersion and In Silico. The drum and bass/rock band from Perth, Australia have sold over a million albums in the UK alone, as well as selling out global arena tours and playing to thousands across main stage performances from Glastonbury and Download to Reading and Leeds on top of a headline slot at Ultra Miami in spring 2025.
The band returned with their EP Elemental in 2021 along with the comeback of the live band.In 2023 they followed up with their EP Anima, featuring Matt Tuck from Bullet For My Valentine and acclaimed trap metal artist Scarlxrd. The band completed their biggest UK headline tour to date in 2024, including a stop at London's O2 Arena.
Pendulum – Inertia
Out Fri Aug 22 via Mushroom Music / Virgin Music Group
1. Driver
2. Come Alive
3. Save The Cat
4. Archangel
5. Nothing For Free
6. Cannibal (ft. WARGASM)
7. Constellations
8. Halo (ft. Bullet For My Valentine)
9. Louder Than Words (ft. Hybrid Minds)
10. Napalm (ft. Joey Valence & Brae)
11. The Endless Gaze
12. Guiding Lights (ft. AWOLNATION)
13. Colourfast
14. Silent Spinner
15. Mercy Killing (ft. Scarlxrd)
16. Cartagena
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