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[[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. In 2009, Reznor announced that he retired from touring, though that he was going to continue to release albums under the Nine Inch Nails name; he ended up reneging on this four years later when he went on tour in assistance of the new album at that time ''Hesitation Marks''. Also in 2016, Atticus Ross, a long time collaborator, was made an official member of the band.
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
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* ''The Downward Spiral'' (1994) - A [[Concept Album]], bordering on [[Rock Opera]], about one man's anger, downfall and eventual suicide. Loved by critics, it's considered as one of the most important albums of the 1990s. And yes, it's the one with [[Misaimed Fandom|the "fuck you like an animal" song]] on it.
** ''Further Down the Spiral'' (1995) - The remix album of the above.
* ''[[The Fragile]]'' (1999) -
** ''Things Falling Apart'' (2000) - Remix album
* ''And All That Could Have Been'' (2002) - Live album recorded during the ''Fragility 2.0'' tour.
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** ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (Year Zero Remixed)'' (2007) - After the clever names for the other remix albums, something of a let down, though it is a clever reference to the hackers and digital 1337-folk that discovered the Year Zero sites.
* ''Ghosts I-IV'' (2008) - Contains 36 instrumental tracks on four discs. Notable for being obtainable in about twenty different ways, and all the tracks not having proper names and being called by names such as '2 Ghosts I' and '22 Ghosts III'.
* ''The Slip'' (2008) - Released completely for free on the website as a "thank you" to fans. Theories exist among fans that this is another [[Concept Album]], following the aftermath of ''Year Zero''.
* ''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".
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* [[Happiness in Slavery]] (obviously)
* ''[[The Fragile]]'' ("The Wretched")
* ''[[Prototype 2]]'' ("Hurt", image caption)
* This very page, funnily enough.
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