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Nine Inch Nails

Origine Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ani de activitate 1988 - prezent
Gen(uri) muzicale Industrial rock
Casă de discuri Interscope Records
Membri Trent Reznor
Site oficial NIN.com

Nine Inch Nails (prescurtat NIN and typeset as NIИ) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor.

Cuprins

[modifică] Etimologie

Reznor descrie sensul numelui Nine Inch Nails:

"Nu ştiu dacă v-aţi gândit vreodată la nume de trupe, dar de obicei te gândeşti că ai unul grozav iar a doua zi te uiţi la el şi este stupid. Am avut cam 200 de genul acesta. Nine Inch Nails a rezistat la testul de 2 săptămâni, imprimat arăta grozav, şi putea fi abreviat cu uşurinţă. Chiar n-are nici un sens literar. Părea oarecum infricoşător. [In cea mai bună voce masculină a sa] Dur şi bărbătesc! Este un adevărat blestem să încerci să vii cu nume de trupă."[1]

Sigla Nine Inch Nails (literele "NIN" cu al doilea "N" scris invers, arătând aproximativ aşa: "NIИ") a fost inspirată de tipologia lui Tibor Kalman de pe coperta albumului Talking Heads' Remain in Light. [2].

[modifică] Gen

Sunetul celor de la NIN a fost descris ca alternative, electronica, heavy metal, rock, synth pop, sau, cel mai frecvent, industrial sau industrial rock. Cu privire la catalogarea muzicii sale ca aparţinand genului industrial, într-un interviu publicat în 1994 în revista Axcess Reznor a declarat:

"Ceea ce se numea înainte industrial music era reprezentat în urmă cu aproape 20 de ani de Throbbing Gristle şi Test Dept. Avem foarte puţine în comun cu ei, pe lângă faptul că muzica noastră este la fel de zgomotoasă ca a lor. Eu lucrez în contextul structurii unui cântec pop, în timp ce acele formaţii nu au făcut-o. Şi deoarece nimeni nu a venit cu un nume nou care să separe acele două genuri oarecum distincte, tinde să irite pe toţi fanii vechii şcoli, fluturându-şi steagurile alternativităţii şi obscurităţii. Aşadar aş spune că am împrumutat din anumite stiluri şi de la trupe de acest fel." [3]

Cântecele celor de la NIN acoperă o serie de genuri: "The Perfect Drug" are ingrediente drum and bass, "Down in It" este influenţată de către Skinny Puppy, "Happiness in Slavery" are o tenta industrial metal în spiritul trupei Ministry, "The Frail" este o piesă melancolică piano , iar mare parte din Pretty Hate Machine ar putea fi considerată dark electronic pop in stilul celor de la Depeche Mode.

[modifică] Albume

[modifică] Pretty Hate Machine

Albumul de debut al celor de la NIN, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), consta în mare parte în versiuni de studio ale înregistrărilor demo (lansate neoficial mai târziu pe Purest Feeling.) Aceasta a reprezentat totodată prima colaborare a celor de la NIN cu producătorul Mark 'Flood' Ellis. A devenit triplu album de platină în S.U.A. şi a generat extrasele pe single "Head Like a Hole," "Down in It" şi "Sin". Au fost făcute videoclipuri pentru toate cele trei extrase, dar videoclipul pentru "Sin" nu a fost difuzat până în 1997, odată cu Closure. "Something I Can Never Have" de asemenea a apărut intr-o formă parţial reînregistrată pe coloana sonoră produsă de Reznor pentru filmul Natural Born Killers, împreună cu "A Warm Place."

Trent Reznor a declarat într-un interviu că "Down In It" a fost primul cântec pe care l-a scris şi că acesta a fost inspirat din "Dig It" a celor de la Skinny Puppy.

În aprecierile pentru albumul Pretty Hate Machine, Trent Reznor mulţumeşte scriitorului britanic de Horror/FantasyClive Barker pentru inspiraţia către sunetul tulburător creat pe album.

Începând cu 19 August, 2005, drepturile de autor pentru Pretty Hate Machine au fost scoase la licitaţie de către TVT Records, din cauza Prudential Securities Financial Services (Serviciile Securitaţii Financiare Preventive). Era parte dintr-un pachet de licitatie care cuprindea de asemenea drepturile pentru compilaţiile de pe Television's Greatest Hits şi coloana sonoră a filmului Mortal Kombat . În plus , cel mai mare ofertant putea să obţină un procentaj din vânzările viitoare ale altor difuzări pe TVT ale celor de la Nine Inch Nails, incluzând Broken, Fixed, The Downward Spiral şi Further Down the Spiral. Rykodisc, care nu a câştigat licitaţia, dar care putea autoriza drepturile de difuzare de la Prudential [4], a repus pe piaţa Pretty Hate Machine în 22 Noiembrie, 2005. Rykodisc a dorit sa lanseze o ediţie Deluxe a albumului, similară în concept cu ediţia Deluxe a The Downward Spiral, însă Reznor nu dorea să o producă fără a fi plătit. Rykodisc a relansat de asemenea Pretty Hate Machine în format de 12" vinil, precum şi single-ul "Head Like a Hole", în 31 Ianuarie, 2006.

[modifică] Broken

Cea de-a doua mare lansare a NIN a fost Broken (1992), un EP de şase piese plus două piese bonus. Iniţial a fost lansat în format tip fold-out , conţinând primele şase piese pe un CD obişnuit şi un minidisc suplimentar de trei inch cu piesele bonus rămase. A fost relansat mai târziu în forma unui singur CD, cu piesele bonus intitulate piesele "ascunse" 98 şi 99. Cântecul "Wish", pus în valoare de videoclipul regizat de către Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson din Coil, a câştigat un premiu Grammy la categoria "metal". Jon Reiss a regizat un videoclip pentru "Happiness in Slavery," care a fost aproape in totalitate interzis din cauza conţinutului său grafic. Videoclipul îl înfaţişeaza pe artistul Bob Flanagan legându-se de o maşină care ulterior îi produce plăceri, îl torturează şi îl omoară. Un videoclip pentru "Pinion" e difuzat de două ori pe MTV înainte să fie interzis pentru conţinutul său inacceptabil, deşi imagini din el devin elemente în secvenţa de deschidere a emisiunii MTV Alternative Nation. Un videoclip integral numit neoficial The Broken Movie a mai fost produs de Sleazy, dar nu a avut parte de o lansare oficială. The Broken Movie, ca în 2005, poate fi găsit la categoria bootleg (raritaţi). Broken a fost urmat de un EP remix Fixed.

[modifică] The Downward Spiral

Cel de-al doilea album NIN şi totodată cea de-a treia lansare majoră a reprezentat-o The Downward Spiral (1994). Aceasta era a doua colaborare a NIN cu Mark 'Flood' Ellis. A devenit quadruplu disc de platină şi este considerat deseori de critici drept cea mai bună realizare NIN. Au fost lansate două single-uri "March of the Pigs" şi "Closer", şi două piese suplimentare, "Hurt" şi "Piggy", au fost difuzate la radio fără o lansare de single. S-au făcut videoclipuri pentru "March of the Pigs", "Closer", o înregistrare live a melodiei "Eraser" (care nu ar fi primit altfel drept de difuzare) , şi "Hurt". În varianta produsă de MTV, "Closer" s-a bucurat de un mare succes. Videoclipul pentru "Closer" (regizat de Mark Romanek), a creat în multe moduri un standard pentru videoclipurile celor de la Nine Inch Nails cu imagini sinistre ale capetelor de porci şi elemente S&M . Ultima piesă de pe album, "Hurt", se va bucura din nou de succes odată cu preluarea, cu o modificare minoră a textului, de către Johnny Cash în 2003. În 1995 David Bowie a cântat o versiune a piesei "Hurt" în duet cu Trent Reznor în turneul Outside.

The Downward Spiral a fost urmat de EP-ul remixat Further Down the Spiral, care conţinea o colaborare cu pionierul muzicii electronice Aphex Twin şi introducea părti de chitară noi în interpretarea chitaristului Dave Navarro de la Jane's Addiction. O variantă remasterată a piesei The Downward Spiral a fost lansată în 23 Noiembrie, 2004, însoţită de un CD cu bonusuri şi raritaţi. The remastered recording was also released as a two-sided DualDisc. The Deluxe Edition of the remaster features multichannel and stereo SACD versions of the album as well as a remastered standard CD layer on the first disc, and stereo SACD and standard CD layers on the second. The DualDisc contains a remastered CD-Audio on one side and features a DVD-Audio format side containing High Resolution Stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes of the entire album with expanded album art, a discography, and music videos "Closer" (stereo and surround) , "March of the Pigs", and "Hurt (Live)".

[modifică] The Fragile

NIN's fourth major release was the two-disc album The Fragile (1999). It produced three singles, one released in the US ("The Day the World Went Away") , one in the UK ("We're In This Together") released as a 3 part single, and one in Japan and Australia ("Into The Void") . Music videos for "We're In This Together", "Into The Void" and "Starfuckers, Inc." (retitled as "Starsuckers, Inc.") were aired in the US.

"Starfuckers, Inc." was a vicious mockery of Reznor's former friend and protégé, Marilyn Manson. Several vocal takes were chopped up and spliced together as a not-so-subtle jab at Manson's usual inability to capture his desired vocal style in a single take. The lyrics satirized Manson as being vain and insincere. The recording ended with a clip from a KISS concert—Manson repeatedly professed to be "the KISS of the Nineties." Some of the lyrics in the song reflect on Courtney Love, widow of 90's grunge rock star Kurt Cobain. After the Love/Reznor "relationship", Love verbally slandered Reznor claiming he was a racist, homophobe, and was "under-endowed" in bed. A part of Starfuckers, Inc. was especially dedicated to her:(You're so vain/I'll bet you think this song is about you/Don't you? don't you?) and came from the Carly Simon song "You're So Vain." While NIN was on tour, Reznor would snidely introduce the song as being "about a friend of mine." During one such performance in New York, Reznor subtly changed the lyrics of one part of the song ("How did you think we'd get by without you?" became "How did we ever get by without you?") , then put the song on hold halfway through as he was joined on stage by a surprise guest — Marilyn Manson. The two duetted the rest of the song, with Manson putting his arm around Reznor at one point, then they finished the show with Manson's hit "The Beautiful People." This event — featured as an easter egg on the And All That Could Have Been DVD — seemed to mark an end to their feud as Manson went on to direct and appear in the "Starsuckers, Inc." video, but, for reasons unclear, the feud was resumed and Manson and Reznor are no longer on speaking terms.

However, in the "Starsuckers Inc." video, there is a clear stab at Courtney Love. In 1994 shortly after Cobain's death, the two had become romantically involved with each other for a period of about 6 months. After their relationship ended, Trent claimed that she was shallow, vain, and too into her image. By paying close attention to "Starsuckers Inc.," one will notice that the woman Trent dunks in the carnival, bears a striking resemblance to Courtney Love off of the album Live Through This, complete with dress, tiara, and lipstick.

In interviews prior to the album's completion, Reznor said he was considering organizing the tracks such that one disc would contain all instrumentals and the other the songs with lyrics. These plans changed when Bob Ezrin (producer of Pink Floyd's The Wall, a two-disc album often seen as a predecessor of The Fragile) suggested an arrangement of tracks that would strengthen the "four corners of the album"—namely the beginnings and ends of each of the two discs. Ezrin is credited in the liner notes as having "provided final continuity and flow."

'Into The Void' was used in the soundtrack for the film 'Final Destination'.

'The Mark Has Been Made' was used as the recurring theme music for the film 'Man on Fire'.

The Fragile was followed by the remix album Things Falling Apart. The Fragility Tour was recorded and released on CD and DVD as And All That Could Have Been. A special edition came with a companion disc called Still, featuring acoustic re-recordings of songs from across NIN's career, along with several new songs. Still is regarded as a classic among fans, and there was much speculation prior to the release of With Teeth in 2005 that the album would take a form similar to Still. Three videos for Still were released on NIN's official website.

[modifică] With Teeth

Nine Inch Nails live on tour in 2005
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Nine Inch Nails live on tour in 2005

NIN's fifth major release, With Teeth (tentatively titled Bleedthrough), was written and recorded following Reznor's battle with alcoholism and substance abuse. The album involved the collaboration of the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl (ex-Nirvana) playing live drums. The music video for the first single, "The Hand that Feeds" premiered on the official NIN website rather than on the traditional music video channel. The album was leaked prior to its official release on May 3, 2005 on both CD and DualDisc formats. Though the package for the album lacks the typical liner notes, nin.com/with_teeth features access to download a digital PDF poster full of stylized artwork and lyrics. "The Hand that Feeds" was also released as a Garageband multitrack file so that it could be remixed by anyone with access to the program. The band also allowed the entire album to be listened to in streaming audio at MySpace beginning April 27, 2005 [5]. The vinyl, Japanese, Australian & UK release of With Teeth all featured an extra track, "Home", a leftover cut from the With Teeth recording sessions. Along with the standard edition and "Limited Tour Edition", a DualDisc version is available, which features With Teeth in stereo and 5.1 surround sound, DVDA stereo and surround playback, a Dolby Digital stereo and surround mix, the music video for "The Hand That Feeds", an interactive discography, and a slideshow of NIN-related images.

Nine Inch Nails dropped out of the 2005 MTV Movie Awards show because of a disagreement with MTV over the use of an unaltered image of George W. Bush as a backdrop to the band's performance of "The Hand that Feeds," which includes such lyrics as:

What if this whole crusade's a charade
And behind it all there's a price to be paid
For the blood on which we dine
Justified in the name of the holy and the divine

"Apparently, the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me," Trent Reznor said. They were replaced on the show by the Foo Fighters. Coincidentally, the lead singer of the Foo Fighters, David Grohl, played live drums for "The Hand That Feeds" on the album.

In fall 2005, Nine Inch Nails launched a North American tour supported by Queens of the Stone Age, as well as Autolux for the first half of the tour followed by Death from Above 1979 during the second half.

Clint Mansell remixed "You Know What You Are?" for the soundtrack of the feature motion picture DOOM, based on the popular video game.

The second single for this album, released in mid-July, was "Only." A video for "Only" was completed around May. It was created using primarily computer-generated imagery, and directed by David Fincher. It debuted on July 11th on Fuse and can been seen on the band's official website. The third single, "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" was released on January 16, 2006. Recently, a teaser picture was released on the official NIN.com website showing a clapboard with the words "Everyday is", alluding to a soon to be released video for this newest single. This image was taken down shortly thereafter.

In April of 2005, Trent Reznor released the source files for "The Hand That Feeds" in Garageband format, to allow his fans to remix it. The release spawned an Unofficial Remix Contest, in which over 500 fan remixes were submitted.

After receiving such a tremendous response from this "experiment", the source files for the next single "Only" was released in a wider range of formats.

On the NIN official Web site, Reznor said: "There is no agenda here other than for you to explore, experiment, and have fun with it, I'm looking forward to hearing what you come up with."

Fans were able to access The Ninremixes Myspace Page to upload their remixes, vote for their favourites, and comment about their experiences in a blog. As an alternative to this, fans also created a database with similar features to host these as well as other remixes, creating one of the largest fan created media sites to date, ninremixes.com.

The source files are in various file formats, including Garageband and ACID formats. They can be found on nin.com.


In the months following the release of With Teeth, two new Nine Inch Nails songs surfaced: "Non-Entity" recorded live at the ReactNow! Hurricane Katrina benefit concert. "Not So Pretty Now" has appeared on the setlist of a few recent Nine Inch Nails live shows, but has not yet seen a studio recording release.

On December 10, 2005, Nine Inch Nails also performed at the sixteenth annual of the Acoustic Christmas by the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ. It was the first time the band would ever perform at KROQ concerts.

Nine Inch Nails was nominated for Best Modern Rock Artist and Best Modern Rock Song ("The Hand that Feeds") at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, but lost out to popular Pop-Punk group Green Day in both categories. The band was also nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award, but lost out to System Of A Down.

In early 2006, Nine Inch Nails released the third single from With Teeth, "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" which reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Singles chart.

[modifică] Discography

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Though Nine Inch Nails has existed for over 16 years, it has only produced four proper full-length albums: Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral, The Fragile, and With Teeth, with an average of five years between each album. With the inclusion of the important Broken EP, Nine Inch Nails' primary releases are:

  1. Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
  2. Broken (1992)
  3. The Downward Spiral (1994)
  4. The Fragile (1999)
  5. With Teeth (2005)

The seeming sparseness of this discography belies the extent of NIN's work, as each main release serves as a center to numerous satellite releases, including remix albums, singles with extensive collections of b-sides, and tour documentaries. Indeed, each primary release is seen as the center of an associated era, in which the secondary releases are viewed as vitally important to understanding of the artistic whole. This feeling is enhanced by Nine Inch Nails' adoption of halo numbers to number each release, regardless of format. This sequential system carries the implicit message that every NIN release, from albums to singles, is an equally-important part of NIN's catalog.

In addition to official releases, NIN has performed work on numerous soundtracks and remixes.

[modifică] Reznor's other works

Nine Inch Nails-mastermind Trent Reznor often performs work outside the context of Nine Inch Nails. More information on work credited to Reznor can be found in Trent Reznor's discography.

[modifică] Music videos

Song Director Released Notes
"Down in It" Eric Zimmerman & Benjamin Stokes September 1989 The birth of Nine Inch Nails' logo can be seen in the jacket that Trent Reznor is wearing
"Head Like a Hole" Eric Zimmerman March 1990 the audio for this video is not the album version and in fact from the remix titled "Head Like a Hole (clay)," found on the U.S. "Head Like a Hole" single
"Sin" Brett Turnbull November 24, 1997 never aired (an edited version appears on Halo 12, though the original video only became available through TVT's website and has yet to be officially released)
"Pinion" Eric Goode & Serge Becker February 1992 The video of '"Pinion," though not the audio, was used for the introduction of MTV's Kennedy-hosted Alternative Nation.
"Wish" Peter Christopherson February 1992
"Help Me I Am in Hell" Eric Goode & Serge Becker November 24, 1997 never aired (on Halo 12)
"Happiness in Slavery" Jon Reiss November 24, 1997 never aired (on Halo 12)
"Gave Up" Jon Reiss November 24, 1997 never aired (on Halo 12)
"Wish (live)" Simon Maxwell November 24, 1997 aired on 120 minutes (also on Halo 12)
"March of the Pigs" Peter Christopherson & Trent Reznor March, 1994 The released video was second attempt, after a more complex concept was abandoned. [6]. There is speculation that clips from the original shoot appear in Closure.
"Closer" Mark Romanek May 12, 1994 two versions of video released (Original Version / Nothing Version)
"Burn" Hank Corwin & Trent Reznor August 24, 1994 for Natural Born Killers
"Hurt (live)" Simon Maxwell March, 1995
"The Perfect Drug" Mark Romanek January 18, 1997 for Lost Highway
"Eraser (live)" Simon Maxwell November 24, 1997 never aired (on Halo 12)
"We're in This Together" Mark Pellington August 27, 1999 two versions of video released (Short / Long)
"The Day the World Went Away" Unknown 1999 never completed (original clips compiled with live video on Halo 17)
"Into the Void" Walter Stern & Jeff Richter January 14, 2000
"Starsuckers, Inc." Robert Hales & Brian Warner May 2, 2000 edit of "Starfuckers, Inc."
"Deep" Enda McCallion August, 2001 for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
"The Hand That Feeds" Rob Sheridan March 17, 2005 released on nin.com
"Only" David Fincher July 12, 2005 90-95% CGI
"Every Day is Exactly the Same" Francis Lawrence ???, 2006 Rumored to be in final production stages

Broken, the unreleased short film directed by Peter Christopherson, contains the videos for "Pinion", "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery". It also features a video for the song "Help Me I Am in Hell", and a different video for the song "Gave Up" than what appears on Closure, set to scenes within the film. It is commonly referred to as "the Broken Movie."

[modifică] Future NIN releases

Reznor is not planning to release any remix albums for With Teeth, [7] (see: Fixed, Further Down the Spiral or Things Falling Apart) though he has been quoted in Kerrang! magazine as commenting that he has enough material for a new release tentatively scheduled for spring 2006 featuring the tracks that were not on With Teeth.

A DVD version of Closure is forthcoming, pending the resolution of some legal troubles. (Rumor speculates this has to do with the possible inclusion of the Broken Movie, although this cannot be officially verified).

Reznor has indicated that he would like to release remastered surround sound editions of Pretty Hate Machine, Broken/Fixed and The Fragile (nin.com access). However, the Rykodisc reissue of Pretty Hate Machine does not contain a surround sound mix (Toronto Sun interview).

[modifică] Awards

RIAA Certifications

  • Pretty Hate Machine - Triple platinum (May, 2003)
  • Broken - Gold (1992)
  • The Downward Spiral - Quadruple platinum (October, 1998)
  • Further Down the Spiral - Gold (June, 1996)
  • The Fragile - Double platinum (January, 2000)
  • With Teeth - Platinum (September, 2005)

Grammy Awards

  • "Wish" - Best Metal Performance, 1993
  • "Happiness in Slavery" - Best Metal Performance, 1996 (from Woodstock '94 compilation album)

Others

  • Named one of the top 15 bands of the past 25 years by RollingStone.com

[modifică] Singles

Year Title Peak Billboard Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock UK
1989 "Down In It" - 13 - - Pretty Hate Machine
1990 "Head Like A Hole" - 28 - 45 Pretty Hate Machine
1990 "Sin" - - - 35 Pretty Hate Machine
1992 "Happiness In Slavery" - 13 - - Broken
1993 "Wish" - 25 - - Broken
1994 "March Of The Pigs" 59 - - 45 The Downward Spiral
1994 "Closer" 41 11 35 25 The Downward Spiral
1995 "Piggy" - 20 - - The Downward Spiral
1995 "Hurt" - 8 - - The Downward Spiral
1997 "The Perfect Drug" 46 11 21 43 Lost Highway Soundtrack
1999 "We're In This Together" - 11 21 39 The Fragile
1999 "The Day The World Went Away" 17 - - - The Fragile
1999 "Starfuckers, Inc." - 39 - - The Fragile
2000 "Into The Void" - 11 27 - The Fragile
2001 "Deep" - 18 37 - Tomb Raider Soundtrack
2005 "The Hand That Feeds" 31 1 2 7 With Teeth
2005 "Only" 90 1 22 20 With Teeth
2006 "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" - 1 18 - With Teeth

[modifică] Members

Trent Reznor is the only constant member of the band, writing all of the lyrics himself and maintaining sole control of the direction of the band. While recording, Reznor assembles various producers, engineers, and musicians to assist him in creating new songs.

Similarly, Reznor assembles a live backing band for each NIN tour. Aside from Reznor himself (vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer), musicians in live incarnations of NIN have been:

Hate '90 Tour (1990)

  • Richard Patrick - Guitar
  • Jeff Ward - Drums (beginning of tour)
  • Chris Vrenna - Drums (remainder of tour)
  • James Woolley - Synthesizer

Self Destruct Tours (1994 - 1995)

  • Robin Finck - Guitar, Keyboard
  • Danny Lohner - Bass, Guitar, Keyboard
  • Chris Vrenna - Drums
  • James Woolley - Synthesizer (1994)
  • Charlie Clouser - Synthesizer (1995)

Outside Tour with David Bowie (September - October, 1995)

  • Robin Finck - Guitar, Synthesizer
  • Danny Lohner - Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer
  • Chris Vrenna - Drums
  • Charlie Clouser - Synthesizer, Drums

Fragility Tours (1999 - 2000)

  • Robin Finck - Guitar, Synthesizer
  • Danny Lohner - Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer
  • Jerome Dillon - Drums
  • Charlie Clouser - Synthesizer, Theremin

Live: With_Teeth (March 2005 onwards)

  • Aaron North - Guitar
  • Jeordie White - Bass, Guitar
  • Alessandro Cortini - Synthesizer, Guitar, Bass
  • Jerome Dillon - Drums (March–October 2005)
  • Josh Freese - Drums (October 4–5, 2005; December 6th, 2005–Onward)
  • Alex Carapetis - Drums (October 7–December 1st, 2005)

[modifică] Trivia

  • Trent Reznor was to produce a song on Aaliyah's last album, AALIYAH, but scheduling conflicts did not permit the pair to do so.
  • A popular myth attributes the band's name to the purported length of the nails used to crucify Christ, although there is no evidence in either fact or tradition to support this urban legend.
  • In their early days, NIN used Phantasy as a practice space and it was home for several of their first concerts.
  • Director Tony Scott has used Nine Inch Nails music in two of his films to date. The Fan featured a clip from "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One" from Further Down the Spiral. Man on Fire featured clips from six Nine Inch Nails songs: "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "Self Destruction, Part Two", and "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)" from Further Down the Spiral; "The Mark Has Been Made" and "The Great Below" from The Fragile; and "The Wretched (Version)" from Things Falling Apart. Reznor himself received a "Music Consultant" credit on the film.
  • The credit sequence for the David Fincher film Seven uses the NIN song "Closer (Precursor)". Surprisingly, this was done without seeking permission, though NIN is credited in the end credits for the song.
  • The entire 2005 U.S. Club tour sold out in under 10 minutes, with tickets selling on eBay and other sources for more than $200.
  • Singer Tori Amos has alluded to Nine Inch Nails in her lyrics: "Precious Things" mentions "demigods with their nine-inch nails" and "Caught a Lite Sneeze" finds her "[making her] own pretty hate machine." Reznor sang back-up vocals on Amos' "Past the Mission," and Amos sometimes includes the opening line of "Hurt" in live improvisations, and has performed the majority of the song at various times in concert, sometimes with mocking lyrics such as "I hurt myself today/to find a jellybean".
  • During a scene in the movie Small Soldiers, one of the toys is shooting nails at a teenager and says "Whats the matter kid? Don't you like nine-inch nails?"
  • Eminem's "My Name Is..." from his 1999 album The Slim Shady LP features the line "Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each one of my eyelids?" in the first verse, commonly seen as a nod to the band.
  • In Quake, ammunition crates for the nail gun have the "NIN" logo on them. This was done as a way of paying homage to Trent Reznor, a Quake fan, who created the music for the game.
  • Nine Inch Nails was nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2005 for the song "The Hand That Feeds".
  • Progressive metal band Dream Theater has performed a live medley called "Caught in Alice's New Nine-Inch Millennium Tool Garden." It used the lyrics of their earlier release "Caught in a Web", but with new music which was a combination of the styles of Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, and Soundgarden, all of which were important rock bands during the 90s. The band later wrote new lyrics to the song and released it as "New Millenium" on the album Falling into Infinity
  • In The Simpsons episode "Homerpalooza" Homer walks into a music store and a poster of the Nine Inch Nails logo can be seen in the background. He then starts pulling out vinyl from the racks "Look at these no-name bands! Sonic Youth?! Nine Inch Nails?! ..."
  • To uncommon belief, the title of the song "Into the Void" (from the album The Fragile) has no connection to the song of the same name by the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath (from the album Master of Reality).
  • Polish death metal band Behemoth covered the Nine Inch Nails song "Wish" on their 2003 EP Conjuration.
  • The Machinist's writer Scott Kossar loves Nine Inch Nails, thus the name of Christian Bale's Character, Trevor Reznik. His original script had a quote from their lyrics on the first page. Though he always wanted the soundtrack to be written by NIN, the director didn't want the movie to go in that direction. The name of the movie is named "The Machinist" because of Nine Inch Nails' industrial music influence. Even the Promotional poster for The Machinist has the N backwards.
  • Clips of the song "The Mark Has Been Made" have been used in one episode of the sitcom CSI entitled "Abra Cadaver".

[modifică] See also

  • Trent Reznor
  • List of Nine Inch Nails covers
  • Nothing Records

[modifică] External links

[modifică] Official sites

  • Official NIN MySpace
  • nin.com resources page — Official site's links to unofficial NIN fan and information sites on the web. Includes general, news, information, discussion, creative, and archival categories.

[modifică] Fan sites