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"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

Exterior view of the Record Plant recording studio is seen on July 27, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.

Iconic Los Angeles recording studio the Record Plant to close its doors after more than 50 years of rich rock and metal history

By Stef Lach published 15 July 24

Record Plant in LA has hosted Guns N' Roses, Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Fleetwood Mac and many others

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!

Nine Inch Nails sitting on a rocky outcrop in 2005

“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

Trent Reznor in 2023 and Johny Cash in 1999

“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 attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Searchlight Pictures "Empire of Light" at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on December 01, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California

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

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