“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
The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s By Merlin Alderslade published 28 July 23 From nu metal classics by Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit to metal legends like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest bouncing back in style, these are the albums that defined the 2000s
"What a creep!" The day that Prince broke Trent Reznor's heart By Paul Brannigan published 25 July 23 Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor once considered Prince his "idol". But that all changed after the two musicians booked into the same Los Angeles recording studio in the early '90s
10 pop covers of metal songs you won't believe actually happened By Stephen Hill published 4 July 23 From Lil Uzi Vert covering Chop Suey to Maroon 5 defanging a Nine Inch Nails classic, these covers will stun, embarrass and, in some cases, delight you!
“Led Zeppelin write weak, unimaginative songs”: 10 original reviews of classic albums that got it completely wrong By Paul Travers published 29 June 23 Everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses had their haters
The 10 best rock songs in The Bear, season two By Paul Brannigan published 29 June 23 Refused, Nine Inch Nails, AC/DC, Ramones... The most intense show on TV is back, and it's now even louder than before
20 bands whose second album is the best thing they ever did By Classic Rock published 15 June 23 The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career
Watch skateboard legend Tony Hawk nail 'supergroup' cover of Nine Inch Nails' Wish, with a bonus Trent Reznor cameo By Liz Scarlett published 12 May 23 Tony Hawk fronts a cover of Nine Inch Nails' Wish as part of a heavy rock supergroup, as seen in this video which features a cameo from Trent Reznor himself
AI Lana Del Rey covering Nine Inch Nails' Hurt in the style of Johnny Cash is both exquisitely beautiful and slightly creepy By Paul Brannigan published 4 May 23 Could AI pose the biggest threat to the music industry since Napster? Time will tell
Hollywood Undead's Johnny 3 Tears: 10 records that changed my life By Ali Cooper published 26 April 23 Hollywood Undead singer Johnny 3 Tears picks the records that changed his life, from Wu-Tang Clan and Nine Inch Nails to Good Charlotte and Architects
R&B icon Aaliyah was a Nine Inch Nails fanatic, and the internet is loving it By Merlin Alderslade published 24 April 23 "Their production, I think, is a little similar to some of my work"
Jenna Ortega picks Nine Inch Nails and Deftones classics for her Scream character's 'theme song' and the best track for getting chased by Ghostface By Merlin Alderslade published 15 March 23 The Wednesday and Scream star has excellent taste!
Watch Trent Reznor before he was famous singing Billy Idol's Eyes Without A Face By Fraser Lewry published 9 March 23 In the days before Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor was the frontman of Cleveland new wave covers band The Urge
10 legendary metal musicians we'd love to see rejoin their former bands (even if only for one night) By Stephen Hill published 21 February 23 We understand that nothing lasts forever, but we'd like to think there's still time for some of these artists to come home
A new documentary series about Perry Farrell's alt. rock festival Lollapalooza is in the works By Paul Brannigan published 1 February 23 Paramount+ has bought the rights to a forthcoming three-part series about Lollapalooza festival
Here are all the metal bands Rob Halford loves, according to Rob Halford By Dave Everley published 29 December 22 Black Sabbath, Metallica, Ghost, Babymetal – Rob Halford has been repping metal for decades
10 bands we want new music from in 2023 By Stephen Hill published 20 December 22 From System Of A Down to Botch and Nine Inch Nails, here are 10 bands we want new music from in the next 12 months
Elon Musk calls Trent Reznor a "crybaby" for quitting Twitter By Merlin Alderslade published 21 November 22 Who had Elon Musk and Trent Reznor beefing on their 2022 bingo card?
Trent Reznor has deleted his Twitter account: "For my mental health, I need to tune out" By Fraser Lewry published 20 November 22 Nine Inch Nails man Trent Reznor calls Elon's Musks handling of the Twitter takeover an "embarrassment", slams "billionaire class"