[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. We've decided to try something different that will also likely suck, but in a different way. [318] Reznor later released the first nine tracks of Ghosts IIV and the entirety of The Slip in 2008 for free download. 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. Their eighth album, Hesitation Marks (2013), was followed by a trilogy which consisted of the EPs Not the Actual Events (2016) and Add Violence (2017) and their ninth album Bad Witch (2018). But beware:when you get to the flies, the gimp, and the bloody steak, you're only halfway done. Many of their videos have either been banned from being shown on TV (the clip for "Happiness In Slavery") or have been . 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. With the house it felt too stunty, and Peter agreed. [211][212] Not the Actual Events was released on December 23, 2016, with fans who pre-ordered it receiving their download links one day earlier. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . [149][150] Portions of the album Ghosts I-IV were also used in making of the soundtrack for the documentary Citizenfour.[151]. 2005. (Remember it came out in the VHS era.) Press J to jump to the feed. [121] The remix album was Nine Inch Nails' final release on a major record label for over five years, as the act had completed its contractual obligation to Interscope Records and did not renew its contract. Supporting acts on tour included The Jim Rose Circus and Marilyn Manson. [3] At the time, Reznor was employed as an assistant engineer and janitor at Right Track Studios. To this day, most of the Broken cast has not been identified, and while individual segments' directors are known, the grubby anonymity and mixed-format presentation keeps the Broken movie from feeling like a respectable artistic endeavor. [310] Ryko also reissued the "Head Like a Hole" CD and a vinyl edition of Pretty Hate Machine in 2006. In addition to the recently departed Adrian Belew, Reznor employed bassist Pino Palladino along with Todd Rundgren and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham to achieve various art-rock elements. [127] In 2010, the resultant miniseries, also named Year Zero, was reported to be in development with HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions, with the screenplay and script written by Reznor and Carnivle writer Daniel Knauf,[128] but at the end of 2012 Reznor said that the project was "in a holding state". I wanted to make a 'f*** you' record.". And I was real pissed off at him at first because it was going from one bad situation to potentially another one. The video was too raw and real for MTV to handle and they did not want to put that heavy burden on their viewers, especially with the original video being 15 minutes long. And don't forget enfant terrible Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers, which was made to look like an amateur VHS video that had been copied and passed around for years, depicting the bizarre behavior of a group of guys dressed in old-man masks. Also, its point is clear: Humans are debased creatures and mere machines of flesh, mired in filth and damnation. [14] The English letters "NIN" are also noted[by whom?] [68] Blender named it the 80th Greatest American Album. [33] Nine Inch Nails then embarked on a world tour that continued through the first Lollapalooza festival in 1991. "It felt like we'd crossed over into territory that was perhapstoo far," he recalls. Something went wrong. It's essentially an extreme snuff film. [104] All three singles topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Christopherson succeeded brilliantly but also horrifically. [235][236], Due to the pandemic, the live induction ceremony for the 2020 Hall of Fame Induction was cancelled on July 15, 2020, and simultaneously, an induction special was announced to be broadcast and available for streaming through HBO and HBO Max, respectively, on November 7, 2020. Music Videos. [80] Spin hailed The Fragile as the "album of the year", whereas Pitchfork Media panned its "melodramatic" lyrics. [148], Nine Inch Nails Revenge, an iPhone/iPod Touch-exclusive rhythm game developed by Tapulous, was released on March 8, 2009 (five months after the company announced the development of the game). I guess it's interesting that it's achieved a certain notoriety. [94], A further six years elapsed before Nine Inch Nails' fourth full-length album. It's Free", "NINE INCH NAILS Mainman On New CD: 'I Wrote The Soundtrack To A Movie That Doesn't Exist', "Weird web trail: conspiracy theoryor marketing for nine inch nails LP? The disturbing video, along with the fact that he was now cognizant of the terrible history of the house where he was recording The Downward Spiral, made him wonder if he wanted this art project out in the world. [323] A post appeared on Reznor's blog, which read: "Thanks for the Fox News heads-up. To that end, Reznor recruited scatological performance artist Peter Christopherson,whom he admired, as the film's director. Nine Inch Nails music videos are distinctive in their variety. "The darkness and the scatology really chimed with me So I figured that if I hired [Christopherson] as a director then I could at least meet him and hang out for a bit. April 2, 2020. A performance by Foo Fighters replaced Nine Inch Nails' time slot on the show. [101][273] Reznor uses noise and distortion in his song arrangements and incorporates dissonance with chromatic melody and/or harmony. Nine Inch Nails is a rock band that is known for their dark and edgy lyrics. Music video by Nine Inch Nails performing Even Deeper (VEVO Presents). [302] "Old Town Road" broke the record for most consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. [16][17] The logo features the band's initials, with the second N mirrored. [215], In early 2017, the band announced three headlining festival dates in North America. [27] After spending 113 weeks on the Billboard 200,[28] Pretty Hate Machine became one of the first independently released records to attain platinum certification. MTV aired the videos for "Down in It" and "Head Like a Hole", but an explicit video for "Sin" was only released in partial form for Closure. [49] The only track that was left off the final version of the release is the remix of "Last", produced by Butch Vig (the outro of the "Last" remix is heard in "Throw This Away", which also includes Reznor's remix of "Suck"). Within hours of launch, the video was removed due to a terms of service violation on material that "harass, incite hatred or depict excessive violence". On May 7, they announced they would be playing two shows in Cleveland (September 21 and 23, 2021) with the Pixies to commemorate their inauguration into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which, according to the band, would be "the only NIN headline shows in 2021". [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. The music video features Trent Reznor singing under a spotlight at a concert while archival video clips are projected on a screen behind him. [117] The high-quality audio files quickly circulated the internet, and owners of websites hosting the files soon received cease and desist orders from the Recording Industry Association of America, despite the fact that the viral campaign, and the use of USB drives, was sanctioned by Nine Inch Nails' record label. 1994. The band's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), was released via TVT Records. The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! [88] Cinesexuality critic Patricia MacCormack interprets the song as a "scathing attack on the alternative music scene," particularly Reznor's former friend and protg Marilyn Manson. The film features plenty of nudity, mutilation, someone getting his teeth yanked out with pliers, machine arms and mechanized parts aside writhing worms, organs ground up into lunch meat and that's not even the worst stuff. And leak it did: The video started being sold as a bootleg. It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form. ), But Broken's brilliance was also a product of its time something that couldn't be duplicated today. Vig later spoke about his remix while answering questions on a music production forum, saying "I started recording a lot of new parts, and took it in a much different direction. Reznor basically wanted to build a film around the music forBroken,saying, "What if we built a framework around these songs, what if we took an approach where it really was scary, instead of a cop-out horror movie nod to the camera? With Teeth was released in May 2005, though it was leaked prior to its official release date. 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. [178][179], By May 28 a new Nine Inch Nails album was complete. [201] While they were not inducted that year, the band placed second in the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Fan Vote. Two other tracks, "Hurt" and "Piggy", though not singles, were issued to radio. "[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. Reznor enhanced his reputation as a provocateur with a widely banned music video for "Happiness in Slavery," which depicted S&M performance artist Bob Flanagan being torn apart by a machine . [309], At the behest of Prudential Securities bankruptcy proceedings, TVT put the rights to Reznor's recordings for the label on auction in 2005. Nine Inch Nails Closer Nine Inch Nails made their big splash with. 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Even though anyone with an internet connection can watch the film now, it remained underground and almost impossible to find over most of its life. Despite an apology from producer Kenneth Ehrlich, Reznor later heavily criticized the situation. [114] There are several underground rebel groups, mainly operating online, most notably Art is Resistance and Solutions Backwards Initiative. [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. Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. But behind the scenes, Reznor was miserable, and that misery would fuel the dark EP that would arrive in Pretty Hate Machine's wake: 1992's Broken. [169] It was until January 2014 that the service was fully launched, with Reznor serving as chief creative officer. [275] "Closer" concludes with a chromatic piano motif: the melody is debuted during the second verse of "Piggy" on organ, then reappears in power chords at drop D tuning throughout the chorus of "Heresy", while an inverted (ascending) version is used throughout "A Warm Place", and then recurs in its original state for the final time on "The Downward Spiral". [118][119], The album's first single, "Survivalism", and other tracks from Year Zero were released as multitrack audio files for fans to remix. [163] Reznor also appeared in a documentary called "Sound City" directed by Dave Grohl,[164] in addition to co-writing and performing the song "Mantra" with Grohl and Josh Homme. In November of 2020, Nine Inch Nails was finally, fittingly inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the year after NIN legend Trent Reznor inducted fellow black-clad musical iconsThe Cure into the same halls. 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