", "Multitracks for 3 YZ songs posted on nin.com", "Nine Inch Nails Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D Album Review", "Nine Inch Nails Announce Remix Album Details", "Kerrang discusses movie possibility with Trent Reznor", "Nine Inch Nails Ready Apocalyptic Year Zero TV Show", "Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor approaches the future a free man", "Trent Reznor and HBO moving forward with 'Year Zero' sci-fi series", "Trent Reznor Tells Fans "Year Zero" Is In A Holding State", "Reznor makes $750,000 even when the music is free", "Nine Inch Nails releases Ghosts I-IV under a Creative Commons license", "New Nine Inch Nails Single Possibly From 'Year Zero 2'? It's all here. With Teeth was released in May 2005, though it was leaked prior to its official release date. In hindsight, Reznor talks about that time with a little more mellowed wisdom, saying, "I had this snotty, elitist mentality you're not cool enough to like my band, don't buy my records. The planned music video for its third single, "Every Day Is Exactly the Same", was directed by Francis Lawrence but reportedly scrapped in the post-production stage. [80] Spin hailed The Fragile as the "album of the year", whereas Pitchfork Media panned its "melodramatic" lyrics. The Japanese horror film Ringu (which was remade as The Ring in the States) weaponized the individual, viral nature of bootleg VHS videos, while The Blair Witch Project became a sensation by making audiences wonder if what they were watching was real. [29] This footage attracted the attention of the FBI. Many of their videos have either been banned from being shown on TV (the clip for "Happiness In Slavery") or have been . View cart for details. It wasn't my doing. The stage set-up featured dirty curtains, rising and lowering for visuals shown during songs such as "Hurt". Christopherson succeeded brilliantly but also horrifically. #3 - Nine Inch Nails: "Closer" (1994) The explicit mixture of pleasure, pain and torture depicted in "Happiness in Slavery" almost guaranteed it wouldn't be seen on TV in its entirety. That paved the way for the "Happiness" video, an increasingly painful and gut-churning experience, which was banned on MTV and elsewhere, but helped raise the profile of the masochistic performance artist. In 2020, Nine Inch Nails simultaneously released two further instalments in the Ghosts series: Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts. Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NI, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. [1]:42 Reznor asked Sean Beavan to mix the demos of Pretty Hate Machine, which had received multiple offers for record deals. Broken (informally known as The Broken Movie) is a 1993 horror musical short film and long-form music video filmed and directed by Peter Christopherson. "[126] Since first announcing his plans for a television series, progress slowed, reportedly due to the 20072008 Writer's Guild strike, but it nevertheless continued. Nine Inch Nails was responsible for trend-setting an entire, distinct audio-visual experience starting with their 1989 debut Pretty Hate Machine. But the dream wasn't penthouses. What You Didn't Know About The Banned Nine Inch Nails Film. Reznor announced on October 8, 2007, that Nine Inch Nails had fulfilled its contractual commitments to Interscope Records and was now free to proceed as a "totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label". [87] Reznor funded the subsequent North American tour out of his own pocket. [77] Around this time, Reznor's studio perfectionism,[78] struggles with addiction, and bouts of writer's block prolonged the production of The Fragile. [108] The home video release debuted at number one on both the Billboard Top Music Videos and Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos charts in the United States. To that end, Reznor recruited scatological performance artist Peter Christopherson,whom he admired, as the film's director. [317] Reznor also speculated that he would release the next Nine Inch Nails album online in a similar fashion to The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!, which he produced. [296][297] The band has also received nine nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards for several of its videos, including two nominations for the "Closer" music video and five nominations for "The Perfect Drug" music video, including Video of the Year. For instance, "The Hand That Feeds" video is simply the band playing the song in a studio, while the video for "Closer" has sexual fetish images, as well as a very artful taste. 94 in their The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list. The band's music also occasionally contains complex time signatures, notably in "The Collector" from With Teeth and concert favorite "March of the Pigs". The controversial promotional video for Nine Inch Nails' 1994 single "Closer." The tour debuted the band's grungy, messy image as the members appeared in ragged attire slathered in corn starch. Top 10 Nine Inch Nails Songs Their music is like the perfect drug. Reznor's singing follows a similar pattern, frequently moving from whispers to screams. So unfortunately a lot of people, especially kids, started to believe that it was a real snuff movie. Standard Videos. In the modern age, Broken has found its way to the web through BitTorrent and the Internet Archive, but has never been released commercially. Soon afterwards, Reznor wrote on his official website: "Apparently, the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me. Donotwatch this lightly. [295], In 1997, Reznor appeared in Time magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and Spin described him as "the most vital artist in music". [282] The 2005 single "Only" exemplifies the disco-style beats and synthesizers drawn from Numan's persuasion. [4] Nine demos, recorded live in November 1988 and collectively known as Purest Feeling, were released in revised form on the first studio album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989). [111], The story takes place in the United States in 2022, which has been termed "Year 0", by the government, being the year America was reborn. Everything about the process sucks and everyone loses except the reseller. I wanted to make a 'fuck you' record. [Somehow] that winds up reinterpreted by a music legend from a radically different era/genre and still retains sincerity and meaningdifferent, but every bit as pure. "I really fell in love with someone and we lived together for six or eight months. [3] At the time, Reznor was employed as an assistant engineer and janitor at Right Track Studios. from Lauren Minnerath. When it was finished, Trent thought the front part of the mix didn't fit the EP, so he just used the ending. Reiss thought of Flanagan as Flanagan's wife Sheree Rose later explained, "[Reiss] attended the 'Nailed' performance in Los Angeles in 1989, where he witnessed Bob in a torture chair being 'attacked' by clothespins attached to his genitals." Reznor posted on his Discord after the show, When/If we tour again, it will be different. [2], The first Nine Inch Nails performance took place at the Phantasy Theater in Lakewood, Ohio, on October 21, 1988. [168] The project was named "Daisy"; a digital music service was announced in January 2013. 102 on their 250 Best Albums of Q's Lifetime (19862011) list. They jokingly replied (possibly while intoxicated) that they would like to appear on Dance Party USA, since it was the most absurd option they could think of at the time. [10] Several labels responded favorably to the demo material and Reznor signed with TVT Records. The band's concerts are noted for their extensive use of thematic visual elements, complex special effects, and elaborate lighting. On August 10, 2007, Reznor announced that they would be taking the concept to television networks in an attempt to secure a deal: "We're about to pitch it to the network, so we're a couple of weeks away from meeting all of the main people, and we'll see what happens. They were influenced by Reznor and liked the idea, but did not want to pay him for the album and the idea was scrapped. The 23-day journey extended throughout the continental US, with experimental hip-hop group Death Grips scheduled to open most of the shows. "I do think people can be harmed seeing things, especially unexpectedly, that put them in the position of empathizing with someone being tortured and murdered. [291], In 2019, Reznor and Ross received songwriting and production credits for the number-one single "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, which sampled their track "34 Ghosts IV" from Ghosts IIV. [172][173][174] In February 2013, Reznor announced the return of Nine Inch Nails and revealed the Twenty Thirteen Tour. Two other tracks, "Hurt" and "Piggy", though not singles, were issued to radio. [291] Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose was influenced heavily by Nine Inch Nails in changing his band's sound to an industrial style in the mid-90's. [300] In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine placed The Downward Spiral at No. [240] Reznor thanked the fans, his family, and all of his many Nine Inch Nails collaborators in his acceptance speech, recorded from his home in Beverly Hills, CA. [298] The Recording Industry Association of America certified sales for 10.5 million units of the band's albums in the United States,[299] which accounted for roughly half of the band's reported sales worldwide at that time. It contained contributions from Coil with Danny Hyde, electronic musician Aphex Twin, producer Rick Rubin, and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, among others. When Reznor returned to the studio after the Pretty Hate Machine tour, he was beset by personal and professional woes. So, he decided to stow it away. [1]:41[4][32] Reznor began smashing his equipment while on stage; Rockbeat interviewer Mike Gitter attributed the live band's early success in front of rock oriented audiences to this aggressive attitude. [122] The remix album was accompanied by an interactive remix site with multitrack downloads and the ability to post remixes. Reznor, ever the provocateur, decided to give a few VHS copies to select friends but each copy had its own unique dropout so that he could later identify which friend had leaked the film to the public if it ever got out. [313] Reznor's post, specifically his criticism of the recording industry at large, elicited considerable media attention. In the early 1990s, Trent Reznor should have been on top of the world. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 Nine Inch Nails songs. Percussion looms large, distorted, organic, looped, screwed, spindled and broken. [12] Despite the disparity between those artists initially operating under the term "industrial" and Nine Inch Nails, it has become common in journalistic descriptions of Reznor's body of work to describe it as such. Reznor and Ross received two awards for the score, a 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture,[159] and a 2010 Oscar for Best Original Score. [26] In fact, the song "Down in It" spent over two months on Billboard's club-play dance chart. This offer included the whole TVT catalog, including Pretty Hate Machine, and a percentage of royalties from Reznor's song publishing company, Leaving Hope Music/TVT Music. Listen to Nine Inch Nails in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. Sign up to get the latest from Revolver, straight to your inbox. [204] In an interview promoting the service, Reznor mentioned he has started "messing around with some things" in regards to a new Nine Inch Nails album, stating "It's not a record I'm trying to finish in a month. They were replaced by Foo Fighters . [155] Reznor subsequently released two tracks under the Nine Inch Nails moniker: the theme song for the film Tetsuo: The Bullet Man,[156] and a cover of U2's "Zoo Station", included in the Achtung Baby tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered. So go forth and enable it. In 2014, its first year of eligibility,[200] Nine Inch Nails was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with 14 other candidates. [30], In 1989, while doing promotion for the album, the band members were asked what shows they would like to appear on. "[327], Aside from disagreements over the usage of Nine Inch Nails material, some corporations have dismissed content due to perceived obscenity. [65] The video shows events in a laboratory dealing with religion, sexuality, animal cruelty, politics, and terror; controversial imagery included a nude bald woman with a crucifix mask, a monkey tied to a cross, a pig's head spinning on some type of machine, a diagram of a vulva, Reznor wearing an S&M mask while swinging in shackles, and of him wearing a ball gag. [14] The English letters "NIN" are also noted[by whom?] Also, its point is clear: Humans are debased creatures and mere machines of flesh, mired in filth and damnation. [114] Three Nine Inch Nails albums are concept albums: The Downward Spiral, The Fragile, and Year Zero. . [16][17] The logo features the band's initials, with the second N mirrored. With the house it felt too stunty, and Peter agreed. All Rights Reserved. Our mobile site works way better when you have JavaScript enabled. [326] Reznor objected to the use of his music in this way with the following message on the front page of the Nine Inch Nails website: "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging than discovering music you've put your heart and soul into creating has been used for purposes of torture. [190][191] This leg of the tour was documented and released in the spring as Nine Inch Nails Tension 2013. 7 on the Billboard charts, further burnishing the band's reputation and commercial standing which was ironic since, as Reznor told Spin, "After Lollapalooza, I had this snotty, elitist mentality you're not cool enough to like my band, don't buy my records. On January 7, 2009, Reznor uploaded unedited HD-quality footage from three shows as a download of over 400 GB via BitTorrent. Some of the inspirations came from the artists involved. It was good, after I put my raving lunatic act on. [106] Another opening act on the tour, hip-hop artist Saul Williams, performed on stage with Nine Inch Nails at the Voodoo Music Experience festival during a headlining appearance in hurricane-stricken New Orleans, Reznor's former home. Seeing this video, the old vhs effects, and it's quality in artistic production takes me back to the early 90's and ultimately the music that shaped who I am and where I am . But Broken's shorter running time was also a byproduct of Reznor's desire to escape that particularly jaundiced headspace. [60] Flood co-produced several tracks, while Alan Moulder mixed most,[61] and later found more extensive production duties on future albums. Reznor acknowledged in Spin magazine that "Down in It" was influenced by early Skinny Puppy, particularly the band's song "Dig It"; other songs from Pretty Hate Machine and With Teeth have been described as synth-pop. We're In This Together. [116] Before Year Zero's release, unreleased songs from the album were found on USB drives hidden at Nine Inch Nails concert venues in Lisbon and Barcelona, as part of the alternate reality game. [13] Ultimately, Nine Inch Nails entered into a joint venture with Interscope Records in which Reznor forfeited a portion of his publishing rights to TVT Music in exchange for the freedom of having his own Nothing Records imprint. Ghosts IIV was made available in a number of different formats and forms, ranging from a free download of the first volume, to a $300 Ultra-Deluxe limited edition package. Allmusic's review described the album's laptop-mixed sound: "Guitars squall against glitches, beeps, pops, and blotches of blurry sonic attacks. "I wanted it to sound that way and I didn't want to bog down a whole record of that sound. "[228], Nine Inch Nails was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Director: F. Gary Gray. A live recording of "Wish" was also filmed, and both videos appeared in Closure. [4] The album's liner notes also paid tribute to Public Enemy and Prince. [18], Written, arranged, and performed by Reznor,[19] Nine Inch Nails' first album Pretty Hate Machine debuted in 1989. The band (or Trent Reznor, to be precise) has always issued challenging and uncommon videos, more short films than music videos. But Broken has lost none of its power to shock in the last two decades it still feels legitimately gruesome and evil. But to me, because truth has always been pretty important to me, I think that the way Hollywood presents horror actually encourages kids to go, 'Yeah, that was fucking awesome, man, you could see their eyes popping out. [314] In September 2007, Reznor continued his attack on UMG at a concert in Australia, urging fans there to "steal" his music online instead of purchasing it legally. [244] Also in 2021, Reznor and Ross produced Halsey's album If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power. [318] Reznor later released the first nine tracks of Ghosts IIV and the entirety of The Slip in 2008 for free download. [90], During the Fragility 2.0 tour, Reznor suffered a heroin overdose in London in June 2000, forcing a gig which was to be played that night to be cancelled. After holding discussions with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Reznor announced that former live band members Chris Vrenna and Danny Lohner, as well as current members Alessandro Cortini, Ilan Rubin (the youngest person ever inducted into the Hall of Fame), longtime guitarist Robin Finck, and the only other full time member of the band, Atticus Ross, would all be inducted as members of Nine Inch Nails. Following a man who calmly and almost ritualistically undresses and buckles himself into a sinister looking machine, the heart-pounding music accompanies the masochistic torture scene that plays out. [319] Reznor wrote in response that he was "challenged at the last second to find a way of bringing this idea to life without getting splashed by the urine as these media companies piss all over each other's feet". 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