Artist

Nine Inch Nails

1988-present·Cleveland

Trent Reznor grew up in rural Pennsylvania and then in what he has called "the arse end of Ohio," raised by his grandparents after his parents' divorce, in a pre-internet, pre-MTV world with no college radio and nothing much to plug into (as he told Louder in 2005). Nine Inch Nails began as his solo vehicle, later expanding into a full partnership with Atticus Ross, and carried industrial's aggression onto MTV and into stadiums by fusing it with pop songwriting instincts most of the genre's pioneers had no interest in.

The full story is in Industrial.

At a glance

Active
1988–present
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Records in the issues
4 (1989–1999), 2 of them a Start here pick
Original labels
TVT Records, Island, Interscope Records and Nothing Records
Listening guide track
“Closer”

Listen

In the Industrial listening guide: “Closer”

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In the issues

  • Industrial
    Principal · 1976-1999 · Members

    Industrial is a genre from Global (Sheffield, Kingston upon Hull, Chicago, Cleveland), 1976–1999. Its principal artists include Throbbing Gristle, Nine Inch Nails and Ministry. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 20 dated events.

Records

Family tree

Bands that shared members with Nine Inch Nails, and who.