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Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is a industrial band from United States, active 1988 to present. 17 releases and 32 musicians in the catalog.

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Facts

Genre: Industrial
Parent genre: Metal
Origin: Cleveland, United States
Formed: 1988
Releases: 17

Biography

Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN, is an American industrial rock band formed by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio. Reznor was the sole permanent member of the band until his frequent collaborator, English musician Atticus Ross, became an official member in 2016. The band's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), was released via TVT Records. After disagreements with TVT over how the album would be promoted, the band signed with Interscope Records and released the EP Broken (1992), followed by the albums The Downward Spiral (1994) and The Fragile (1999).

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Genres

Current line-up

Musician	Instruments	Years
Josh Freese	Drums (drum set), Marimba	2005 to present
Robin Finck	Background vocals, Violin, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard, Lap steel guitar	1994 to present
Stu Brooks	Background vocals, Electric bass guitar, Electric guitar, Keyboard	2026 to present
Atticus Ross	Bass, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Background vocals	2004 to present
Trent Reznor	Lead vocals, Background vocals, Saxophone, Bass, Percussion, Synthesizer, Piano, Guitar, Keyboard	1988 to present

Former members

Musician	Instruments	Years
Danny Lohner	Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard	1993 to 2003
Chris Vrenna	Percussion, Drums (drum set), Sampler, Keyboard	1988 to 1997
Jeordie White	Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard	2005 to 2007
Alex Carapetis	Drums (drum set)	2005 to 2005
Ilan Rubin	Background vocals, Bass, Cello, Percussion, Drums (drum set), Keyboard, Guitar	2008 to 2025
Jeff Ward	Drums (drum set)	1990 to 1991
Kevin McMahon	Background vocals, Guitar	1996 to 1996
Martin Atkins	Drums (drum set)	1991 to 1991
Aaron North	Background vocals, Guitar	2005 to 2007
Adrian Belew	Background vocals, Marimba, Guitar	2013 to 2013
Alessandro Cortini	Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard	2005 to 2026
Charlie Clouser	Background vocals, Percussion, Synthesizer, Theremin, Keyboard	1994 to 2001
Dave Ogilvie	Keyboard	1997 to 1999
David Haymes	Keyboard	1990 to 1990
Gary Talpas	Keyboard	1989 to 1989
James Woolley	Background vocals, Synthesizer, Keyboard	1991 to 1994
Jerome Dillon	Drums (drum set), Guitar	1999 to 2005
Joshua Eustis	Background vocals, Bass, Mandolin, Percussion, Marimba, Guitar, Keyboard, Erhu	2013 to 2013
Justin Meldal‐Johnsen	Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard	2008 to 2009
Keith Hillebrandt	Piano, Keyboard	1997 to 1999
Lee Mars	Keyboard	1990 to 1991
Lisa Fischer	Background vocals	2013 to 2013
Nick Rushe	Keyboard	1989 to 1989
Pino Palladino	Bass	2013 to 2013
Richard Patrick	Background vocals, Guitar	1989 to 1993
Ron Musarra	Drums (drum set)	1988 to 1988
Sharlotte Gibson	Background vocals	2013 to 2013

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

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