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| + | '''Nine Inch Nails''' is the name of a music project by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]], as well as the name of the band hired by them to perform songs while on tour. It is an industrial rock band, and the most recognized one since the genre was introduced. Before Ross's inclusion in 2016, Nine Inch Nails was solely under the creative direction of Trent Reznor. |
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| − | | Origin = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[USA]]
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| − | | Years_active = [[1988]]–present
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| + | Nine Inch Nails (commonly abbreviated as NIN) was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1988, and has so far released eleven full-length studio albums, four EPs, seventeen singles, several [[Remixes|remix]] collections, and some live material. Reznor's lyrics are largely concerned with the exploration of the self, but with albums such as ''[[Year Zero]]'' and ''[[The Slip]]'', the lyrical focus shifted somewhat to extrospection. Earlier NIN material was created almost entirely by Reznor, but starting with ''[[The Fragile]]'', he began to allow for a more collaborative writing process involving other players. The sonic ethos of NIN frequently juxtaposes electronic sounds with organic ones, and ugliness with beauty. |
| − | '''Nine Inch Nails''' (abbreviated as '''NIN''') <!--Avoid the Cyrillic letter, please--> is an American [[industrial rock]] band formed in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] circa 1988 by [[Trent Reznor]]. As its main [[Producer (music)|producer]], singer, songwriter, and [[instrumentalist]], Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for the musical direction of the band. His lyrics are largely concerned with dark explorations of the self, and the time between major studio albums (bridged by releases of [[remix]]es and [[live album]]s) has been extended by Reznor's battles with personal issues. After recording a new album, Reznor usually assembles a [[Nine Inch Nails: Live|live band]] to tour with him extensively; this live component is generally considered a separate entity from Nine Inch Nails in the [[recording studio]]. On stage, NIN <!--Avoid the Cyrillic letter, please--> performs amongst visually spectacular elements and live performances often culminate with the destruction of musical instruments.<ref name="Reimink">{{cite journal| author=Reimink, Troy| title= Changes in songs, lineup keep Nails sharp |journal='''[[Grand Rapids Press]]''' |pages= D1 |date= [[2007-03-05]] |url=http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=287 |accessdate= 2007-02-28}}</ref>
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| − | NIN's <!--Avoid the Cyrillic letter, please--> music straddles a wide range of genres and techniques while retaining a characteristically intense sound. [[Underground music]] audiences warmly received the band's early activity, and Nine Inch Nails went on to produce several highly influential releases in the 1990s to international acclaim, including two [[Grammy Awards]]. Media coverage of NIN reached a peak in 1997, when ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named Trent Reznor one of the 25 most influential people in America.<ref name="Time">{{cite journal |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986206-17,00.html |title= Time's 25 most influential Americans |journal= '''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''' |author= Anonymous |date= [[1997-04-21]] |volume=149 |issue=16 |pages= 66 |accessdate = 2007-03-05}}</ref> The [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] estimates that Nine Inch Nails has sold at least 10.5 million units of all of its albums in the [[United States]] alone.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topartists.asp |title= Best Sellers: Gold & Platinum Top Artists |publisher= [[Recording Industry Association of America]] |date= [[2006-07-31]] |accessdate= 2007-02-05}}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included Nine Inch Nails on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.<ref>{{cite journal |title= Nine Inch Nails |last= Bowie |first= David |authorlink=David Bowie |journal= '''[[Rolling Stone]]''' |issue=972 |date=[[2005-04-21]] |url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7250012/94_nine_inch_nails |accessdate=2007-03-13}}</ref>
| + | After recording a new album, the assembly of a new band usually follows, along with extensive touring; the live component of Nine Inch Nails is largely considered a separate entity from NIN in the recording studio. NIN's live shows often involve visually spectacular elements such as screens and lighting rigs (with more basic elements having been used on the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]] and [[Fragility]] tours, and more sophisticated ones on the With Teeth [[With Teeth Fall Arena Tour|Fall]] and [[With Teeth Spring Arena Tour|Spring]] Arena tours, [[Performance 2007]], [[Lights In The Sky Tour|Lights In The Sky]] and [[NIN 2013-2014]] tours) and earlier shows would sometimes culminate with the destruction of musical instruments. |
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| − | ==History==
| + | : ''For more history of Nine Inch Nails, see [[Trent Reznor]].'' |
| − | ===Early years===
| + | : ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails Wikipedia entry on Nine Inch Nails].'' |
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| − | Initial ambitions for Nine Inch Nails were modest: in 1988, Reznor hoped to release one [[12 inch single]] on a small European label.<ref name= "AP90">{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/getdowninit.shtml |title= Getting Down in It |date= March 1990 |journal= '''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''' |issue= 27 |accessdate= 2006-10-30}}</ref> At that time, Reznor was employed as a programmer (and janitor, as some sources have it)<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |author= Huey, Steve |url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jxkcikv6bbf9~T10 |title= Nine Inch Nails |accessdate= 2006-11-24 |publisher= '''''[[All Music Guide]]'''''}}</ref> by Bart Koster, owner of [[Midtown Recording|Right Track Studios]] in Cleveland. Reznor asked to engineer some [[demo recordings]] of his own songs at night during unused studio time, free of charge; Koster agreed, remarking that it cost him "just a little wear on [his] tape heads".<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://nothing.nin.net/int12.html |title= The music of rage |journal= '''[[People (magazine)|People]]''' |volume=43 |issue=5 |last=Dougherty |first= Steve |coauthors=Bryan Alexander, Tom Nugent, John Hannah |date= [[1995-02-06]] |pages=105–107 |accessdate= 2006-11-29}}</ref> Several labels responded favorably to Reznor's material, and he chose to sign with [[TVT Records]]. Nine selections from the Right Track demos were unofficially released in 1994 as ''[[Purest Feeling]]''; Reznor completed five of these, dropped the others, and wrote several new songs to complete the first NIN album, ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''.
| + | ==Body Of Work== |
| | + | ''See also [[Halo numbers]].'' |
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| − | Several rumors have persisted about the origins of the name "Nine Inch Nails", one being that Reznor chose to reference the story of Jesus' crucifixion with nine inch long spikes.<ref name = "Shock">{{cite book |first= Greg |last= Rule |title= '''Electro Shock!: Groundbreakers of Synth Music''' |publisher= Backbeat Books |year= 1999 |id= ISBN 0-8793-0582-7}}</ref> Others claimed that Reznor was inspired by the sight of nine inch fingernails on [[Freddy Krueger]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/columns/chuck_klosterman/2006/03/0603_chuck/ |title= Arriving late to the Nine Inch Nails party |last= Klosterman |first= Chuck |authorlink= Chuck Klosterman |publisher = '''''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''''' |date= March 1992 |accessdate = 2006-11-01}}</ref> Reznor asserts that he coined the name partly because it "abbreviated easily", rather than for "any literal meaning".<ref name = "Axcess">{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/axc94a.shtml | title = Talking about Nothing with Trent Reznor |journal= '''Axcess''' |volume = 2 |date= 1994 |accessdate= 2006-10-22}}</ref> Gary Talpas and Reznor designed the distinctive Nine Inch Nails logo (consisting of the letters "NIN" set inside a border with the second "N" reversed or NIИ), which first appeared on debut single "[[Down in It]]" and was inspired by [[Tibor Kalman]]'s typography on the [[Talking Heads]] album cover for ''[[Remain in Light]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/access/7_21_04/questions5.gif |title= Response from Trent |date= [[2004-07-21]] |last= Reznor |first=Trent |authorlink = Trent Reznor |publisher= [http://nin.com The official NIN website] |accessdate= 2006-10-22}}</ref> Talpas, a Clevelander, would continue to design NIN packaging art through the 1997 double [[VHS]] ''[[Closure (Nine Inch Nails VHS)|Closure]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=
| + | ===Full-Length Albums=== |
| − | http://www.cleveland.com/kidsnewsday/content.ssf?/homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/reznor/conspire.html |title= Trent Reznor: area co-conspirators |publisher= [http://www.cleveland.com Cleveland.com] |accessdate= 2006-12-18}}</ref>
| + | *''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' (1989) |
| | + | *''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' (1994) |
| | + | *''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' (1999) |
| | + | *''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]'' (2005) |
| | + | *''[[Year Zero]]'' (2007) |
| | + | *''[[Ghosts I–IV]]'' (2008) |
| | + | *''[[The Slip]]'' (2008) |
| | + | *''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' (2013) |
| | + | *''[[Bad Witch]]'' (2018) |
| | + | *''[[Ghosts V: Together]]'' (2020) |
| | + | *''[[Ghosts VI: Locusts]]'' (2020) |
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| − | ===''Pretty Hate Machine''=== | + | ===EPs=== |
| − | {{main|Pretty Hate Machine}}
| + | *''[[Broken]]'' (1992) |
| − | [[Image:Nin-pretty_hate_machine.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]''<br>(1989)]]
| + | *''[[Still]]'' (2002) |
| − | Written, arranged, and performed by Trent Reznor, NIN's first album '''''Pretty Hate Machine''''' arrived in 1989. The album expands upon the ''Purest Feeling'' demos with the addition of studio production and several new songs (including singles "[[Head Like a Hole]]" and "[[Sin (Nine Inch Nails song)|Sin]]"), marking Reznor's first collaboration with [[Adrian Sherwood]] (who produced "Down in It" in [[London, England]] without having met Reznor face-to-face)<ref name = "AP90" /> and [[Mark Ellis (record producer)|Mark "Flood" Ellis]]. Flood's production would appear on each major NIN release until 1994, and Sherwood has done remixes for the band as recently as 2000. The songs on ''Pretty Hate Machine'' feature catchy melodies set against dark, introspective lyrics; Reznor proclaimed this combination "a sincere statement" of "what was in [his] head at the time".<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/thrash.shtml |author= Martin, Steve |title= Nine Inch Nails |journal= '''Thrasher''' |date= 1990 |accessdate= 2006-10-30}}</ref> In the album's liner notes, Reznor thanks [[Horror fiction]] writer [[Clive Barker]] for inspiration. [[MTV]] aired videos for "Down in It" and "Head Like a Hole", but an explicit video for "Sin" was not released until 1997 on ''Closure'' (in edited form). Spending two years on the album charts, ''Pretty Hate Machine'' became one of the first [[Indie (music)|independently released]] records to go [[RIAA certification|platinum]].<ref name="AMG" />
| + | *''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' (2016) |
| | + | *''[[Add Violence]]'' (2017) |
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| − | While recording the earliest NIN tracks, Reznor was unable to find a band that could articulate his songs as he wanted and instead decided to play all the instruments himself. For the band's studio recordings, this role largely remains Reznor's, though he has since involved other musicians and assistants. Nine Inch Nails first toured North America opening for industrial band [[Skinny Puppy]] as well as [[alternative rock]] acts such as [[Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]] and [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]];<ref name="AMG" /> Reznor soon received a reputation for smashing instruments on stage out of frustration. This aggressive attitude won over NIN's earliest audiences, who were often openly confrontational towards synthesizer-based bands.<ref name = "Rockbeat">{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart198.shtml |title= The man behind the machine |author= Gitter, Mike |journal= '''Rockbeat''' |date= 1992 |accessdate= 2006-12-06}}</ref> NIN then supported ''Pretty Hate Machine'' with a world tour that continued through the first [[Lollapalooza]] festival in 1991, where the band "stole the show" from headliners [[Jane's Addiction]] despite numerous equipment problems.<ref name = "Huxley">{{cite book |last= Huxley |first= Martin |title= '''Nine Inch Nails: Self Destruct''' |year= 1997 |month= September |publisher= St. Martin's Griffin
| + | ===Remix Collections=== |
| − | | id = ISBN 0-3121-5612-X}}</ref> After receiving a disastrous European reception opening for [[Guns N' Roses]], NIN returned to America amidst pressure from TVT to produce a more commercial follow-up to ''Pretty Hate Machine''. In response, Reznor secretly began recording ''Broken'' under [[assumed name]]s to avoid record company interference.<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/musica.shtml |title= Nine Inch Nails |journal= '''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]''' |date= March 1994 |accessdate= 2006-12-02}}</ref>
| + | *''[[Fixed]]'' (1992) |
| | + | *''[[Further Down The Spiral]]'' (1994) |
| | + | *''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' (2000) |
| | + | *''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' (2007) |
| | + | *''[[Remix 2014 EP]]'' (2014) Digital only |
| | + | *''[[Recoiled]]'' (2014) Semi-official |
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| − | ===''Broken''=== | + | ===Live Releases=== |
| − | {{main|Broken}}
| + | *''[[Closure]]'' (1997) Music video & Live documentary double VHS set |
| − | [[Image:Nin-broken.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''[[Broken]]''<br>(1992)]]
| + | *''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (2002) DVD, VHS, CD |
| − | The fruit of Reznor's disillusionment with his record label and culmination of the band's harsh, aggressive live sound, '''''Broken''''' was released in 1992 and took the form of an [[Extended Play|EP]] of six songs plus two bonus tracks. In the liner notes, Reznor credits his band from the 1991 tour as an influence on the guitar-based sound of ''Broken'', a sound that he described as "a blast of destruction".<ref name = "Shock" />
| + | *''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'' (2007) DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray |
| | + | *''[[Live 2013 EP]]'' (2013) Digital only |
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| − | [[Peter Christopherson|Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson]] of [[Coil (band)|Coil]] directed a performance video for "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]", but the most infamous video made for the album was "[[Happiness in Slavery]]". The latter video was almost universally [[censorship|banned]] for its graphic depiction of [[performance art]]ist [[Bob Flanagan]] stripping naked and lying on a machine that subsequently pleasures, tortures and then kills him. A third video, "Pinion", aired twice on MTV before once again being banned for objectionable content (although images from it did become a fixture in the opening title sequence of the MTV show ''Alternative Nation''). Combining these videos with other shocking footage for "Help Me I Am in Hell" and "Gave Up", Christopherson and Reznor created a longform music video informally called ''[[Broken (film)|The Broken Movie]]'', which depicts the murder of a young man who is kidnapped and tortured while forced to watch Nine Inch Nails music videos. This mini-film has not been officially released, but is available online. | + | ===Other=== |
| | + | *''[[Quake Soundtrack]]'' (1996) |
| | + | *''[[The Fragile: Deviations 1]]'' (2016) |
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| − | An alternate studio performance video for "Gave Up", featuring [[Richard Patrick]] and [[Marilyn Manson]], was filmed at [[10050 Cielo Drive|Le Pig studios]] (site of the [[Charles Manson]] murders). A 1995 live performance of "Wish" was also filmed, and both videos were included on the ''Closure'' compilation in 1997. ''Broken'' was followed by the remix EP ''[[Fixed (album)|Fixed]]'' in late 1992. Rather than tour in support of either EP, Reznor returned to Le Pig and began working on a full-length follow-up.
| + | ===Singles=== |
| | + | ====Commercial==== |
| | + | *''[[Down In It (halo)|Down In It]]'' (1989) |
| | + | *''[[Head Like A Hole (halo)|Head Like A Hole]]'' (1990) |
| | + | *''[[Sin (halo)|Sin]]'' (1990) |
| | + | *''[[March Of The Pigs (halo)|March Of The Pigs]]'' (1994) |
| | + | *''[[Closer To God (halo)|Closer/Closer To God]]'' (1994) |
| | + | *''[[The Perfect Drug (halo)|The Perfect Drug]]'' (1997) |
| | + | *''[[The Day The World Went Away (halo)|The Day The World Went Away]]'' (1999) |
| | + | *''[[We're In This Together (halo)|We're In This Together]]'' (1999) |
| | + | *''[[Into The Void (halo)|Into The Void]]'' (1999) |
| | + | *''[[The Hand That Feeds (halo)|The Hand That Feeds]]'' (2005) |
| | + | *''[[Only (halo)|Only]]'' (2005) |
| | + | *''[[Every Day Is Exactly The Same (halo)|Every Day Is Exactly The Same]]'' (2006) |
| | + | *''[[Survivalism (halo)|Survivalism]]'' (2007) |
| | + | *''[[Capital G (halo)|Capital G]]'' (2007) |
| | + | *''[[Came Back Haunted (halo)|Came Back Haunted]]'' (2013) Digital only |
| | + | *''[[Copy Of A]]'' (2013) Digital only |
| | + | *''[[Everything]]'' (2013) Digital only |
| | + | ====Radio/Promotional==== |
| | + | *''[[Wish (halo)|Wish]]'' (1992) |
| | + | *''[[Happiness In Slavery (halo)|Happiness In Slavery]]'' (1992) |
| | + | *''[[Burn (halo)|Burn]]'' (1994) |
| | + | *''[[Hurt (halo)|Hurt]]'' (1994) |
| | + | *''[[Piggy]]'' (1994) |
| | + | *''[[Starfuckers, Inc. (halo)|Starfuckers, Inc.]]'' (2000) |
| | + | *''[[Deep]]'' (2001) |
| | + | *''[[Discipline]]'' (2008) |
| | + | *''[[Burning Bright (Field On Fire)]]'' (2016) |
| | + | *''[[Less Than]]'' (2017) |
| | + | *''[[This Isn't The Place]]'' (2017) |
| | + | *''[[God Break Down The Door]]'' (2018) |
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| − | ===''The Downward Spiral''=== | + | ==Members== |
| − | {{main|The Downward Spiral}}
| + | *Trent Reznor |
| − | [[Image:Nin-the downward spiral800.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''[[The Downward Spiral]]''<br>(1994)]]
| + | *Atticus Ross |
| − | NIN released its second full album in 1994, '''''The Downward Spiral''''', which debuted on the [[Billboard 200]] at number two.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cleveland.com/kidsnewsday/content.ssf?/homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/reznor/timeline.html |title= Trent Reznor: Timeline |publisher= Cleveland.com |accessdate= 2006-12-18}}</ref> ''The Downward Spiral'' eventually became the highest-selling NIN release in the [[USA]].<ref name="RIAA.com" /> Most of ''The Downward Spiral'' was mix engineered by [[Alan Moulder]], who would take on more extensive production duties for subsequent NIN albums. The album spawned two commercial singles ("[[March of the Pigs]]" and "[[Closer to God|Closer]]") and two additional tracks ("[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" and "Piggy") that were issued to radio without a commercial single release. The "Closer" video directed by [[Mark Romanek]] set a standard for NIN videos with its images of a pig's head, dead meat, a topless woman, and [[BDSM]] paraphernalia. MTV made significant edits to the video for objectionable content, but broadcast the edited version frequently. A censored radio edit that partially mutes the song's explicit lyrics received extensive radio airtime. "Hurt" enjoyed renewed success when it was [[Cover version|covered]] by [[Johnny Cash]] in 2002 to great acclaim. Reznor has stated that hearing Cash's cover revitalized his interest in writing music and partly inspired the stripped-down approach to songwriting for ''With Teeth''.<ref>{{cite book |last= DeCurtis |first= Anthony |authorlink= Anthony DeCurtis |title= '''In Other Words''' |chapter= Trent Reznor on 'Hurt' |publisher= Hal Leonard |origyear= 2005 |id= ISBN 0-6340-6655-2}}</ref> David Bowie sang a duet of "Hurt" with Reznor on the ''Dissonance'' concert tour in 1995. This and other performances from NIN's marathon ''Self Destruct'' tour were documented on ''Closure''. The Nine Inch Nails live band also made appearances in performance videos for "Hurt" and "Eraser", which were not issued to MTV, as well as "March of the Pigs" (re-recorded in-studio with one camera in a single take).
| + | ===Live Band Members=== |
| | + | *[[Alessandro Cortini]]: Keyboards (2004-2008, 2013- ) (Also occasionally handles guitar, bass, backing vocals, programming) |
| | + | *[[Robin Finck]]: Guitar (1994-1996, 1999-2000, 2008- ) (Also occasionally handles backing vocals, keyboards) |
| | + | *[[Ilan Rubin]]: Drums (2009- ) (Also occasionally handles keyboards, cello, guitar, bass, backing vocals) |
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| − | After ''The Downward Spiral'', Reznor produced a remix album entitled ''[[Further Down the Spiral]]'', the only non-major NIN release to be certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] in the US.<ref name="RIAA.com" /> It featured contributions from electronic music pioneer [[Aphex Twin]] and Jane's Addiction guitarist [[Dave Navarro]]. There are two versions of ''Further Down the Spiral'', both featuring exclusive content. A tenth anniversary reissue of ''The Downward Spiral'' was released on [[November 23]], [[2004]] as a two disc "Deluxe Edition" package. The first disc, a hybrid [[Super Audio CD|SACD]], featured the entire album in high definition [[Multichannel audio|5.1 surround sound]] and a remastered version of the original CD stereo mix. The second disc featured album b-sides, previously unavailable demos, and other non-album tracks in remastered stereo sound. The first disc was also released concurrently as a two-sided [[DualDisc]] playable in standard DVD players as well as high-definition [[DVD-Audio]] players and most traditional CD players.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/current/archive1.html |title=Nine Inch Nails: Current (archive) |publisher= [http://www.nin.com/ the official NIN website] |author= Sheridan, Rob |date= [[2004-10-03]] |accessdate= 2006-12-12}}</ref>
| + | ===Former Members=== |
| | + | ====Guitar==== |
| | + | *[[Josh Eustis]] (2013) ([[Tension 2013 Tour]] only; also occasionally handled keyboards, backing vocals, saxophone) |
| | + | *[[Prick|Kevin McMahon]] (1996) ([[Nights Of Nothing Tour]] only) |
| | + | *[[Aaron North]] (2005-2007) (Also occasionally handled backing vocals) |
| | + | *[[Richard Patrick]] (1989-1993) (Also occasionally handled backing vocals) |
| | + | ====Bass==== |
| | + | *Josh Eustis (2013) ([[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]] only) |
| | + | *[[Danny Lohner]] (1994-2003) (Also occasionally handled guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) |
| | + | *[[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]] (2008-2009) (Also occasionally handled guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) |
| | + | *[[Pino Palladino]] (2013) (Tension 2013 Tour only) |
| | + | *[[Jeordie White]] (2005-2007) (Also occasionally handled guitar, backing vocals) |
| | + | ====Keyboards==== |
| | + | *[[Charlie Clouser]] (1994-2001) (Also played theremin on the Fragility Tour, some drums on the [[Dissonance]] Tour) |
| | + | *[[David Haymes]] (1990) ([[Automatic Tour]], [[Deep Tour]], replaced by Mars) |
| | + | *[[Lee Mars]] (1990-1991) |
| | + | *[[Nick Rushe]] (1989) ([["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] only, replaced by Haymes) |
| | + | *[[Chris Vrenna]] (1988) ([[VIVIsectVI Tour]] only, replaced by Rushe) |
| | + | *[[James Woolley]] (1991-1994) |
| | + | ====Drums==== |
| | + | *[[Alex Carapetis]] (2005) (With Teeth Fall Arena Tour only, replaced by Freese) |
| | + | *[[Jerome Dillon]] (1999-2005) |
| | + | *[[Josh Freese]] (2005-2008) |
| | + | *[[Ron Musarra]] (1988) (VIVIsectVI Tour only, replaced by Vrenna) |
| | + | *Chris Vrenna (1989-1990, 1992-1997) |
| | + | *[[Jeff Ward]] (1990-1991) |
| | + | ====Backing Vocals==== |
| | + | *[[Lisa Fischer]] (2013) (Tension 2013 Tour only) |
| | + | *[[Sharlotte Gibson]] (2013) (Tension 2013 Tour only) |
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| − | Inspired by late-1970s rock albums ''[[Low (album)|Low]]'' and ''[[The Wall (album)|The Wall]]'', ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' features a wide range of textures and moods that serve to illustrate the mental progress of a central character.<ref name = "Details">{{cite journal |url= http://9inchnails.com/articles/articles.php?id=13 |title= The art of darkness |last= Heath |first= Chris | authorlink = Chris Heath |journal= '''[[Details (magazine)|Details]]''' |date= April 1995 |accessdate= 2006-12-18}}</ref> Widely regarded as NIN's most influential [[magnum opus]], ''The Downward Spiral'' marked a high point for the band, which reached its widest ever mainstream audience with a mud-drenched performance at [[Woodstock '94]], broadcast on [[Pay-Per-View]] and seen in as many as 24 million homes.<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-16319994.html |title= Feedback muddy from Woodstock PPV |author= Umstead, R. Thomas |journal= '''Multichannel News''' |date= [[1994-08-22]] |volume= 15 |issue = 32 |pages= 3–4 |accessdate= 2006-11-29}}</ref> Many other artists began citing Reznor as an influence after the release of ''The Downward Spiral'',<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=11 |title= Geoff Rickly interviews Trent Reznor |last= Rickly |first= Geoff |authorlink= Geoff Rickly |journal= '''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''' |date= [[2004-06-26]] |accessdate= 2006-12-11}}</ref> and Nine Inch Nails received considerable mainstream success in the mid-1990s, affording the venues for an expanded live show with [[arena rock]] production values, thereby adding highly theatrical visual elements to an already overwhelming live show.<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xreview1.shtml |title= The Pit: Nine Inch Nails |journal= '''Guitar School''' |date= May 1995 |accessdate= 2006-12-21}}</ref> At the same time, Reznor's relentless studio perfectionism, struggles with addiction and bouts of writer's block began to elongate the time between major NIN releases.<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/ap_97d_a.shtml |title= Trent Reznor |journal= '''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''' |date= January 1998 |issue=114 |accessdate= 2006-11-29}}</ref><ref name = "Hell">{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=21 |title= To Hell and back |author= Chick, Steve |journal= '''[[Kerrang!]]''' |date=[[2005-03-30]] |accessdate= 2006-12-12}}</ref> This served to increase fan anticipation for the band's next move during the wait between releases. Reznor's appearance in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine on the list of 1997's twenty-five most influential people solidified his status as "the most vital artist in music";<ref name="Time" /> however, the end of NIN's first decade was characterized by a very long tour in support of ''The Downward Spiral'' followed by an even-longer period of relative silence.
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| | + | *[[Martin Atkins]] (1991-1992) (Studio-only drummer; featured in music video for "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]") |
| | + | *[[Sean Beavan]] (1988-1991, 1994) (Backup vocals from mixing console for the [[Self Destruct Tour|Self Destruct]] and [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour|Pretty Hate Machine]] tours) |
| | + | *[[Keith Hillebrandt]] (1996-2002) (Sound designer; was listed as full band member on the "[[I'm Afraid Of Americans]]" remix along with Reznor, Lohner, Clouser and Ogilvie) |
| | + | *Brian Liesegang (Helped in the studio on ''Broken''; featured in one of the music videos for "[[Gave Up]]"; may have replaced Lee Mars for a few dates) |
| | + | *[[Dave “Rave” Ogilvie]] (1997-1999) (Was listed as full band member on the "I'm Afraid Of Americans" remix along with Reznor, Lohner, Clouser and Hillebrandt) |
| | + | *[[Gary Talpas]] (1989) (Supplemental member for a few dates of the "Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour; also the original NIN art director) |
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| − | ===''The Fragile''=== | + | ===Prospective Members=== |
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| + | *Elijah Blue Allman (Auditioned for guitarist in 1993)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0wkoxmLGGA] |
| − | [[Image:nin-the_fragile800.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''[[The Fragile]]''<br>(1999)]] | + | *[[Eric Avery]] (2013) (Announced as bassist but didn't tour, replaced by Eustis and Palladino) |
| − | Fans waited five years between ''The Downward Spiral'' and NIN's next major release, '''''The Fragile''''', which arrived as a [[double CD]] in 1999. Dense in musical texture but lyrically sparse, the album was built around "sound-scapes", according to Reznor, in which "songwriting and arranging and production and sound design[...] became the same thing. A song would start with a drum loop or a visual and eventually a song would emerge out of it and that was the song."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/bands/n/nin/news_feature_050509/index2.jhtml |title= The upward spiral |publisher= '''''[[MTV]]''''' |author= Moss, Corey |date= May 2005 |accessdate= 2006-12-18}}</ref> [[Bob Ezrin]] was consulted on the album's track-listing; the liner notes state that "Ezrin provided final continuity and flow", suggesting an arrangement of songs that would strengthen their overall cohesiveness. In advance of the album's release, fans speculated that the song "[[Starfuckers, Inc.]]" was a parody of Reznor's former friend and protégé, [[Marilyn Manson (person)|Marilyn Manson]]. According to this view, the lyrics satirized Manson as being vain and insincere.<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart79.shtml |title= Provocative, pounding new NIN songs leaked to radio |author = Kaufman, Gil |journal = '''SonicNet News''' |date= [[1999-07-14]] |accessdate= 2006-10-28}}</ref> Manson and Reznor soon put aside their differences: Manson co-directed and appeared in the music video (retitled "Starsuckers, Inc.") and performed the song alongside NIN at [[Madison Square Garden]] in 2000.
| + | *[[Adrian Belew]] (2013) (Announced as guitarist but didn't tour, replaced by Finck) |
| | + | *Wes Borland (Auditioned for guitarist in 2004)[https://www.nme.com/features/wes-borland-interview-solo-album-2152011-2152011] |
| | + | *Ralf Dietel (2005) (Announced as guitarist but didn't tour, replaced by North) |
| | + | *[[Rich Fownes]] (2008) (Announced as bassist but didn't tour, replaced by Meldal-Johnsen) |
| | + | *Eshan Khadaroo (Auditioned for drummer in 1999)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-LCRb6XKu8] |
| | + | *Ben Weinman (Auditioned for guitarist in 2005)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fye8jIs7hWU] |
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| − | On the heels of NIN's previous successes, media anticipation surrounded ''The Fragile'' before its release.<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart47.shtml |title= NIN Album on Horizon |journal= '''Daily News Online''' |date= August 1998 |accessdate= 2006-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart45.shtml |title= Nine Inch Nails - Ball of confusion |journal = '''[[Hit Parader]]''' |date= September 1998 |accessdate= 2006-12-09}}</ref> After many delays, it finally debuted on top of the [[Billboard 200]], selling 228,000 copies in one week and receiving generally favorable reviews. Without sufficient promotion from [[Interscope Records]], however, it slipped out of the charts soon afterwards, and Reznor was forced to pay for the subsequent North American tour out of his own pocket.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart229.shtml |title= Rock's outlook bleak, but this Nail won't bend |author= Soeder, John |publisher= Cleveland.com |date=[[2000-04-09]] |accessdate= 2006-10-28}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' hailed it as the "album of the year" and several songs from ''The Fragile'' were regular features on alternative rock radio stations.<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart150.shtml |title= Rock radio pumps up volume |author = Kaufman, Gil |journal = '''SonicNet News''' |date=[[1999-12-02]] |accessdate= 2006-10-28}}</ref> NIN released three [[CD single]]s from the album in different territories: "[[The Day the World Went Away]]" in North America; "[[We're in This Together]]" in the [[EU]] and Japan (on three separate discs); and an EP with "[[Into the Void (Nine Inch Nails song)|Into the Void]]" as its lead track in [[Australia]]. MTV aired music videos for the latter two tracks, as well as "Starsuckers, Inc." (called "Starf*ckers Inc." in the original version).
| + | Martin Atkins was considered as the drummer for the [[Lollapalooza Tour]] in 1991.[http://www.compulsiononline.com/interview_nineinchnails.htm] Bon Harris of Nitzer Ebb stated in an Instagram message with a fan that he was considered as a live keyboard player for NIN, and it is assumed that this was during the years when Nitzer Ebb was inactive (1995-2006). |
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| − | Reznor followed ''The Fragile'' with another remix album, ''[[Things Falling Apart]]''. This was released soon after the 2000 ''Fragility'' tour, itself recorded and released on CD, [[DVD]] and VHS in 2002 as ''[[And All that Could Have Been]]''. A deluxe edition of the live CD came with a companion disc entitled ''[[Still (Nine Inch Nails album)|Still]]'', featuring stripped-down re-interpretations of songs from the band's entire career along with several new pieces of music. Some of ''Still'' originated in Reznor's unreleased score for Mark Romanek's film ''[[One Hour Photo]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nin.com/access/5_07_04/questions1.gif | title = Response from Trent | date = [[2004-05-07]] |last= Reznor |first=Trent |authorlink= Trent Reznor |publisher= [http://www.nin.com The official NIN website] |accessdate= 2006-12-02}}</ref> and three videos for it were released on the official NIN website.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/visuals/ |title= Nine Inch Nails: Visuals |accessdate= 2006-12-28}}</ref>
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| | + | *[[Tours]] |
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| | + | *[[Nine Inch Nails music videos|List of music videos]] |
| | + | *[[Remixes|List of official remixes]] |
| | + | *[[Cover Songs|List of songs covered by NIN]] |
| | + | *[[Covers Of NIN|List of songs covered by other artists]] |
| | + | *[[List Of BPM Rates|List of BPM rates]] |
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| | + | *[[Samples In NIN Songs|Samples in NIN songs]] |
| | + | *[[In pop culture|NIN in popular culture]] |
| | + | *[[NIN songs never played live]] |
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| | + | *[[nin.com|nin.com history]] |
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| − | NIN's fourth album, released in 2005, was written and recorded following Reznor's battle with alcoholism and substance abuse: the lyrics of '''''With Teeth''''' reflect this struggle.<ref name="SMH">{{cite web |url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/hammer-time-over/2005/08/04/1122748732635.html |title= Hammer time over |author= Roberts, Jo |publisher= '''''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]''''' |date= [[2005-08-05]] |accessdate= 2006-11-28}}</ref> While most critics hailed the album as a "return to form" after ''The Fragile'', some criticized ''With Teeth'' for being trite and unoriginal.<ref name = "PopMatters">{{cite web |url= http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/n/nineinchnails-withteeth.shtml |title= "Nine Inch Nails: With Teeth" |publisher= [http://www.popmatters.com PopMatters] |author= Schiller, Mike |date= [[2005-05-18]] |accessdate= 2006-12-20}}</ref> ''With Teeth'', which [[Internet leak|leaked]] prior to its official release date of [[3 May]], [[2005]], contains guest appearances by [[Dave Grohl]] on drums and live percussion. Just as ''The Fragile'' had, the album debuted at the top of the [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5315&model.vnuAlbumId=679670 |title= Artist Chart History - Nine Inch Nails |publisher= Billboard.com |accessdate= 2006-12-18}}</ref> A music video for the first single, "[[The Hand that Feeds]]", premiered on the official NIN website rather than on a traditional music video channel. Though the package for the album lacks typical liner notes, the album website features access to a digital [[PDF]] poster full of stylized artwork and lyrics.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/with_teeth |title= With Teeth: Online Content (free registration required) |accessdate= 2006-12-24}}</ref> The entire album was made available in [[streaming audio]] on the band's official [[MySpace]] page in advance of its release date.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4626423 |title= Smaller bands: web propels music sales |publisher= [[National Public Radio|NPR]] |date= [[2005-05-01]] |accessdate= 2006-10-22}}</ref> Japanese, Australian & EU releases of the album all feature an extra track from the ''With Teeth'' recording sessions, "Home" (also found on the album's [[gramophone record|vinyl]] configuration).
| + | *[https://discord.com/invite/xxEA73DkNk Official Discord profile] |
| | + | *[https://www.facebook.com/ninofficial Official Facebook profile] |
| | + | *[https://www.flickr.com/nineinchnails/ Official Flickr profile] |
| | + | *[https://instagram.com/nineinchnails Official Instagram profile] |
| | + | *[https://www.myspace.com/nin Official MySpace profile] |
| | + | *[https://soundcloud.com/nineinchnails/ Official SoundCloud profile] |
| | + | *[https://open.spotify.com/user/ninofficial Official Spotify profile] |
| | + | *[https://www.tiktok.com/@nineinchnails Official TikTok profile] |
| | + | *[https://nineinchnails.tumblr.com/ Official Tumblr profile] |
| | + | *[https://twitter.com/nineinchnails Official Twitter profile] |
| | + | *[https://vimeo.com/ninofficial/ Official Vimeo profile] |
| | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/ninofficial Official YouTube profile] |
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| − | In April of 2005, Trent Reznor released the source files for "The Hand that Feeds" in [[GarageBand]] format, allowing his fans to remix it. This release spawned an unofficial remix contest, in which over 500 fan remixes were submitted.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ninremixes.com/thtfremixcontest/home.htm |title= The unofficial fan remix contest |accessdate= 2006-12-24}}</ref> In response to this successful experiment, Reznor released the source files for the album's second single, "[[Only (Nine Inch Nails song)|Only]]" in a wider range of formats, including [[ProTools]] and [[ACID Pro]]. Fans were also invited to access the band's official [[MySpace]] page to upload remixes, vote for favorites, and comment about them in a [[blog]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.myspace.com/ninremixes |title= NIN remixes |publisher= [[MySpace]] |accessdate= 2006-12-24}}</ref> [[David Fincher]] directed a video for "Only" using primarily [[computer-generated imagery]]; it debuted [[July 11]], [[2005]] on [[Fuse channel|Fuse]]. The third single from ''With Teeth'', "[[Every Day Is Exactly the Same]]", was released in April 2006. Though a planned music video was reportedly scrapped in the post-production stage,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/06/4#1144942551 |title= EDIETS Video... |publisher= ''[http://theninhotline.net The NIN Hotline]'' |date= [[2006-04-13]] |accessdate= 2006-11-28}}</ref> "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" still topped [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s 2006 year-end [[Hot Dance Singles Sales]] and [[Hot Digital Songs]] charts.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2006/charts/index.jsp |title= Billboard 2006 Year in Music |publisher= '''''[[Billboard]]''''' |date= [[2006-12-17]] |accessdate= 2006-12-19}}</ref> In late 2006, the official NIN website announced that a tour documentary entitled ''[[Beside You in Time]]'' would be released in the US on [[February 27]], [[2007]] in three formats: DVD, [[HD DVD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/current/index.html |title= Nine Inch Nails: Current |publisher= [http://nin.com The official NIN website] |date= [[2006-12-08]] |accessdate= 2006-12-08}}</ref>
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| − | In the months following the release of ''With Teeth'', two new songs surfaced: "Non-Entity" (first performed by Reznor solo at the ''ReactNow!'' [[Hurricane Katrina]] [[benefit concert]]) and "Not So Pretty Now", both of which have appeared on set lists of the ''With Teeth'' tour. During a chat with fans on the official NIN fan club, The Spiral, Reznor stated that these songs were outtakes from the ''With Teeth'' sessions, and studio recordings of them may surface.<ref name="Spiral">{{cite web |url=http://www.nin-thespiral.com |title= The Spiral (registration required) |accessdate= 2006-12-24}}</ref> A live recording of "Non-Entity" appears on ''Beside You in Time''.
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| − | In autumn 2005, Nine Inch Nails launched a North American [[arena]] tour supported by [[Queens of the Stone Age]], as well as [[Autolux]] and [[Death from Above 1979]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/tour/previous2.html |title= On tour 2005 |accessdate= 2006-12-12}}</ref> Other opening acts on this tour included [[Saul Williams]] (a hip-hop/spoken-word performer for whom Reznor is producing a "genre-breaking" album), and dance-rockers [[Moving Units]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nin.com/tour/previous3.html |title= On tour 2006 | accessdate = 2006-12-12}}</ref> To conclude the ''With Teeth'' era of the band, NIN did a tour of US [[Amphitheatre#Other amphitheatres|amphitheaters]] in the summer of 2006. Joining them were [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[TV on the Radio]] (first half of the tour), and [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] with her band The Herms (second half of the tour).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/tour/previous4.html |title= Live: With Teeth 2006 |accessdate= 2006-12-12}}</ref> After taking a break to complete work on the follow-up album, NIN continued their world tour in 2007.<ref name= "Spiral" /> Trent Reznor personally invited UK band [[Ladytron]] to open for NIN in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=21088_0_2_0_C |title= Ladytron goes on tour with NIN |publisher= '''''[[Side-Line]]''''' |date= [[2007-02-27]] |accessdate= 2007-02-27}}</ref>
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| − | The upcoming Nine Inch Nails studio album is entitled ''[[Year Zero (album)|Year Zero]]'' and will be released on [[April 17]], [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/current/index.html |title= nine inch nails: current |date= [[2007-02-05]] |publisher= [http://www.nin.com The official NIN website] |accessdate= 2007-02-05}}</ref> The first single, entitled "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]", was due for radio airplay on [[March 6]], [[2007]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=350363 |title= Quick Hits: Nine Inch Nails |publisher= [http://www.fmqb.com FMQB] |date= [[2007-02-13]] |accessdate= 2007-02-13}}</ref> but received an early premiere along with other songs from the album on the NIN MySpace page.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nin.com/current/index.html |title= nine inch nails: current |date= [[2007-02-16]] |accessdate= 2007-02-28}}</ref> The song was later released in [[GarageBand | GarageBand format]] for remixing.
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| − | In the early 1990s, Nine Inch Nails was involved in a much-publicized feud with TVT Records, the first record label to sign the band.<ref name = "Shock" /> Ultimately TVT entered into a joint venture with Interscope Records that allowed Reznor to begin releasing NIN albums on his own [[Nothing Records]] imprint.<ref name = "Huxley" /> In 2005, Reznor sued his former friend and manager [[John Malm, Jr.]], co-founder of Nothing, for [[breach of contract]] and breach of [[Fiduciary|fiduciary duty]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=102 |title= NIN's Reznor: I was duped by manager |date= [[2005-05-17]] |publisher= '''''[[Associated Press]]''''' |accessdate= 2006-11-29}}</ref> Their relationship was formally severed in a New York courtroom, with all claims awarded to Reznor (a sum in excess of three million dollars).<ref name = "E! Online">{{cite web | url = http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=0d53d346-74a1-496c-a624-3ce5e8054ae4 |title= Reznor bails on MTV, nails manager |author= Amter, Charlie |publisher= ''[[E! Online]]'' |date= [[2005-05-27]] |accessdate= 2006-11-28}}</ref>
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| − | On [[October 24]], [[2006]], after being alerted by a fan website, Reznor issued a [[cease and desist]] to [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] for using three songs from ''The Fragile'' on air without permission. The songs ("La Mer", "The Great Below" and "The Mark Has Been Made") appeared in an episode of ''[[War Stories with Oliver North]]'' detailing the [[battle of Iwo Jima]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/06/10#1161617908 |title= Fox News, War Stories, and Nine Inch Nails |publisher= ''[http://theninhotline.net The NIN Hotline]'' |date= [[2006-10-23]] |accessdate= 2006-11-29}}</ref> A post appeared on Reznor's blog, which read: "thanks for the Fox News heads-up. A cease and desist has been issued."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://russizm.blogspot.com/2006/10/trent-reznor-issues-cease-and-desist.html |title= Reznor issues Cease and Desist |date= [[2006-10-25]] |accessdate= 2006-11-28}}</ref> Little else is known about the case.
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| − | Nine Inch Nails has only issued five major studio albums, though each is accompanied by numerous satellite releases, including [[remix album]]s, [[single (music)|singles]] with extensive [[b-side]]s, and tour documentaries. Indeed, each primary release is seen as the center of an associated era, in which the secondary releases are vital to understanding the artistic whole. This is underscored by the use of [[Nine Inch Nails discography#Halo numbers|''Halo'' numbers]], a sequential numbering system that applies to every official NIN release. ''Halo'' numbers may be interpreted to imply that each release is an equally-weighted component of the catalog, regardless of length or format; they could also be considered as marketing enticement for fans to complete their collections.
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| − | Nine Inch Nails has recorded five songs specifically for film soundtracks: a cover of [[Joy Division]]'s "Dead Souls" for ''[[The Crow (album)|The Crow]]'', "[[Burn (Nine Inch Nails song)|Burn]]" and a reworked version of "Something I Can Never Have" for ''[[Natural Born Killers (soundtrack)|Natural Born Killers]]'', "[["The Perfect Drug" Versions|The Perfect Drug]]" for ''[[Lost Highway (soundtrack)|Lost Highway]]'', and "[[Deep (song)|Deep]]" for ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]''. Reznor himself has remixed a number of songs by other artists, only a few of which are [[Nine Inch Nails discography#Remixes|credited to NIN]].
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| − | Sound effects and 10 instrumental, ambient background music tracks were recorded for the game, ''[[Quake]]'' credited to [[Trent Reznor]] and Nine Inch Nails. The game itself featured influences from the artist musically, aesthetically and also functionally. A nail gun featured as a key weapon in what can be defined as one of the most influential games of all time. The ammunition box for this weapon were adorned with the NIN <!--Avoid the Cyrillic letter, please--> logo in recognition of [[Trent Reznor]]'s input.
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| − | Reznor has stated that he would like to release remastered editions of ''Pretty Hate Machine'', ''Broken''/''Fixed'' and ''The Fragile'' akin to ''The Downward Spiral'' tenth anniversary re-release.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/access/12_03_04/ |title= Responses from Trent |last= Reznor |first= Trent |authorlink= Trent Reznor |date= [[2004-12-03]] |accessdate= 2006-11-28}}</ref> A deluxe DVD version of the 1997 VHS release ''Closure'' was delivered to [[Interscope Records]] in 2004. They were reportedly working on the interactive menu artwork as late as December 2005, and no release date has been set.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/05/12#1134412727 |title= Closer to Closure? |publisher= ''[http://theninhotline.net The NIN Hotline]'' |date= [[2005-12-12]] |accessdate= 2006-11-28}}</ref>
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| − | Nine Inch Nails' music has been categorized as [[Rock and roll|rock]], [[electronica]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[Alternative rock|alternative]], or, most commonly, [[industrial rock]].<ref name="AMG" /> This latter categorization upset [[industrial music]] "purists", most of whom disdained the application of the term to what could be regarded as [[pop song]]s. Reznor has never referred to his music as industrial but admits to borrowing techniques from such bands as [[Throbbing Gristle]] and [[Test Dept.]]<ref name="Axcess" /> Despite the disparity between those artists initially operating under the term "industrial" and NIN itself, it has become common in journalistic descriptions of Reznor's body of work to describe it as such. In actuality, the band's output has covered a wide range of genres: "The Perfect Drug" has the flavor of [[drum and bass]], "Down in It" was influenced by early Skinny Puppy (particularly their song "[[Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse|Dig It]]"),<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://9inchnails.com/articles/articles.php?id=17 |title= An interview with Trent Reznor |journal= '''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''' |date= March 1996 |accessdate= 2006-10-22}}</ref> "Happiness in Slavery" is tinged with [[industrial metal]] in the vein of [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], "The Frail" is a melancholy piano piece, and most of ''Pretty Hate Machine'' could be described as dark electronic pop.
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| − | While it displays uncommonly versatile sonic design and composition for a [[rock band]], certain techniques and styles are found throughout NIN's catalog. Extreme [[Dynamics (music)|dynamics]] are staples of songs like "Wish" ({{audio-nohelp|Wish.ogg|sample}}) and "The Day the World Went Away" ({{audio-nohelp|TDtWWA.ogg|sample}}), which quickly change from quiet to loud and back again, ending with a loud climax followed by an abrupt stop (rather than by fading out or letting the final note resonate). Reznor's singing follows a similar pattern, frequently moving from whispers to screams. The band's music also has distinct rhythmic features, occasionally favoring odd [[time signatures]], abrupt time signature changes and jarring [[polyrhythm|cross-rhythms]] (examples of which can be found in songs like "La Mer", "March of the Pigs" and "The Collector").<ref name = "PopMatters" /><ref>{{cite journal |url= http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050405/ai_n13498487 |title= Arts reviews: Nine Inch Nails |journal= '''[[The Independent]]''' |date=[[2005-04-05]] |author= Nash, Rob |accessdate= 2006-12-20}}</ref>
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| − | On each album since ''Broken'', Reznor has included at least one piece built around an instrumental [[ostinato]]. These tracks tend to begin moderately quiet and slowly crescendo into a climax of noise and distortion; "Help Me I Am In Hell", "Eraser", "The Way Out Is Through" and "Beside You in Time", all of which are typically accompanied by a video segment when performed live, fit into this category. Similarly, some NIN albums contain a repeating [[Motif (music)|motif]] that reappears multiple times in different songs and contexts (either on a different musical instrument, with a transposed harmony or in an altered tempo).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xrevw136.shtml |title= The Fragile |publisher= ''Lollipop Online'' |date= May 2000 |author= Marburger, Lex |accessdate= 2006-12-20}}</ref>
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| − | Reznor also has an affinity for [[Consonance and dissonance|dissonance]] in his compositions, often created with chromatic melody and/or harmony. Perhaps the most famous use of this technique is in the song "Closer" ({{audio-nohelp|Closer.ogg|sample}}), where Reznor adds a four-note synthesizer riff featuring an [[augmented (music)|augmented interval]] after the first chorus. He concludes the song with a heavily chromatic piano motif, the same that recurs on the title track of ''The Downward Spiral''.<ref name = "PopMatters" /> "Hurt" ({{audio-nohelp|Hurt.ogg|sample}}), from the same album, features a highly dissonant [[tritone]] played on guitar during the verses, a B5#11, which is emphasized when Reznor sings the [[eleventh]] on the word "I" every time the B/F [[Dyad (music)|dyad]] is played.<ref>{{cite book |author= Reynolds, Tom |title= '''I Hate Myself and I Want to Die''' |pages= 227 |id= ISBN 978-1860746284 |date= [[2005-06-13]] |publisher= Sanctuary Publishing}}</ref> In other cases, Reznor resorts to pure atonality, either by using oddly tuned instruments (as in tracks such as "Leaving Hope" and "[[The New Flesh]]") or literal noise in the song's arrangement ("Happiness in Slavery", "Mr. Self Destruct" and "The Wretched" being prime examples). Live performances usually conclude with the various whines and drones of [[Smashing guitars|guitars being destroyed]] by the band.
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| − | It is generally understood that the Nine Inch Nails live band is a separate entity from the recording studio-based component of NIN.<ref name="Reimink" /> Occasionally, past band members are invited to participate in the process, but when not directly involved with recording new material, Nine Inch Nails' lineup tends to change drastically between major tours. Aside from Trent Reznor remaining on lead vocals, nothing about the live band has remained constant since its inception. Reznor cited the long gestation period between studio albums as part of the reason for these personnel changes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=174 |title= Trent Reznor talks to Ian Camfield |publisher= '''''[[Xfm London]]''''' |date=[[2005-07-22]] |accessdate= 2006-10-24}}</ref> NIN's most recent incarnation features [[Aaron North]] on [[guitar]], [[Jeordie White]] on bass, [[Alessandro Cortini]] on keyboards, and [[Josh Freese]] on [[Drum kit|drums]], although Jeordie and Alessandro occasionally perform different instruments. They are set to continue touring with the band in Europe, Australia and Japan through summer 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nin.com/tour/index.html |title= Performance 2007 tour dates |date= [[2006-02-03]] |accessdate = 2006-02-07}}</ref>
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| − | ''These statistics were compiled from the [[RIAA certification]] online database.''<ref name="RIAA.com">{{cite web | url= http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/ |publisher= [[Recording Industry Association of America]] |title= Gold and Platinum database |accessdate= 2006-10-22}}</ref>
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| − | *''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' — Triple platinum (May 2003)
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| − | *''[[Broken]]'' — Platinum (December 1992)
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| − | *''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' — Quadruple platinum (October 1998)
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| − | *''[[Further Down the Spiral]]'' — Gold (June 1996)
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| − | *''[[The Fragile]]'' — Double platinum (January 2000)
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| − | *''[[With Teeth]]'' — Gold (July 2005)
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| − | *"[[Wish (song)|Wish]]" — [[Best Metal Performance]], 1992 ('''win''')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1992/1992grammy.htm |title= Past Winners Database - 1992 |publisher= '''''[[Los Angeles Times]]''''' |accessdate = 2006-12-07}}</ref>
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| − | *''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' — [[Best Alternative Music Performance]], 1994 (nomination)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1994/1994grammy.htm |title= Past Winners Database - 1994 |publisher= '''''Los Angeles Times''''' |accessdate= 2006-12-07}}</ref>
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| − | *"[[Happiness in Slavery]]" — Best Metal Performance, 1995 (from ''[[Woodstock '94]]'' compilation) ('''win''')<ref name = "Grammy95">{{cite web |url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1995/1995grammy.htm |title= Past Winners Database - 1995 |publisher= '''''Los Angeles Times''''' |accessdate= 2006-12-07}}</ref>
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| − | *"[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]" — [[Best Rock Song]], 1995 (nomination)<ref name = "Grammy95" />
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| − | *"[[The Perfect Drug]]" — [[Best Hard Rock Performance]], 1997 (nomination)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1997/1997grammy.htm |title= Past Winners Database - 1997 |publisher= '''''Los Angeles Times''''' |accessdate= 2006-12-07}}</ref>
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| − | *''[[The Fragile]]'' — Best Alternative Music Performance, 1999 (nomination)<ref name = "Grammy99">{{cite web |url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1999/1999grammy.htm |title= Past Winners Database - 1999 |publisher= '''''Los Angeles Times''''' |accessdate= 2006-12-07}}</ref>
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| − | *"[[Starfuckers, Inc.]]" — Best Metal Performance, 1999 (nomination)<ref name = "Grammy99" />
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| − | *"[[Into the Void (Nine Inch Nails song)|Into the Void]]" — [[Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]], 2000 (nomination)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2000/2000grammy.htm |title= Past Winners Database - 2000 |publisher= '''''Los Angeles Times''''' |accessdate= 2006-12-12}}</ref>
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| − | *"[[The Hand That Feeds]]" — Best Hard Rock Performance, 2005 (nomination)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grammy.com/Grammy_Awards/Annual_Show/48_nominees.aspx |title= 48th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List |publisher= [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|The Recording Academy]] |accessdate= 2006-12-07}}</ref>
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| − | *"[[Every Day Is Exactly the Same]]" — Best Hard Rock Performance, 2006 (nomination)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx |title= 49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List |publisher= The Recording Academy |date= [[2006-12-07]] |accessdate= 2006-12-07}}</ref>
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| − | *[http://www.nin-thespiral.com/ The Spiral] — the official Nine Inch Nails fan club
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