'''Columbia Records''' is the label that [[How To Destroy Angels]] signed with in 2012 to release ''[[An Omen EP]]'' and ''[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]'', and [[Nine Inch Nails]] signed with in 2013 to release ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' and its accompanying singles. NIN had previously been a free agent after many years on [[Interscope Records]]. NIN did not continue its relationship with Columbia Records after ''Hesitation Marks''.
After How To Destroy Angels signed with the label in 2012, Trent Reznor made the following statement on Facebook about returning to a major label: