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More Images. Please enable Javascript to take full advantage of our site features. Edit Artist. Reznor has served as the main producer, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and sole member of Nine Inch Nails for 28 years. This changed in December when Atticus Ross officially became the second member of the band. Nine Inch Nails straddles a wide range of many styles of rock music and other genres that require an electronic sound, which can often cause drastic changes in sound from album to album. However NIN albums in general have many identifiable characteristics in common, such as recurring leitmotifs, chromatic melodies, dissonance, terraced dynamics and common lyrical themes. Nine Inch Nails is most famously known for the melding of industrial elements with pop sensibilities in their first albums. This move was considered instrumental in bringing the industrial genre as a whole into the mainstream, although genre purists and Trent Reznor alike have refused to identify NIN as an industrial band. Viewing All Nine Inch Nails.
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Artist Rob Sheridan, known for his extensive collaborations with Nine Inch Nails , has expressed bemusement with a pro- Donald Trump fan group. Nine Inch Nails, fronted by Trent Reznor, are known for their politically charged songs with progressive, left-wing messages. Nine Inch Nails are far from the first band to have fans miss the political point of their music. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles.
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band until the official addition of English musician Atticus Ross in Reznor recorded the band's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine , while working overnight as a janitor at a Cleveland recording studio. The following albums, The Downward Spiral and The Fragile , were released to critical acclaim and commercial success.