In Silico (Pendulum album)

In Silico
Studio album by Pendulum
Released	12 May 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Drum and bass electronic rock alternative dance
Length	57:55
Label	Earstorm Warner Bros. Atlantic
Producer	Rob Swire Gareth McGrillen
Pendulum chronology
Hold Your Colour (2005) In Silico (2008) Live at Brixton Academy (2009)
Alternative casing
Special edition embossed tin
Singles from In Silico
"Granite" Released: 26 November 2007 "Propane Nightmares" Released: 14 April 2008 "The Other Side" Released: 28 July 2008 "Showdown" Released: 5 January 2009

In Silico is the second studio album by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum, released in Australia and Europe on 12 May 2008 by Warner Bros. Records and in the United States a day later by Atlantic Records. The album represents a change in sound for the band from their debut album Hold Your Colour away from drum and bass, incorporating more rock and electronic influences. The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart on 18 May 2008.^[1] Singles from the album include "Granite", "Propane Nightmares", "The Other Side" and "Showdown". Mini discs of the song "The Tempest" were thrown out to the audience of the "Project Rev" live show.

The expression "in silico", from which the album's title is derived, means performed on computer or via computer simulation. However group member Gareth McGrillen also commented on the way it plays upon Nirvana's well-known album title In Utero (which means born naturally or of the uterus) and thus carries extra shades of meaning related to being "born synthetically",^[2] thus explaining the album's cover design of a baby or fetus displayed inside a circular design representing a synthetic ovum.