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“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.

How Lollapalooza helped lay the foundations for a cultural revolution, via alternative rock, heroin, pierced penises, stomach bile cocktails and a shotgun

By Paul Brannigan published 16 April 25

Eye-popping and wildly entertaining oral history of Perry Farrell's groundbreaking travelling circus (and freak show)

Richie Kotzen says he almost joined Nine Inch Nails but his glam metal past got in the way

By Fraser Lewry published 7 April 25

Trent Reznor reportedly told Richie Kotzen he was the man for the Nine Inch Nails job before backtracking

"It has some teeth!" Lady Gaga promises "electro grunge defiance" on her new album Mayhem, inspired by Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Radiohead, David Bowie and Prince

By Paul Brannigan published 6 March 25

Lady Gaga teases her '90s inspired new album, Mayhem

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

Nine Inch Nails announce long-rumoured world tour with UK, Europe and North American dates

By Matt Mills published 22 January 25

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have confirmed they’ll be trotting across the globe from June to September

"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 confirm they’ll announce first dates on long-anticipated world tour soon

By Matt Mills published 14 January 25

The industrial rockers have delayed the news in the midst of the California wildfires, despite the details of several shows getting leaked

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!"

"We always thought we'd get the call to say, Can you turn it down just a little bit?" Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross add to their trophy cabinet with Golden Globe win for Challengers

By Paul Brannigan published 6 January 25

NIN duo scoop yet another industry award for their work on Luca Guadagnino's Challengers

"What technology has done to disrupt the music business in terms of not only how people listen to music but the value they place on it is defeating." Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor offers damning critique of the state of music in 2024

By Paul Brannigan published 12 December 24

"Music feels largely relegated to something that happens in the background"

“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

“It attempts to create order from chaos, but never reaches the goal.” Celebrating Trent Reznor's long, hard road out of a personal hell, as heard on Nine Inch Nails' bleak, challenging masterpiece The Fragile

By Stephen Hill published 24 September 24

Released on September 21, 1999, Nine Inch Nails third studio album, The Fragile, remains a fascinating piece of outsider art

Bryan Ferry hooks up with Nine Inch Nails for his first original song in more than a decade

By Fraser Lewry published 28 August 24

Bryan Ferry's new single Star was written with Nine Inch Nails duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

“You’re going to get what you deserve.” Nine Inch Nails to score upcoming Tron: Ares film, starring Jared Leto

By Paul Brannigan published 12 August 24

The third instalment in the Tron film series will be graced with a Nine Inch Nails soundtrack

Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appear at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California on August 09, 2024.

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

"I wasn’t concerned if people who liked The Downward Spiral would like this": Trent Reznor on the making of Nine Inch Nails' epic 1999 masterpiece The Fragile

By Niall Doherty published 20 July 24

The industrial-rock titans' third record helped lay the groundwork for Reznor's hugely-successful career as a film composer

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