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Nine Inch Nails is the studio name for Trent Reznor, as well as the name of the band hired by him to perform songs while on tour. It is an industrial rock band, and the most recognized one since the genre was introduced.
Nine Inch Nails (commonly abbreviated as NIN) was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1988, and have so far released seven full-length studio albums, seventeen EPs, a number of remix albums, and some live compilations. Reznor is the only official member and has always been solely responsible for the musical direction of the band. His lyrics are largely concerned with the exploration of the self, but with his most recent albums, Year Zero and The Slip, the lyrical focus has shifted somewhat to extrospection. 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, which were used on the Self Destruct, Fragility, With Teeth Arena Tours (Fall & Spring) and Performance 2007 tours, and often culminate with the destruction of musical instruments.
Contents
Body Of Work
Full-Length Albums
- Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
- The Downward Spiral (1994)
- The Fragile (1999)
- With Teeth (2005)
- Year Zero (2007)
- Ghosts I–IV (2008)
- The Slip (2008)
EPs & Remix Albums
- Broken (1992)
- Fixed (1992)
- Closer To God (1994)
- Further Down The Spiral (1994)
- Things Falling Apart (2000)
- Still (2002)
- Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (2007)
Live Releases
- Closure (1997) Music video & Live documentary double VHS set.
- And All That Could Have Been (2002) DVD, VHS, CD
- Beside You In Time (2007) DVD, HD-DVD, Blu Ray.
Singles
- Down In It (1989)
- Head Like a Hole (1990)
- Sin (1990)
- Wish (1992)
- Happiness In Slavery (1992)
- March of the Pigs (1994)
- Closer (1994)
- Burn (1994)
- Hurt (1994)
- Piggy (1994)
- The Perfect Drug (1997)
- The Day The World Went Away (1999)
- We're In This Together (1999)
- Into The Void (1999)
- Starfuckers, Inc. (2000)
- Deep (2001)
- The Hand That Feeds (2005)
- Only (2005)
- Every Day Is Exactly The Same (2006)
- Survivalism (2007)
- Capital G (2007)
- Discipline (2008)
Members
- Trent Reznor
Live Band Members
- Eric Avery (2013– )
- Adrian Belew (2013– )
- Alessandro Cortini (2004–2008, 2013– )
- Josh Eustis (2013– )
- Ilan Rubin (2009– )
Former Members
Guitar
- Ralf Dietel (2005) (Replaced by Aaron North at the last minute, never played a live show with them)
- Robin Finck (1994–1995, 1999–2000, 2008–09)
- Kevin McMahon (Nights Of Nothing, 1996)
- Richard Patrick (1989–1993)
- Aaron North (2005–2007)
Bass
- Rich Fownes (2008) (Studio only, never made it to the road; replaced by Meldal-Johnsen)
- Danny Lohner (1994–2003)
- Jeordie White (2005–2007)
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen (2008–09)
Keyboards
- Charlie Clouser (1994–2001)
- David Haymes (1990)
- Brian Liesegang (Replacement for a few nights when Mars was out drunk; helped in the studio on Broken when Woolley was gone; featured in one of the music videos for "Gave Up")
- Nick Rushe (1990)
- Lee Mars (1990-1991)
- James Woolley (1991–1994)
- Chris Vrenna (1988)
- Gary Talpas (1989) (First live keyboardist for a few shows of the first Pretty Hate Machine tour, replaced by Rushe on the subsequent tour; also the original NIN art director)
Drums
- Alex Carapetis (2005)
- Jerome Dillon (1999–2005)
- Josh Freese (2005–2008)
- Ron Musarra (1988)
- Chris Vrenna (1988–1997)
- Jeff Ward (1991)
Other
- Sean Beavan (Backup vocals from mixing console for the Self Destruct and Pretty Hate Machine tours)
- Martin Atkins (1991-1992) (Studio-only drummer; featured in music video for "Head Like A Hole")
- Wes Borland (Auditioned for guitar player in 2004, eventually replaced by Aaron North)
- Atticus Ross (Creative partner, mixer and programmer for NIN since With Teeth era; was guest keyboardist for several of the Wave Goodbye tour shows)
- Tim Neimi (Additional synth design on Pretty Hate Machine)
- Keith Hillebrandt (1998-2001) (Studio member, songwriting credits; was planned to be part of a multiple-keyboardist setup for the live band Trent originally planned, but The Fragile took a different route sonically and Keith didn't play live, although he did replace Clouser during the CRC sessions; was listed as full band member on the "I'm Afraid Of Americans" remix along with Reznor, Lohner, Clouser and Dave "Rave" Ogilvie)
- 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 Keith Hillebrandt)