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{{expand}}[[Image: ''For the wikipedia entry on Ghosts_portrait.jpg|thumb|Nine Inch Nails, go [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails here].'']'''Nine Inch Nails''' is the studio name for of a music project by [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]], as well as the name of the band hired by him 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 formed in Cleveland, Ohio circa 1988 and have so far released four full-length studio albums, as well as many EPs, remix albums, and live releasessolely under the creative direction of Trent Reznor.
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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 proper studio albums, four EPs, eighteen singles, several [[Remixes|remix]] collections, two [[soundtracks]], and assorted 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 (halo)|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. 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 tours such as [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]] or [[Cold And Black And Infinite Tour|Cold And Black And Infinite]], and more sophisticated ones on tours such as [[Lights In The Sky Tour|Lights In The Sky]] or [[Tension 2013 Tour|Tension]]) and earlier shows would sometimes culminate with the destruction of musical instruments. : ''For more history of Nine Inch Nails, see [[Trent Reznor]].'': ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails Wikipedia entry on Nine Inch Nails].'' ==Body Of Work==''See also [[Halo numbers]].'' ===Full -Length Albums===
*''[[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)
===EPs===
*''[[Broken]]'' (1992)
*''[[Still]]'' (2002)
*''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' (2016)
*''[[Add Violence]]'' (2017)
===Remix Collections===
*''[[Fixed]]'' (1992)
*''[[Further Down The Spiral]]'' (1995)
*''[[Things Falling Apart]]'' (2000)
*''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' (2007)
*''[[Remix 2014 EP]]'' (2014) Digital only
*''[[Recoiled]]'' (2014) Semi-official
===Live Releases===
*''[[Closure]]'' (1997) Music video & Live documentary double VHS set
*''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' (2002) DVD, VHS, CD
*''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]]'' (2007) DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray
*''[[Live 2013 EP]]'' (2013) Digital only
===Other===
*''[[Quake Soundtrack]]'' (1996)
*''[[The Fragile: Deviations 1]]'' (2016)
*''[[Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'' (2025)
===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
*''[[As Alive as You Need Me To Be]]'' (2025)
====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)
==Members==
*Trent Reznor
*Atticus Ross
===Live Band Members===
*[[Stu Brooks]]: Bass (2026- ) (Also contributes guitar, keyboards, backing vocals)
*[[Robin Finck]]: Guitar (1994-1996, 1999-2000, 2008- ) (Also contributes backing and occasional lead vocals, keyboards, percussion)
*[[Josh Freese]]: Drums (2005-2008, 2025- ) (Also contributes percussion)
===Former Members===
====Guitar====
*[[Josh Eustis]] (2013) ([[Tension 2013 Tour|Tension Tour]] only) (Also contributed keyboards, percussion, saxophone, erhu, backing vocals)
*[[Prick|Kevin McMahon]] (1996) ([[Nights Of Nothing Tour]] only)
*[[Aaron North]] (2005-2007) (Also contributed backing vocals)
*[[Richard Patrick]] (1989-1993) (Also contributed backing vocals)
====Bass====
*Josh Eustis (2013) ([[NIN 2013 Festival Tour|Festival Tour]] only) (Also contributed guitar, keyboards, percussion, erhu, backing vocals)
*[[Danny Lohner]] (1994-2003) (Also contributed guitar, keyboards, backing vocals)
*[[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]] (2008-2009) (Also contributed guitar, keyboards, backing vocals)
*[[Pino Palladino]] (2013) (Tension 2013 Tour only)
*[[Jeordie White]] (2005-2007) (Also contributed guitar, keyboards, backing vocals)
====Keyboards====
*[[Charlie Clouser]] (1994-2001) (Also contributed theremin, drums, backing vocals)
*[[Alessandro Cortini]] (2004-2008, 2013-2025) (Also contributed guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals)
*[[David Haymes]] (1990) ([[Automatic Tour]], [[Deep Tour]], replaced by Mars) (Also contributed backing vocals)
*[[Lee Mars]] (1990-1991) (Also contributed backing vocals)
*[[Nick Rushe]] (1989) ([["Pretty Hate Machine" Promotional Tour]] only, replaced by Haymes) (Also contributed backing vocals, occasional guitar)
*[[Chris Vrenna]] (1988) ([[VIVIsectVI Tour]] only, replaced by Rushe)
*[[James Woolley]] (1991-1994) (Also contributed backing vocals)
====Drums====
*[[Alex Carapetis]] (2005) (With Teeth Fall Arena Tour only, replaced by Freese)
*[[Jerome Dillon]] (1999-2005)
*[[Ron Musarra]] (1988) (VIVIsectVI Tour only, replaced by Vrenna)
*[[Ilan Rubin]] (2009-2025) (Also contributed percussion, keyboards, cello, guitar, bass, backing vocals)
*Chris Vrenna (1989-1990, 1992-1996)
*[[Jeff Ward]] (1990-1991)
====Backing Vocals====
*[[Lisa Fischer]] (2013) (Tension 2013 Tour only)
*[[Sharlotte Gibson]] (2013) (Tension 2013 Tour only)
====Other====
*[[Martin Atkins]] (1991-1992) (Studio-only drummer; featured in music video for "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]"; was going to be the drummer for [[Lollapalooza Tour]], but was replaced by Ward)
*[[Sean Beavan]] (1988-1996) (Backing vocals from mixing console for the [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour|Pretty Hate Machine]] and Self Destruct 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]] (1991-1993) (Helped in the studio on ''Broken'' and ''The Downward Spiral''; 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)
===Prospective Members===
*Elijah Blue Allman (Auditioned for guitarist in 1993)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0wkoxmLGGA]
*[[Eric Avery]] (Announced as bassist in 2013 but didn't tour, replaced by Eustis and Palladino)
*[[Adrian Belew]] (Announced as guitarist in 2013 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 (Announced as guitarist in 2005 but didn't tour, replaced by North)
*[[Rich Fownes]] (Announced as bassist in 2008 but didn't tour, replaced by Meldal-Johnsen)
*Eshan Khadaroo (Auditioned for drummer in 1999)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-LCRb6XKu8]
*Josh Klinghoffer (Was offered a guitarist position in 1999)[https://www.laweekly.com/bob-forrest-tells-all/]
*Richie Kotzen (Auditioned for guitarist in 2005, verbally told they would like him in the band, but then never formally offered)[https://hotmetalmag.com/richie-kotzen-reveals-he-agreed-to-join-nine-inch-nails/]
*Ben Weinman (Auditioned for guitarist in 2005)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fye8jIs7hWU]
Martin Atkins was considered for 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 for a live keyboard player for NIN, and it is assumed that this was during the years when Nitzer Ebb was inactive (1996-2006).
==See also==
*[[Tours]]
*[[Glossary]]
*[[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]]
*[[Recurring lyrics]]
*[[Samples In NIN Songs|Samples in NIN songs]]
*[[In pop culture|NIN in popular culture]]
*[[NIN songs never played live]]
*[[Unreleased projects]]
*[[nin.com|nin.com history]]
*[[Related bands and artists]]
*[[Hoaxes and jokes]]
*[[Playlists]]
*[[Podcasts]]
*[[Brand collaborations]]
==External Links==
*[https://www.nin.com Official website]
*[https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nine-inch-nails/107917 Official Apple Music profile]
*[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://bsky.app/profile/nin.com Official Bluesky profile]
*[https://www.threads.net/@nineinchnails Official Threads profile]
*[https://vimeo.com/ninofficial/ Official Vimeo profile]
*[https://www.youtube.com/ninofficial Official YouTube profile]
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