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“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

"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

Album art by Iron Maiden, Limp Bizkit and Slayer

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

Tool, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Spiritbox performing onstage

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