Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American Industrial Rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio.
As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction. Nine Inch Nails' music straddles a wide range of genres that range from Electronic music, Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal, Alternative Rock and Dark Ambient.
After recording a new album, Reznor usually assembles a live band to perform with him. The touring band features a revolving lineup that often rearranges songs to fit a live setting.
Reznor produced several highly influential records in the 90s that achieved widespread popularity: many Nine Inch Nails songs became radio hits. Two Nine Inch Nails recordings have won Grammy Awards and their entire catalog has reached record sales exceeding over 30 million albums worldwide, with 11 million sales certified in the United States alone. In 1997, Reznor appeared in Time magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and Spin magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music". In 2004, Rolling Stone placed Nine Inch Nails at 94 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
Trent Reznor has also created musical scores for several video games and movies. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) film musical score by Reznor won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Since 1989, Nine Inch Nails has made nine major studio releases, which are called "Halos".
NIN Discography
Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
Broken (EP) (1992) - 2 Grammy awards for "Wish" and "Happiness in Slavery", Best Metal Performance, 1992 and 1995 (Woodstock '94 compilation)
