Deftones are the most popular metal band for soundtracking sexual encounters, a horny new survey finds By Liz Scarlett published 12 June 24 The results of a new survey analysing the music tastes of 'love-makers' are in!
“I didn’t know if I could think. I didn’t know if I’d destroyed my brain. I didn’t know if I had anything to say”: an epic interview with Trent Reznor By Simon Price published 9 June 24 In 2005, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor sat down with Metal Hammer for one of his most in-depth interviews ever
“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
“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 would play it in the car and we’d drive round New Orleans”: Nine Inch Nails producer Alan Moulder on the record that reminds him of making The Fragile By Niall Doherty published 27 April 24 Moulder recalls the pair listening to a lot of hip-hop for inspiration when making Nine Inch Nails' third album
“It felt weird – that’s my song!” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor reveals his first reaction to Johnny Cash’s Hurt cover By Matt Mills published 12 April 24 Trent Reznor couldn’t process it when he heard The Man In Black put his stamp on a Nine Inch Nails classic
“It’s great if you’re Drake, it’s not great if you’re Grizzly Bear.” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor says streaming has “mortally wounded” many musicians By Matt Mills published 4 April 24 Reznor and Atticus Ross also tease that they’re working on a new Nine Inch Nails album
"It serves as a testament to doing what entertains you with no borders." How Trent Reznor created a masterpiece with Nine Inch Nails' timeless The Downward Spiral - and influenced everyone from Korn to Johnny Cash in the process By Sam Coare published 2 April 24 Thirty years on, The Downward Spiral's legacy is bigger than ever. Members of Linkin Park, Code Orange, Health and more dive into Trent Reznor’s dark classic
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
10 classic metal albums that should be played live in full (but haven’t yet) By Stephen Hill published 2 March 24 From Metallica’s …And Justice For All to Limp Bizkit’s Significant Other, these masterpieces are so good that live crowds need to hear them in their entirety
"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
10 metal bands’ first-ever concerts caught on film By Emily Swingle published 15 January 24 Want to see Ghost, Rage Against The Machine and Spiritbox’s first times on a stage? These clips have got you covered!
The 50 greatest metal EPs of all time By Chris Chantler published 10 January 24 From the early days of Def Leppard and Iron Maiden to modern classics via the likes of Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the best metal EPs in history
Every Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross soundtrack ranked from worst to best By Niall Doherty published 28 December 23 From Watchmen to Soul, rating the Nine Inch Nails pair's film and TV score work
The ten best film scores of 2023 By Niall Doherty published 26 December 23 Are you ready for Barbenheimerkillerofspiderdestiny?
Watch ten rock stars from the 90s in their earlier bands By Niall Doherty published 17 December 23 Warning: contains Tom Morello playing with a Michael Bolton lookalike
The ten best Nine Inch Nails deep cuts By Niall Doherty published 6 December 23 Heading into the darker corners of Trent Reznor's industrial-rock titans
10 A-list Hollywood directors who have directed music videos By Paul Travers published 10 November 23 Zack Snyder, Michael Bay and David Fincher have all sprinkled a little Hollywood magic on some classic music videos. And a couple of stinkers
12 songs that brought horniness back to heavy metal (without the cringe) By Rich Hobson published 2 November 23 From Sleep Token and Scene Queen to Ghost, Halestorm and Type O Negative - these are the bands who brought some sex positivity back to metal
