[109], Nine Inch Nails' fifth studio album, Year Zero, was released on April 17, 2007, only two years after With Teeth, a marked change in the slow pace from the release of previous albums. [1]:96, Contemporary critics generally praised The Downward Spiral, now classed among the most important albums of the 1990s. Ironically enough, it was Reznor himself who canned the project. [49] It depicts the murder of a young man who is kidnapped and tortured while forced to watch the videos. But they made it pretty clear they weren't ready to sell. 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). When something goes viral in 2017, there's an immediacy to the sensation that makes the experience a little less special. [289], Nine Inch Nails has influenced many newer artists, which according to Reznor range from "generic imitations" dating from his initial success to younger bands echoing his style in a "truer, less imitative way". No wonder the video was banned, right? Talpas, a native of Cleveland, continued to design Nine Inch Nails packaging until 1997. [335][336] The band initially included live band members Danny Lohner and Charlie Clouser, but eventually expanded to include other frequent Nine Inch Nails contributors Josh Freese, Atticus Ross, and Alan Moulder. Probably do not watch it at all. Known for: Friday (1995), Straight Outta Compton (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017) F. Gary Gray's career as a film director is nearly entirely owed to his career as . [180][181][182] Released September 3, Hesitation Marks incorporated rhythms reminiscent of earlier releases, but was more expansive and theatrical. [290] Following the release of The Downward Spiral, mainstream artists began to take notice of Nine Inch Nails' influence: David Bowie compared Reznor's impact to that of The Velvet Underground. Donotwatch this lightly. [29] This footage attracted the attention of the FBI. Nine Inch Nails continued touring and independently released Ghosts IIV (2008) and The Slip (2008) before a second hiatus. At the film's start, we see polished, professional footage of a man about to be hung, but then the scene shifts to shitty-looking handheld VHS footage as a car drives through town, eventually stopping in front of another man, who is then filmed in a basement while he's tied up and held hostage. 37 Nine Inch Nails: Closer: Directed by Mark Romanek. 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. [103] He similarly released files for the album's second single "Only" in a wider range of formats, including Pro Tools and ACID Pro. To date, the group and the project has received significant attention from media outlets such as USA Today,[144] Rolling Stone,[145] Techdirt and Pitchfork TV,[146] and holds the support of both Reznor and the fan community with theatrical screenings being held all over the world. The 23-day journey extended throughout the continental US, with experimental hip-hop group Death Grips scheduled to open most of the shows. The film itself consisted of segments shot in the style of an amateur snuff movie based on a scenario by Trent Reznor. [26] In fact, the song "Down in It" spent over two months on Billboard's club-play dance chart. His guiding principle was simple: "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? [243] Those shows were cancelled on August 19, 2021, due to rising COVID-19 cases in the United States. [1]:42. [67] In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked it 200 among "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Even its makers remained uncertain of the project's merits. "It felt like we'd crossed over into territory that was perhapstoo far," he recalls. [217], In June 2017, in an email that was issued out to customers waiting on delayed vinyl orders, Reznor confirmed that Not the Actual Events would actually make up the first part of a trilogy of EPs, with the second installment Add Violence being released on July 21[218] and the third and final EP of the trilogy to follow in 2018. [328][329] Reznor criticized their decision, citing the audio was also available through the iTunes application. [332][333] Band members have occasionally been invited to participate in the recording process, but creative control within the studio has always been exclusively with Reznor. The song's music video was banned by many networks for its graphic images. Songs are often rearranged to fit any given performance, and melodies or lyrics of songs that are not scheduled to be performed are sometimes assimilated into other songs. With the house it felt too stunty, and Peter agreed. 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". [337][338] However, after 9 years of studio sessions, no material was ever officially released from the group, and it was confirmed to be no longer active in 2005. 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 . [206], In October 2016, in response to a fan's question about the lack of new Nine Inch Nails music, Reznor responded with "2016 is not over yet". 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. In the same post, the band also announced their 2017 touring lineup, which included Reznor and Ross joined by the band's 2014 touring lineup, Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini, and Ilan Rubin. His solo skills were SHREDICULOUS! [1]:35[266][267] Reviewing The Fragile, critic Steve Cooper noted that the album juxtaposes widely varied genres, such as solo piano in "The Frail" and drum and bass elements in "Starfuckers, Inc."[268] Ambient music has been featured in some of Nine Inch Nails' music, including on Ghosts IIV (which is specifically dark ambient),[269] Hesitation Marks,[270] The Downward Spiral,[271] The Slip,[272] and The Fragile. [13] The inspiration for the harder sound came from the way the live band played during concerts such as Lollapalooza. Following the release of the album Year Zero (2007), the band left Interscope after a feud. They wanted a very commercial, easily digestible, disposable product that would sell a lot, make them a lot of money right away and then who cares if they're around in a couple of years. 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. In the 1990s, discovering Broken was personal and individual. ", Without running it by his new label, Reznor envisioned a short film that pushed the boundaries of good taste. [166] Reznor contributed vocals and drum programing to the song "Kalopsia" and vocals on "Fairweather Friends" along with Elton John on piano and vocals. With lyrics written from the perspective of multiple fictitious characters, Year Zero is a concept album criticizing the United States government's policies and their impact on the world 15 years in the future. [198] Oneohtrix Point Never, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Cold Cave each replaced Death Grips separately for the tour.[199]. 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". Shocking long-form music video was both ahead of its time and compellingly of its time. And I was real pissed off at him at first because it was going from one bad situation to potentially another one. [162] Later that year Reznor again worked with Atticus Ross along with Alessandro Cortini on a remix of the song "Destroyer" by Telepathe. [122] The remix album was accompanied by an interactive remix site with multitrack downloads and the ability to post remixes. A performance by Foo Fighters replaced Nine Inch Nails' time slot on the show. [303] As producers for the song, Reznor and Ross won a CMA Award for the 'Musical Event of the Year', along with Lil Nas X, featured artist Billy Ray Cyrus and producer YoungKio. JavaScript please! [35] After finding out they were hindering control of his project, Reznor criticized the labeling of Nine Inch Nails as a commercially oriented band and demanded his label terminate his contract, but they ignored his plea. : The 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Fan Vote', "Vote for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees", "Nine Inch Nails Release Instrumental Versions of 'The Fragile,' 'With Teeth' on Apple Music", "Trent Reznor Speaks Out On Apple Music, New Nine Inch Nails - Blabbermouth.net", "Trent Reznor Says Nine Inch Nails Will Return in 2016", "Trent Reznor on the return of Nine Inch Nails: "2016 is not over yet", "Trent Reznor Talks New Nine Inch Nails, Boundary-Pushing Soundtracks", "All Nine Inch Nails Records Being Reissued On Vinyl nine inch nails", "The Fragile: Deviations 1 Limited Edition 4X Vinyl Available for Preorder Now nine inch nails", "Nine Inch Nails Plan 'Two New Major Works' for 2017", "NOT THE ACTUAL EVENTS BRAND NEW NINE INCH NAILS DIGITAL + PHYSICAL COMPONENT", "Nine Inch Nails Are Releasing a New EP Next Week Oh Yeah, and Atticus Ross Is an 'Official' Member Now", "Nine Inch Nails To Make Live Comeback At NYC's Panorama Music Festival", "NEWS: Nine Inch Nails confirm 'Not The Actual Events' is part of a trilogy; two EPs imminent! The Broken film, which is about 20 minutes long, is structured to look like a discarded found object. In January 2017, the band announced that it would be performing at the Panorama Music Festival in New York on July 30. [321] During the Lights in the Sky tour in 2008, some performances of "The Hand that Feeds" had the image of Bush on a video screen behind the band. Trent Reznor, Salt Lake Tribune interview (2005)[102], A music video for the song "The Hand That Feeds" premiered on the Nine Inch Nails official website in March 2005. [281] Other artists of significance to Nine Inch Nails include acts such as Depeche Mode,[283] Queen, King Crimson, Devo,[284] The Cure, Joy Division, U2, Bauhaus,[285] Adam Ant,[281] Coil,[286] and Soft Cell. [207] In December 2016, Reznor commented on his statement regarding Nine Inch Nails' return by the end of the year: "Those words did come out of my mouth, didn't they? Flood and I had to record Broken under a different band name, because if TVT found out we were recording, they could confiscate all our shit and release it. [312] He labeled the company's retail pricing of Year Zero in Australia as "ABSURD", concluding that "as a reward for being a 'true fan' you get ripped off". It contained contributions from Coil with Danny Hyde, electronic musician Aphex Twin, producer Rick Rubin, and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, among others. "broken" is an infamous nine inch nails pseudo-snuff video that it's not as shocking as it's reputed to be.in fact "despair" by spk easily tops it with its authentic footage of autopsies and corpse abuse.basically a psychotic man picks up a teenager.the kid is trussed up in the killer's cellar.then the murderer,who wears plastic mask like the Nine Inch Nails: Happiness In Slavery (Uncensored) (1992) from Nine Inch Nails on Vimeo. Reznor's next collaboration with Ross was co-writing and producing the official score for David Fincher's 2010 film, The Social Network. [276] Many of the songs on Year Zero contain an extended instrumental ending, which encompasses the entire second half of the three-minute long "The Great Destroyer". Nine Inch Nails music videos are distinctive in their variety. [96] The album's package lacks typical liner notes; instead it simply lists the names of songs and co-producers, and the URL for an online PDF poster with lyrics and full credits. "Came Back Haunted" was released on June 6,[184] with an accompanying music video bearing an epileptic seizure warning. [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. [274] These techniques are all used in the song "Hurt", which contains a highly dissonant tritone played on guitar during the verses, a B5#11, emphasized when Reznor sings the eleventh note on the word "I" every time the B/E# dyad is played. The environment that produced Broken both Reznor's tortured mental state and an age before the ubiquity of the web may no longer exist, but the film's grisly, unfiltered menace continues to echo through the culture. "Basically the video was what I intended to be a comment on the existence of snuff movies and people's obsession with them," Christopherson, who died in 2010, recalled. After disagreeing with TVT about how to promote the album, the band signed with Interscope Records and released the EP Broken (1992). 1. 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. Thanks! In the modern age, Broken has found its way to the web through BitTorrent and the Internet Archive, but has never been released commercially. The label considered releasing a deluxe edition, just as Interscope had done for The Downward Spiral. [43] In reference to receiving the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for "Wish", Reznor joked that "Wish" became "the only song to ever win a Grammy that says 'fist fuck' in the lyrics. 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. 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. [114] There are several underground rebel groups, mainly operating online, most notably Art is Resistance and Solutions Backwards Initiative. The band performed "Copy of A" and "My God Is the Sun" with Queens of the Stone Age, Lindsey Buckingham, and Dave Grohl towards the end of the broadcast; however, the performance was not shown in full to the audience at home as advertisements had cut-in midway through the second song. [171] Reznor eventually confirmed that he was working on new Nine Inch Nails material and might be performing live again. [21] He mixed sound during Nine Inch Nails' live concerts for several years,[22] eventually becoming an unofficial member of the live band and singing live backup vocals from his place at the mixing console. Closure [Video] Review. 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. If there are any legal options that can be realistically taken they will be aggressively pursued, with any potential monetary gains donated to human rights charities. Listen to Nine Inch Nails in unlimited on Qobuz and buy the albums in Hi-Res 24-Bit for an unequalled sound quality. Music Videos. Reznor invited Sean Beavan to work on The Downward Spiral. [322], In 2006, after being alerted by a fan website, Reznor issued a cease and desist to Fox News Channel for using three songs from The Fragile on air without permission. The stage set-up featured dirty curtains, rising and lowering for visuals shown during songs such as "Hurt". [325] The source that broke the story was quoted as saying, "These fucking idiots are going after a campaign that the label signed off on. [115], An alternate reality game emerged parallel to the Year Zero concept, expanding upon its storyline. It's quick-fix. It was skating for a living. It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form. [241], On May 6, 2021, Nine Inch Nails released a new track, "Isn't Everyone"[242] in collaboration with noise rock group HEALTH, who had previously been an opening act on their Lights In The Sky and Wave Goodbye tours. "[309] MTV replied that it respected Reznor's point of view, but was "uncomfortable" with the performance being "built around partisan political statements". So, he decided to stow it away. So why did it go out of sight for decades? [238] On November 6, 2020, Trent Reznor and the other to-be-inducted members of Nine Inch Nails were interviewed by journalist David Farrier about the history of the band and their feelings on being inducted. [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). 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." [123], Reznor planned a film adaption of the album[124] and noted Year Zero as "part of a bigger picture of a number of things I'm working on. [201] While they were not inducted that year, the band placed second in the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Fan Vote. [80] The Fragile was conceived by making "songwriting and arranging and production and sound design the same thing. And leak it did: The video started being sold as a bootleg. [56][57], Nine Inch Nails' second studio album, The Downward Spiral, entered the Billboard 200 at number two,[58] and is the band's highest seller in the US, over four million copies, among five million worldwide. 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A song would start with a drum loop or a visual and eventually a song would emerge out of it and that was the song. A tour of the United Kingdom was announced shortly afterwards. 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. [70] After The Downward Spiral's release, Reznor produced an accompanying remix album entitled Further Down the Spiral, the only non-major Nine Inch Nails release to be certified gold in the United States[59] and among the best-selling remix albums of all time. [160] Reznor and Ross again collaborated with Fincher for the official score the American adaptation of the novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, released in December 2011, and then again on Fincher's 2014 film Gone Girl [161], In July 2012 Reznor teamed up with video game developer Treyarch to compose the theme music for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. [24] Rolling Stone's Michael Azerrad described the album as "industrial-strength noise over a pop framework" and "harrowing but catchy music";[25] Reznor proclaimed this combination "a sincere statement" of "what was in [his] head at the time". [15][failed verification] The Nine Inch Nails logo first appeared on the music video for their debut single, "Down in It". The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! [131][132] The album was created improvisationally over a 10-week period and contributors included Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder, Alessandro Cortini, Adrian Belew, and Brian Viglione.[133]. Nine Inch Nails ' video for Closer, directed by Mark Romanek, is one of those ones that feels like it earns capital letters, an ambitious piece of complex, controversial art that frequently. Not like [2018s Cold Black Infinite tour] era Its over.[247], Nine Inch Nails has been described as incorporating alternative rock,[248][249][250] industrial rock,[251][252][253][254] industrial dance,[4] industrial,[4][255][256] electro-industrial,[257] industrial metal,[258][259][260] electronic rock,[261][262][263] and alternative metal. 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. TEARS FOR FEARS - Advice For The Young At Heart, Catherine Wheel - I Want To Touch You HD official video, Nine Inch Nails- Happiness In Slavery (Uncensored) (1992). They were influenced by Reznor and liked the idea, but did not want to pay him for the album and the idea was scrapped. from Lauren Minnerath. [295] Nine Inch Nails have received two Kerrang! 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