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<blockquote>"its with very mixed emotions i tell you all that im pulling out of NIN. i know. its been a tough call and i don't know if its the right one. but i really want to focus on my musical life here in la, on film work in particular. as the tour dates kept growing… i just got overwhelmed. i just got home from a year of heavy travel with garbage, the idea of leaving town for another year and a half, and with all the intensity that nails demands… fortunately my friend Trent understands all this and appreciated my pulling the plug now instead of deep into 2013 and 14. go get em gentlemen."[https://www.facebook.com/ericavery/posts/254048284735038]</blockquote>
It was originally assumed that [[Josh Eustis]] would only be playing keyboards, but after Eric Avery was no longer available to play bass, a rehearsal photo that accompanied the tweet revealed that Eustis had apparently switched to also taken on bassduties.
On May 17, 2013, Trent Reznor announced via nin.com that [[Robin Finck]] was back in the band:
<blockquote>"I am proud to announce that the tour lineup now includes the incredible Robin Finck. The addition of Robin to the mix of players I've assembled makes this band incredibly powerful and versatile. We are deep in the rehearsal process and it feels exciting and great to be back at this. Lots of information, surprises and sweat headed your way. Stay tuned!
Nine Inch Nails: Adrian Belew / Alessandro Cortini / Josh Eustis / Robin Finck / Trent Reznor / Ilan Rubin"</blockquote>
On May 28, 2013, Reznor released a statement about a new Nine Inch Nails album. When Pitchfork posted this info, there was also an update stating that [[Adrian Belew]] had contributed to the album but would not be going on tour.[http://pitchfork.com/news/49730-nine-inch-nails-new-album-finished-out-this-year-on-columbia-records/] The latter was later also confirmed by Belew, stating that "it didn't work".[https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150297892509995&id=6696764994]
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