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Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as '''NIN''') is an Industrial Rock Band founded in Cleveland , Ohio circa 1988 by Trent Reznor . As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and Instrumentalist , Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its musical direction. NIN's music straddles a wide range of musical genres and modes, while retaining a characteristically intense sound through instruments and a heavy use of electronics and electronic processing techniques. After recording a new album, Reznor usually assembles A Live Band to perform with him; this live component is a separate entity from Nine Inch Nails in the recording studio. On stage, NIN often employs spectacular visual elements to accompany its performances, which frequently culminate with the band destroying musical instruments. Underground Music audiences warmly received Nine Inch Nails in its early years. The band would produce several highly influential records in the 1990s that achieved widespread popularity and won two Grammy Awards . Many Nine Inch Nails songs became radio hits, and the RIAA has certified the sale of over 10.5 million units of the band's albums in the United States.1 In 2004, '' Rolling Stone '' placed Nine Inch Nails at 94 on their list of the 100 greatest music artists of all time.2 Despite this acclaim, the band has had several feuds with corporate aspects of the recording industry. In the past, NIN released major studio albums infrequently; remixes and live albums bridged these gaps in the band's catalog. Reznor cites his personal issues as the cause of these delays, and his songs often confront dark explorations of the self.3 The most recent Nine Inch Nails album, '' Year Zero '', is an exception to both the typically introspective nature of Reznor's songwriting and its long gestation period. HISTORY Early years Initial ambitions for Nine Inch Nails in 1988 were to release one 12-inch Single on a small European label.4 Reznor was employed at that time as an assistant engineer and janitor at Right Track Studios in Cleveland,5 and asked studio owner Bart Koster for permission to record some Demos of his own songs for free during unused studio time. Koster agreed, remarking that it cost him "just a little wear on {Link without Title} tape heads."6 While assembling these, the earliest NIN recordings, Reznor was unable to find a band that could articulate his songs as he wanted. Instead, inspired by Prince , Reznor played all the instruments except drums himself.7 On most of the band's studio recordings, this role remains Reznor's, though he has occasionally involved other musicians and assistants. Several labels responded favorably to the demo material, and Reznor signed with TVT Records . Nine selections from the Right Track demos were unofficially released in 1994 as '' Purest Feeling ''; many of these songs would appear in revised form on '' Pretty Hate Machine '' in 1989. |
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