“I feel like I’ve woken up from a coma”: how With Teeth brought Trent Reznor back from the brink and revitalised Nine Inch Nails’ career By Niall Doherty published 27 April 25 The record that got the industrial-rock titans back on track turns 20 in May. Here's the story of its creation.
Happy Valentine's Day to goths everywhere as Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy hooks up with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor for new single Swoon By Paul Brannigan published 14 February 25 Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy will release a new album, Silver Shade, in May, and Swoon is a taste of what's to come
"I thought, What is this? I don't understand what I'm hearing, but wow!" Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor on the "life-changing" record which blew his teenage mind, and why soft rock legends Barry Manilow and Billy Joel may have influenced his songwriting By Paul Brannigan published 17 January 25 Trent Reznor testifies to the mind-expanding wonders of his teenage record collection
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor nominates one of 2024's biggest hit singles as his favourite song of the year By Paul Brannigan published 10 January 25 "Wow, unexpected!"
“Over the last 10 years, I’ve been a bit disillusioned by popular music. The business sucks.” A revitalised Trent Reznor is ready to to be “back in the driver’s seat” again with a new Nine Inch Nails project By Paul Brannigan published 4 December 24 Nine Inch Nails might be back with us sooner than we had imagined
"It's been a big inspiration for what I try to do with Nine Inch Nails. Make you feel bad. The whole time." Trent Reznor picks his favourite films of all time By Paul Brannigan published 29 November 24 It may not surprise you to learn that there is no place for Love Actually, Titanic, or The Muppet Christmas Carol on Trent Reznor's all-time favourite movies list
"I played him the song first, and Johnny just looked at me like I was insane." How Rick Rubin convinced Johnny Cash to record his iconic cover of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt, and why Trent Reznor originally considered Cash's interpretation 'invasive" By Paul Brannigan published 18 November 24 Johnny Cash took some persuading before agreeing to Rick Rubin's idea that he should cover a Nine Inch Nails classic
“When somebody first called me a rock star it was like a dream come true. And my ego reflected that.” An audience with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor after “self-destruction” forced him to confront some ugly, painful home truths By Paul Brannigan published 8 October 24 The success of Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral album made Trent Reznor lose his mind. But as a new millennium dawned, he found a way out of the abyss
Watch epic lazer show announcing Nine Inch Nails will score upcoming Tron: Ares movie By Stef Lach published 11 August 24 Disney reveals Nine Inch Nails' involvement in Tron: Ares with epic lazer show at D23 Expo fan event in California
"You move at the speed of inspiration very quickly, and so things feel very possible." Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme on the lasting impact of working with his friends Dave Grohl and Trent Reznor By Paul Brannigan published 5 July 24 QOTSA's Josh Homme talks influences and inspirations
“I could walk out of here, go get a drink and within a week I could be dead. But I’m not interested in doing that”: how Trent Reznor pulled back from the abyss to make Nine Inch Nails’ Year Zero By James Gill published 25 May 24 In 2007, Nine Inch Nails released their fifth album, Year Zero – and Trent Reznor, the man behind it, had finally thrown off his demons
"Don’t call your band Nine Inch Nails when you have a three-inch one": the many, wild feuds of Courtney Love By Niall Doherty published 18 May 24 Swifties came for the Hole singer last month but she is unlikely to have been rattled
“I could be onstage in front of thousands of fans singing my music back to me, and I’d feel empty and miserable”: the dark and twisted history of Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails By Tommy Udo published 17 May 24 How Trent Reznor turned Nine Inch Nails from one-man studio project into one of rock’s most iconic bands
Trent Reznor recalls his "terrible" attempts at songwriting before he struck gold with Nine Inch Nails By Stef Lach published 30 March 24 Reznor's Nine Inch Nails on self doubt, how he found his groove, and how sobriety brought him life-changing clarity
"It still excites me and breaks my heart." Trent Reznor reflects on 30 years of Nine Inch Nails masterpiece The Downward Spiral By Stef Lach published 9 March 24 Trent Reznor is in a reflective mood as Nine Inch Nails' classic album The Downwards Spiral turns 30
"I couldn't do it because I was burnt out": How Trent Reznor almost missed the chance to become an Oscar-winning film composer By Niall Doherty published 28 January 24 The Nine Inch Nails man originally turned down David Fincher when he was asked to soundtrack The Social Network
The ten best film scores of 2023 By Niall Doherty published 26 December 23 Are you ready for Barbenheimerkillerofspiderdestiny?
"I became obsessed with completely reinventing my wheel": What ever happened to Zack de la Rocha's two-decades-in-the-making debut album? By Niall Doherty published 20 September 23 Trent Reznor, DJ Shadow, Run The Jewels and more have worked with Zack de la Rocha on his debut solo album, but no-one is confident that we'll ever get to hear it
“Updating The Wall for disaffected, mid-90s youth”: The prog roots of Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral By Prog published 20 August 23 Trent Reznor’s 1994 epic explored the collapse of a character like Pink Floyd had done 15 years earlier - but in a musically different manner
"There was talk that I would have to appear to prove that I was alive". The FBI once launched an investigation into the murder of Trent Reznor. Two years later, they realised he was still alive. By Liz Scarlett published 17 August 23 In 1989, the FBI launched an investigation into the apparent murder of an unidentified man in a video, who was later revealed to be Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. They later realised that Reznor was (and is!) still alive