Nine Inch Nails Albums and Music Videos
Nine Inch Nails were the most popular industrial group ever and were largely responsible for bringing the music to a mass audience. It isn't really accurate to call NIN a group; the only official member is singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Trent Reznor, who always remained solely responsible for NIN's musical direction (he was, however, supported in concert by a regular backing band). Unlike the vast majority of industrial artists, Reznor wrote melodic, traditionally structured songs where lyrics were a focal point.
Contents at a Glance
- How did Nine Inch Nails begin?
- Ghosts I - IV is the seventh major studio release by Nine Inch Nails
- "Closer" is a song written by Trent Reznor
How did Nine Inch Nails begin?
Nine Inch Nails was formed in 1988 by Trent Reznor
Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is a Grammy-winning American Industrial rock act, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction. NIN's music straddles a wide range of genres, while retaining a characteristic sound using electronic instruments and processing. After recording a new album, Reznor usually assembles a live band to perform with him. The touring band features a revolving lineup that often rearranges songs to fit a live setting. On stage, NIN often employ spectacular visual elements to accompany performances, which frequently culminate with the band destroying their instruments.
Underground music audiences warmly received Nine Inch Nails in its early years. The band produced several highly influential records in the 1990s that achieved widespread popularity: many Nine Inch Nails songs became radio hits, two NIN recordings won Grammy Awards, and the band has sold over twenty million albums worldwide, with 11 million sales certified in the US alone. In 1997, Reznor appeared in Time magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and Spin magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music."
In 2004, Rolling Stone placed Nine Inch Nails at 94 on its list of the 100 greatest rock artists of all time. Despite this acclaim, the band has had several feuds with the corporate side of the recording industry. In 2007, these corporate entanglements resulted in Reznor announcing that Nine Inch Nails would split from its label and release future material independently.
Since 1989, Nine Inch Nails has released eight major studio releases. The most recent releases, Ghosts I?IV and The Slip, both released in 2008, were released under Creative Commons licenses. Both were initially released digitally, with physical releases coming later. The digital release of The Slip was made available completely free of charge. NIN has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards and won twice for the songs "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery", in 1992 and 1995 respectively.
Ghosts I - IV is the seventh major studio release by Nine Inch Nails
Ghosts I - IV contains 36 instrumental tracks
The album was released under a Creative Commons license, and in a variety of different packages at different price points, including a US$300 "Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition". The album was initially released digitally on the Nine Inch Nails official website without any prior advertisement or promotion. Via the official Nine Inch Nails YouTube profile, a user-generated "film festival" was announced, where fans were invited to visually interpret the album's music and post their results.
Critical reception of the album has generally been favorable, its unorthodox release attracting positive comments from many news agencies. Much coverage of Ghosts I-IV has compared it to the digital-download releases of Radiohead's In Rainbows as well as Saul Williams' The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
Ghosts I - IV
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 10/06/2008)
List Price: $16.98
What a diverse album! Amazon didn't include the PDF with the download, but you can get it directly from nin.com -- PDF for Ghosts 1-IV
Release Date: 04/08/2008
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"Closer" is a song written by Trent Reznor
Featured on the 1994 Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt: Live
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The Slip is the eighth major studio release by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails
The album was released free of cost on May 5, 2008 via digital download on the official Nine Inch Nails website
The album was released under a Creative Commons license, allowing fans to remix the album via the official NIN remix website. Critical reception to the album has generally been favorable, as well as the album's distribution method.
The Slip
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Track listing
1. "999,999" - 1:25
2. "1,000,000" - 3:56
3. "Letting You" - 3:49
4. "Discipline" - 4:19
5. "Echoplex" - 4:45
6. "Head Down" - 4:55
7. "Lights in the Sky" - 3:29
8. "Corona Radiata" - 7:33
9. "The Four of Us Are Dying" - 4:37
10. "Demon Seed" - 4:59
Release Date: 07/22/2008
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"Survivalism" is the first single by Nine Inch Nails from their 2007 album Year Zero
released digitally on the iTunes Store on March 13, 2007, and the CD and vinyl singles were released internationally on April 2, 2007.
On February 14, 2007, a clip of the chorus to "Survivalism" was first heard by fans calling the telephone number 1-310-295-1040, which was found by joining discolored numerals on the back of a tour t-shirt. FMQB reported that "Survivalism" would arrive at radio stations on February 27 with an add date of March 6, but 102.1 The Edge in Toronto, Canada debuted the song on February 15, and on the next day, it was officially played on radio stations across the United States. It was later made available on Nine Inch Nails' MySpace page.
"Survivalism" was performed live for the first time in Barcelona, Spain on February 19. The song was also featured in an episode of CSI.
As with "The Hand That Feeds" and "Only," the "Survivalism" multi-track GarageBand file was released by the band for fan remixing on March 13. It can be downloaded on the album's website.
Nine Inch Nails - Survivalism - Official MV
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"The Hand That Feeds" is a song by Nine Inch Nails
Released as the lead single for the album With Teeth (2005)
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Nine Inch Nails Links
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