Nine Inch Nails

The Downward Spiral

Formed

1988, Cleveland, OH, United States

Currently

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Members

Trent Reznor (vocals, multi-instrumentalist), Atticus Ross (multi-instrumentalist, 2016-present)

Also Known As

NIN

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Genres

Industrial Rock, Electro-Industrial, Alternative Rock, Electronic, Industrial Metal, Post-Industrial

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Discography

481

Credits 52 Filmography 3

Album

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Title

Release Date

+27

3.73

19,790

279

19,790
279

Pretty Hate Machine

1989

+26

4.09

34,936

517

34,936
517

The Downward Spiral

1994

3.31

2,951

2,951
42

Further Down the Spiral [remixes]

1995

+10

3.97

16,477

241

16,477
241

The Fragile

1999

2.95

1,715

1,715
34

Things Falling Apart [remixes]

2000

3.77

4,747

4,747
55

Still

2002

+15

3.46

10,481

193

10,481
193

With Teeth

2005

3.49

7,671

172

7,671
172

Year Zero

2007

2.74

1,135

1,135
24

Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D [remixes]

2007

3.37

5,221

102

5,221
102

Ghosts I-IV

2008

3.19

5,675

5,675
81

The Slip

2008

+13

3.28

5,226

5,226
62

Hesitation Marks

2013

3.54

6,978

6,978
45

Bad Witch

2018

3.43

2,988

2,988
23

Ghosts VI: Locusts

2020

3.49

3,283

3,283
22

Ghosts V: Together

2020

3.62

1,391

1,391
9

Quake [archival, game soundtrack]

2020

Live Album

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Title

Release Date

3.87

2,628

2,628
45

And All That Could Have Been

2002

EP

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Title

Release Date

+17

3.90

9,172

132

9,172
132

Broken

1992

3.16

1,746

1,746
34

Fixed [remixes]

1992

3.41

943

943
18

Closer to God [remixes]

1994

3.12

433

433
8

Every Day Is Exactly the Same [remixes]

2006

3.12

235

235
14

NIN|JA 2009 Tour Sampler

2009 • Jane's Addiction / Nine Inch Nails / Street Sweeper

3.51

77
-

Live 2013 EP [live]

2013

2.69

88
1

Seed Eight [remixes]

2014

2.89

472

472
1

Recoiled [remixes]

2014 • Coil / Nine Inch Nails

3.46

3,253

3,253
30

Not the Actual Events

2016

3.50

3,389

3,389
29

Add Violence

2017

Single

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Issues

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Title

Release Date

3.35

774

774
17

Down in It

1989

+16

3.72

1,211

1,211
22

Head Like a Hole [remixes]

1990

3.66

894

894
12

Sin

1990

4.01

503

503
1

Wish

1993

4.14

1,719

1,719
11

Closer

1994

3.83

1,195

1,195
16

March of the Pigs

1994

3.74

503

503
2

Piggy

1994

4.22

1,414

1,414
22

Hurt [remixes]

1995

3.02

786

786
23

"The Perfect Drug" Versions [remixes]

1997

3.73

725

725
9

The Day the World Went Away

1999

3.89

936

936
10

We're in This Together

1999

3.84

425

425
1

Into the Void

1999

3.38

387

387
4

Starsuckers, Inc.

2000

+10

3.44

760

760
22

The Hand That Feeds

2005

3.51

512

512
6

Only

2005

3.38

397

397
3

Survivalism

2007

3.39

436

436
9

Came Back Haunted

2013

3.77

490

490
5

Copy of a

2013

3.52

317

317
4

Less Than

2017

3.72

522

522
8

God Break Down the Door

2018

3.58

500

500
2

Isn't Everyone

2021 • HEALTH + Nine Inch Nails

HEALTH
Nine Inch Nails

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Music video

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Issues

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Title

Release Date

4.39

122

122
1

March of the Pigs [live]

1994

4.36

409

409
2

Closer

1994

3.93

78
1

Only

2005

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Title

Release Date

3.69

1,349

1,349
31

The Crow [motion picture soundtrack]

1994 • Album • Various Artists

3.03

201

201
8

Woodstock 94 [live]

1994 • Album • Various Artists

3.79

1,952

1,952
19

Lost Highway [motion picture soundtrack]

1997 • Album • Various Artists

3.49

1,077

1,077
23

26 Mixes for Cash [remixes]

2003 • Compilation • Aphex Twin

4.23

307

307
2

鉄男 Tetsuo Complete Box [film score]

2010 • Compilation • 石川忠 [Chu Ishikawa]

3.82

130

130
-

RA.276

2011 • DJ Mix • Alva Noto

3.39

1,231

1,231
8

while(1<2)

2014 • Album • deadmau5

3.32

1,231

1,231
8

DISCO4 :: PART II

2022 • Album • HEALTH

3.50

3
-

KHIDI Podcast 119

2024 • DJ Mix • Black Asteroid

3.95

2
-

DSTRBcast:0151 • yarkanjel—ff5b29

2024 • DJ Mix • yarkanjel

4.00

2
-

High Energy Bahnhof DJ Set

2024 • Video • MC Ljot Swanhild

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Compilation

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Title

Release Date

3.76

32
-

The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts

2006

3.92

46
2

The Definitive NIN - Quiet Tracks

2006

4.00

55
1

The Definitive NIN - The Singles

2006

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V/A Compilation

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Title

Release Date

3.83

717

717
22

Natural Born Killers [motion picture soundtrack]

1994

3.25

144

144
1

Tomb Raider [motion picture soundtrack]

2001

3.85

634

634
5

Twin Peaks: Music From the Limited Event Series [tv soundtrack]

2017

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Bootleg / Unauthorized

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Title

Release Date

3.36

186

186
7

Purest Feeling [promotional demo]

1994

3.91

150

150
3

Woodstock 1994 [live]

1994

3.89

40
1

Back in Anger - 1995 Radio Transmissions [live]

2016 • David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails

-
-

May 27, 2022 - Boston, MA, Boston Calling [live]

2022

-
-

2022.09.02 Morrison, Red Rocks Amphitheatre

2022

-
-

September 24, 2022 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center [live]

2022

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Video

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Title

Release Date

4.10

179

179
4

Closure

1997

4.26

375

375
7

And All That Could Have Been [live]

2002

4.06

426

426
7

Live: Beside You in Time [live]

2007

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Additional release

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Title

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4.08

39
-

The Fragile (Instrumental) [archival, instrumental]

2015

3.63

57
-

With Teeth (Instrumental) [archival, instrumental]

2015

3.90

439

439
8

The Fragile: Deviations 1 [archival, instrumental, outtakes]

2016

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The Downward Spiral

MicrophoneFiend

"He wrote songs you could dance to, songs you could fuck to, songs you could cry to and songs you could go batshit to. NIN's integrity may be compromised by the alleged fanbase of angsty teens; and the greatest album on earth, The Downward Spiral, is the only full album immune from the occasional slip-up and the odd cringeworthy lyric, but, as hard as it may be to believe, he's only human. And, Reznor is one hell of a producer, too. Some of the music this one-man band has made over the years isn't rivaled by anything or anyone. Not to mention he's probably Jim Morrison reincarnated, with David Bowie and Iggy Pop's ear for music, Leonard Cohen's emotional turbulence fused on top of industrial soundscapes that can only be described as a mixture of Ministry, Aphex Twin and Brian Eno; all brought together by the innovative mind of the genius that is Trent Reznor. Most importantly to me, though, is that he created my favourite album ever, for which I'll be forever grateful."

RYM Rough Guide for Nine Inch Nails

(as suggested by dmpulp)

ALL-TIME TOP FIVE:
1) Head Like A Hole (from Pretty Hate Machine)
2) Hurt (from The Downward Spiral)
3) Closer (from The Downward Spiral)
4) Wish (from Broken)
5) We're In This Together (from The Fragile)

RECOMMENDED ALBUM: THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL

"Looking back over the past couple of decades, Trent Reznor's ability to remain consistently relevant and important is pretty impressive. In the drug-addled grunge haze of the early '90s, he was the one producing abrasive industrial sounds that were far ahead of their time - one listen to The Downward Spiral confirms that it still sounds as edgy as ever, even 15 years down the track. And, in those 15 years, he's managed to build an almost unrivaled reputation for NIN's live act, create a concept album of epic scope (Year Zero, where the concept extended well beyond the actual album through an insanely clever alternate reality game), challenge the stranglehold of major labels, get clean and still produce a steady stream of consistently excellent electronic-influenced hard rock. The man is about as influential and talented as they come." - m0rph3us

"I have yet to hear a band that can match the unnerving and visceral exposure of a raw battered bruised and bleeding psyche that comes through the bleak and devastating lyrics and soundscapes of the personal hells of Mr. Reznor's alter egos, captured in the static transformed to song that fills NIN albums. Easily the most depressing listening experience I have ever had (and I've heard all manner of black, doom, and death metal) yet ironically, the intelligence and poetry caught in even the most viciously dismal of NIN lyrics can be cathartic and thus, liberating." - fullmetalalchemy

"When NIN first arrived on the scene, their Pretty Hate Machine tore through the scene on word-of-mouth alone. Here's someone (Trent, toiling away in the studio where he worked, using his own free time) who took some of the industrial elements of Skinny Puppy (circa Mind: TPI), dashed in some simple rock and roll, and combined it with the pop-making sensibility of Depeche Mode - and the underground crowd ate it up. As time went on, NIN embraced a heavier rock presence, almost prog-like in scope and construct, but always with that industrial rock underpinning. The number of clone bands they inspired is quite staggering - and the mid-'90s is littered with the carcasses of the pretenders. I suspect that after taking five years to follow up to The Downward Spiral, most of the fanbase was expecting more progress than The Fragile exhibited, and I can certainly say that my own interest in the band has tailed off ever since, but back in '89 when Pretty Hate Machine first came out, it was fresh, angry, vibrant, and brilliant." - jeliusbeanus

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Biography

Nine Inch Nails is an American Industrial Rock band, formed in 1988 by multi-instrumentalist Trent Reznor. Despite featuring a revolving touring line-up and a string of collaborators, Reznor has been the sole official member and creative director of the band until the inclusion of Atticus Ross in 2016. Nine Inch Nails has been credited for introducing Post-Industrial music to mainstream audiences.

Working as a janitor in a recording studio, Reznor recorded his first demos during off-shift hours. After the band signed to TVT Records, the reworked versions of these demos were released as the band’s Synthpop-influenced debut, Pretty Hate Machine, in 1989. The album became one of the first independent records to receive platinum certification. After a feud with TVT on the band’s creative direction, Reznor signed to Interscope, forming Nothing imprint. The band’s subsequent release, 1992’s Broken EP, marked an Industrial Metal direction.

Nine Inch Nails released its second full-length, The Downward Spiral, in 1994; the record received commercial success and critical breakthrough. Album’s second single, “Closer” and its controversial music video received significant airplay. The band’s third record, The Fragile, was released in 1999. The Ambient-influenced concept album attained positive reviews and commercial success. Nevertheless, Reznor survived from a life-threatening drug overdose in the accompanying tour in 2000; as a result, Nine Inch Nails entered a hiatus and Reznor was admitted to rehab. This period was plagued by a lawsuit between Reznor and his former manager John Malm, Jr., which Reznor subsequently won in 2005.

In 2005, Nine Inch Nails released With Teeth. This was followed by a political concept album Year Zero in 2007. Following a dispute with Interscope, Reznor released 2008’s instrumental Ghosts I-IV and The Slip under a Creative Commons license on his The Null Corporation label. Nine Inch Nails entered a second hiatus in 2009, with Reznor focusing on film score composing and the side project How to Destroy Angels. In 2013, Nine Inch Nails resumed touring and released its eighth studio album, Hesitation Marks. Following the inclusion of long-time collaborator Atticus Ross in 2016, the band has released Not the Actual Events EP, the first part of a trilogy. The second and third instalments, Add Violence EP and Bad Witch, were released in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

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