Immersion is the third studio album by the Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. The album was announced in early 2009, with the name being confirmed in December 2009.Pendulum announce live tour . pendulum.com (1 December 2009). Retrieved on 4 December 2009. The album was released on 21 May 2010 in Australia and Ireland, and on 24 May for the rest of the world,Immersion – Out Now . Pendulum.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2010. followed by a UK tour of the album. In January 2010, Pendulum hosted the album preview Ear Storm event at Matter in London in which many top DJs performed sets of their own with Pendulum being the headliners.Pendulum announce the first 'Ear Storm' night at Matter nightclub, London . pendulum.com (27 November 2009). Retrieved on 25 October 2010.

The album was finished on 18 April 2010 and mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios in Los Angeles.Immersion masters sent to manufacturing. Twitter (20 April 2010). Retrieved on 24 April 2015.

Immersion peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release."Immersion at αCharts.us". acharts.us. The album features a variety of sounds. Although drum and bass is highly featured, electro, house and metal styles are also within the 67-minute long album.

The album features collaborations with Liam Howlett, Steven Wilson and the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames.

Track listing

Sample credits "We Do the Killing" by Cocoa Tea, written by C. Scott, W. Riley, used on "Set Me on Fire"

B-side The track "Ransom" was originally included but it was later dropped as it "didn't fit the sound of the album". The band later stated that it would either be released "as a free download to fans or a B-side but it will definitely see the light of day". Rob Swire later stated that "Ransom" would not be released because he found the song to be "boring" after the intro; however, he added that most of the project files for the song were corrupted when his MacBook hard drive malfunctioned.Rob Swire's state Ransom won't be released. Twitter (27 September 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.Rob Swire's reasons why Ransom won't be released. Twitter (27 September 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010.Rob Swire's reasons why Ransom won't be released. Twitter (27 September 2010). Retrieved on 27 September 2010. However, on 6 April 2011, "Ransom" was released as a download-only single on the group's website in aid of Japan's earthquake appeal, and it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 193 the following week.

Personnel Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Pendulum Rob Swire – vocals on "Watercolour", "Crush", "Under the Waves", "Immunize", "The Island – Pt.I (Dawn)", "The Island – Pt. II (Dusk)", "Comprachicos", "Witchcraft", "Self vs. Self", guitar on "Under the Waves", "Comprachicos" Ben Mount – vocals on "The Vulture" Peredur ap Gwynedd – guitar on "Crush", "The Vulture", "Witchcraft", "Self vs. Self", "The Fountain", "Encoder" Gareth McGrillen – bass guitar on "Comprachicos", "Witchcraft" KJ Sawka – drums on "Crush", "Comprachicos", "Witchcraft", "Self vs. Self", "Encoder", percussions on "The Island – Pt.I (Dawn)", "The Island – Pt. II (Dusk)", "The Vulture", "Encoder"

Guest musicians Steven Wilson – vocals on "The Fountain" In Flames on "Self vs. Self" Anders Fridén – vocals Björn Gelotte – guitar Peter Iwers – bass guitar

Additional musicians Andy Greenwood – brass on "Watercolour" Andy Wood – brass on "Watercolour" Craig Wild – brass on "Watercolour" Adrian Revell – brass on "Watercolour" Martin Williams – brass on "Watercolour" Samantha Beagley – vocals on "The Vulture"

Production and design Rob Swire – production, mixing Gareth McGrillen – production, except for "Genesis" and "The Fountain" Liam Howlett – production on "Immunize" Brad Kohn – mixing (drums only) on "Crush" and "Encoder", editing assistant Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering Storm Thorgerson (in collaboration with Valp Maciej Hajnrich) – artwork

Studios Pendulum HQ – mixing Brain Gardner Mastering – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) PeakpositionUnited States Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)"Pendulum Chart History". Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums. Retrieved 10 August 2018.6United States Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)"Pendulum Chart History". Billboard Heatseekers Albums. Retrieved 10 August 2018.4United States Top Rock Albums (Billboard)"Pendulum Immersion Chart History". Billboard Top Rock Albums. Retrieved 10 August 2018.50

Year-end charts Chart (2010)PositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)"ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart – 2010". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2018.49UK Albums (OCC)"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2018.56 Chart (2011)PositionAustralian Dance Albums (ARIA)"ARIA Top 50 Dance Albums Chart – 2011". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2018.26UK Albums (OCC)190

Certifications

Release history RegionRelease dateFormatEditionVarious21 May 2010Digital downloadStandardIrelandAustraliaUnited Kingdom24 May 201016 January 2011Digital downloadiTunes editionUnited States25 January 2011

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