---
title: "Nine Inch Nails"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "United States"
formed: 1988
---

# Nine Inch Nails

**Nine Inch Nails** is a industrial band, from United States, active 1988 to present.

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).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Nine Inch Nails |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Cleveland, United States |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Releases in catalog | 17 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal) · [Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Josh Freese](https://themetalnet.com/musician/josh-freese) | Drums (drum set), Marimba | 2005 to present | Current |
| [Robin Finck](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robin-finck) | Background vocals, Violin, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard, Lap steel guitar | 1994 to present | Current |
| [Stu Brooks](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stu-brooks) | Background vocals, Electric bass guitar, Electric guitar, Keyboard | 2026 to present | Current |
| [Atticus Ross](https://themetalnet.com/musician/atticus-ross) | Bass, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Background vocals | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Trent Reznor](https://themetalnet.com/musician/trent-reznor) | Lead vocals, Background vocals, Saxophone, Bass, Percussion, Synthesizer, Piano, Guitar, Keyboard | 1988 to present | Current |
| [Danny Lohner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/danny-lohner) | Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard | 1993 to 2003 | Former |
| [Chris Vrenna](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-vrenna) | Percussion, Drums (drum set), Sampler, Keyboard | 1988 to 1997 | Former |
| [Jeordie White](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeordie-white) | Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard | 2005 to 2007 | Former |
| [Alex Carapetis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-carapetis) | Drums (drum set) | 2005 to 2005 | Former |
| [Ilan Rubin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ilan-rubin) | Background vocals, Bass, Cello, Percussion, Drums (drum set), Keyboard, Guitar | 2008 to 2025 | Former |
| [Jeff Ward](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-ward-90023d8a) | Drums (drum set) | 1990 to 1991 | Former |
| [Kevin McMahon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-mcmahon) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1996 to 1996 | Former |
| [Martin Atkins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martin-atkins) | Drums (drum set) | 1991 to 1991 | Former |
| [Aaron North](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-north) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2005 to 2007 | Former |
| [Adrian Belew](https://themetalnet.com/musician/adrian-belew) | Background vocals, Marimba, Guitar | 2013 to 2013 | Former |
| [Alessandro Cortini](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alessandro-cortini) | Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard | 2005 to 2026 | Former |
| [Charlie Clouser](https://themetalnet.com/musician/charlie-clouser) | Background vocals, Percussion, Synthesizer, Theremin, Keyboard | 1994 to 2001 | Former |
| [Dave Ogilvie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-ogilvie) | Keyboard | 1997 to 1999 | Former |
| [David Haymes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-haymes) | Keyboard | 1990 to 1990 | Former |
| [Gary Talpas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-talpas) | Keyboard | 1989 to 1989 | Former |
| [James Woolley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-woolley) | Background vocals, Synthesizer, Keyboard | 1991 to 1994 | Former |
| [Jerome Dillon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jerome-dillon) | Drums (drum set), Guitar | 1999 to 2005 | Former |
| [Joshua Eustis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joshua-eustis) | Background vocals, Bass, Mandolin, Percussion, Marimba, Guitar, Keyboard, Erhu | 2013 to 2013 | Former |
| [Justin Meldal‐Johnsen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/justin-meldal-johnsen) | Background vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboard | 2008 to 2009 | Former |
| [Keith Hillebrandt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/keith-hillebrandt) | Piano, Keyboard | 1997 to 1999 | Former |
| [Lee Mars](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lee-mars) | Keyboard | 1990 to 1991 | Former |
| [Lisa Fischer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lisa-fischer) | Background vocals | 2013 to 2013 | Former |
| [Nick Rushe](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nick-rushe) | Keyboard | 1989 to 1989 | Former |
| [Pino Palladino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pino-palladino) | Bass | 2013 to 2013 | Former |
| [Richard Patrick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-patrick) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1989 to 1993 | Former |
| [Ron Musarra](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-musarra) | Drums (drum set) | 1988 to 1988 | Former |
| [Sharlotte Gibson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sharlotte-gibson) | Background vocals | 2013 to 2013 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1989 | [Pretty Hate Machine](https://themetalnet.com/album/fcb872a2-7ef9-3ed0-bd4a-7c55c78179b6) | Album |
| 1992 | [Broken](https://themetalnet.com/album/abcff3e9-a3f4-3a94-a6be-32381104084e) | EP |
| 1994 | [The Downward Spiral](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c4cab8d-dead-3870-b501-93c90fd0a580) | Album |
| 1999 | [The Fragile](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc4d7589-a6b9-35ca-a6b6-8c8e70c3baaa) | Album |
| 2002 | [Still](https://themetalnet.com/album/69fbf512-9d79-4ce4-8526-a09e85fbee15) | EP |
| 2005 | [With Teeth](https://themetalnet.com/album/10224fb3-a861-3247-9eab-81b7b0fbb0d4) | Album |
| 2007 | [Year Zero](https://themetalnet.com/album/3bd76d40-7f0e-36b7-9348-91a33afee20e) | Album |
| 2008 | [Ghosts I–IV](https://themetalnet.com/album/550bf4b9-92ca-30ba-9ea2-8b45f9d081f1) | Album |
| 2008 | [Lights in the Sky: Over North America 2008 Tour Sampler](https://themetalnet.com/album/af698f53-deb6-3d9b-b8ea-d0cbb8016e3b) | EP |
| 2008 | [The Slip](https://themetalnet.com/album/5990b23f-6412-3eaf-989c-a4831f4f95f7) | Album |
| 2009 | [NIN|JA 2009 Tour Sampler](https://themetalnet.com/album/90075116-7c90-3236-95d5-23adb1174b24) | EP |
| 2013 | [Hesitation Marks](https://themetalnet.com/album/5abc64d9-2699-4f26-82cb-87ed127f42eb) | Album |
| 2016 | [Not the Actual Events](https://themetalnet.com/album/02abec99-814c-4686-aa24-3f0b2a3d030e) | EP |
| 2017 | [Add Violence](https://themetalnet.com/album/504be58e-6e6e-4279-9275-a7c0aa4524a7) | EP |
| 2018 | [Bad Witch](https://themetalnet.com/album/a63e5fa6-d6ad-47bd-986d-4a27b0c9de70) | Album |
| 2020 | [Ghosts VI: Locusts](https://themetalnet.com/album/ea50fabb-8eed-4adc-bee2-6474194f3aa7) | Album |
| 2020 | [Ghosts V: Together](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f831f68-27a2-4620-9e6e-f6a6d6b2952f) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- website: https://www.nin.com/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4a5d57ZAWl999-YXw0C1Vg
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ninofficial
- x: https://twitter.com/nineinchnails
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nineinchnails/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0X380XXQSNBYuleKzav5UO
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/407
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/107917

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt