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[[File:reznor_7898.jpg|frame|Cheer up, Trent Reznor, you're famous!]]
{{quote|''"Something's gonna get '''BROKEN!'''"''|'''Trent Reznor'''}}
[[Nine Inch Nails]] is an [[Industrial Metal]] band who have been rolling around the musical scene since 1989, releasing music videos which have ranged from politically subversive to the sort of video which answers the question 'What if ''[[Hostel]]'' had been a set for music videos?'
They're somewhat unusual in that [[I Am the Band|it's essentially one man]], Trent Reznor, who's done all of it. Most members have come and gone, occasionally contributing to albums but mostly staying for the live shows.
The music is surprisingly varied, from ear-destroying screaming guitar-death on ''Broken'' to beautiful, mellow piano pieces on ''Still''; but most of it falls squarely under [[True Art Is Angsty]].
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In contrast to his highly brutal [[Industrial Metal]] output, Reznor in person is more of a [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]], being very active in his community and generally a pretty nice guy. Also in the same vein, he was friends with [[Tori Amos]] - he even sang backing vocals on one of her songs (the past tense is [[Courtney Love]]'s fault).
In the past couple of years, though, Reznor has taken a break from new Nine Inch Nails work and instead
{{discography}}
* ''Pretty Hate Machine'' (1989) - Nine Inch Nails' debut, at points showing the way towards the [[Industrial Metal]] that they'd popularize and at other points sounding like evil [[Depeche Mode]].
* ''
* ''The Downward Spiral'' (1994) -
▲** ''Fixed'' (1992; a remix album of ''Broken'')
▲* ''The Downward Spiral'' (1994) - a [[Concept Album]], bordering on [[Rock Opera]], about one man's anger, downfall and eventual suicide. Loved by critics, and yes, it's the one with [[Misaimed Fandom|the "fuck you like an animal" song]] on it)
* ''[[The Fragile]]'' (1999) -
▲** ''Further Down the Spiral'' (1995) - the remix album of the above.
▲* ''The Fragile'' (1999) - a double album (and possibly another [[Concept Album]], albeit one with a less tightly structured narrative than The Downward Spiral) beloved by fans. Famously debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, then dropped to #16 the next week, the only album ever to have dropped that low from #1.
* ''And All That Could Have Been'' (2002) -
▲** ''Things Falling Apart'' (2000) - remix album
** ''Still'' (2002) -
▲* ''And All That Could Have Been'' (2002) - live album recorded during the ''Fragility 2.0'' tour.
▲** ''Still'' (2002) - acoustic, stripped-down companion piece to the above, including alternate versions of older songs as well as some new and thoroughly depressing tracks)
* ''With Teeth'' (2005)
* ''Year Zero'' (2007) -
** ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (Year Zero Remixed)'' (2007) -
* ''Ghosts I-IV'' (2008) -
* ''The Slip'' (2008) -
* ''Hesitation Marks'' (2013) - Released through major label Columbia Records.
* ''Not The Actual Events'' (2016 EP) - Self-released, the first entry in a trilogy. Digital versions bought from the NIN store came with a "physical component".
* ''Add Violence'' (2017 EP) - The second entry in a trilogy. Also came with a "physical component" for the NIN store digital version.
* ''Bad Witch'' (2018) - The third entry in a trilogy, first meant as an EP before being developed into a full album.
There have been five DVDs [[Executive Meddling|(sort of)]]:
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* ''Another Version of the Truth'' (2009) - an entirely free fan-created live concert film assembled from over 400 GB of clips Reznor released on the Internet. In response to the finished product, Reznor responded, "Nine Inch Nails fans kick ass. Blown away."
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* [[Happiness in Slavery]]
* [[Happiness in Slavery]] (obviously)
* ''[[The Fragile]]'' ("The Wretched")
* ''[[Prototype 2]]'' ("Hurt", image caption)
* This very page, funnily enough.
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=== Tropes used in NIN videos: ===
* [[Amusement Park of Doom]]: "Starfuckers, Inc."
* [[And I Must Scream]]: "Pinion".
* [[Ate His Gun]]: How the character in ''[[Concept Album|The Downward Spiral]]'' (both the [[Album Title Drop|song]] and the album
* [[Bad Vibrations]]: "Only".
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Trent in "Closer". Trent in "Sin," too, though only for the bound part. Also, the character in "Help Me I am in Hell".
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=== Tropes that generally apply to NIN: ===
* [[AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]: [[Title-Only Chorus|U-WIH-thu TEE-thuh!]]
* [[Addiction Displacement]]: After finally getting clean of drugs and alcohol, Reznor became a weight-lifting enthusiast.
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* [[Religion Rant Song]]: "Heresy" and "Ruiner" from ''The Downward Spiral'', "Terrible Lie" from ''Broken'', and judging by [[Word of God]], "Capital G" from ''Year Zero'' as well.
* [[Sampling]]: Not only from the obligatory old horror and sci-fi movies, but also occasionally from other artists. ''Pretty Hate Machine'''s liner notes thanked [[Prince]], [[Public Enemy]] and [[Jane's Addiction]] among others because Trent sampled them. "Big Man with a Gun" from ''The Downward Spiral'' begins with a sample of what is apparently a porn star having an orgasm, heavily processed so as to be unrecognizable. The album booklet gives the sample the [[Non-Indicative Name]] of "Steakhouse".
** An expansive list can be found [http://www.ninwiki.com/Samples_In_NIN_Songs here]. The most unusual samples on the list include Saddam Hussein's trial verdict and a ''[[YouTube]] video of [[
* [[Self-Backing Vocalist]]: Virtually all of the background vocals on Trent's songs are...well, Trent. The only songs with audibly non-Trent contributions from the band's entire career are "La Mer" (which is instrumental apart from Denise Milfrot's French mumbling) and "Pilgrimage" (which is instrumental with indistinct militaristic chanting in the background).
* [[Sanity Slippage Song]]: ''The Downward Spiral'' is 14 tracks of this.
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