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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 studio albums, four EPs, seventeen singles, several [[Remixes|remix]] collections, and some 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]]'', 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, which have (with more basic elements having been used on the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle|Self Destruct]], and [[Fragility]]tours, and more sophisticated ones on the With Teeth Arena Tours ([[With Teeth Fall Arena Tour|Fall]] & and [[With Teeth Spring Arena Tour|Spring]])Arena tours, [[Performance 2007]], [[Lights In The Sky Tour|Lights In The Sky]] and [[NIN 2013-2014]] tours, ) and earlier shows would sometimes culminate with the destruction of musical instruments.
: ''For more history of Nine Inch Nails, see [[Trent Reznor]].''
*[[Aaron North]] (2005-2007) (Also occasionally handled backing vocals)
*[[Richard Patrick]] (1989-1993) (Also occasionally handled backing vocals)
====Bass====
*Josh Eustis (2013) ([[NIN 2013 Festival Tour]] only)
*[[Pino Palladino]] (2013) (Tension 2013 Tour only)
*[[Jeordie White]] (2005-2007) (Also occasionally handled guitar, backing vocals)
====Keyboards====
*[[Charlie Clouser]] (1994-2001) (Also played theremin on the Fragility Tour, some drums on the [[Dissonance]] Tour)
*[[Chris Vrenna]] (1988) ([[VIVIsectVI Tour]] only, replaced by Talpas and Rushe)
*[[James Woolley]] (1991-1994)
====Drums====
*[[Alex Carapetis]] (2005) (With Teeth Fall Arena Tour only, replaced by Freese)
*Chris Vrenna (1989-1990, 1992-1997)
*[[Jeff Ward]] (1990-1991)
====Backing Vocals====
*[[Lisa Fischer]] (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]]")
*[[Eric Avery]] (2013) (Announced as bassist, never made it to the roadbut didn't tour, replaced by Eustis and Palladino)*[[Sean Beavan]] (Backup vocals from mixing console for the [[Self Destruct Tour|Self Destruct ]] and [[Pretty Hate Machine Tour|Pretty Hate Machine]] tours)*[[Adrian Belew]] (2013) (Announced as guitarist, never made it to the roadbut didn't tour, replaced by Finck)
*Wes Borland (Auditioned for guitar player in 2004, eventually replaced by North)
*Ralf Dietel (2005) (Announced as guitarist, never made it to the roadbut didn't tour, replaced by North)*[[Rich Fownes]] (2008) (Announced as bassist, never made it to the roadbut didn't tour, replaced by Meldal-Johnsen)*[[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 Dave "Rave" Ogilvie)
*Brian Liesegang (Helped in the studio on ''Broken''; 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 Keith Hillebrandt) ==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]]*[[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]]*[[nin.com|nin.com history]]*[[Related bands and artists]]*[[Hoaxes and jokes]]
==External Links==
[[Category:The Band]]
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