Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN and typeset as NIИ) is a critically and commercially successful American band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 by Trent Reznor. more...

The only constant member of Nine Inch Nails is singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Trent Reznor, who has always remained solely responsible for NIN's musical direction (he is, however, supported in concert by a regular backing band).

Etymology

Reznor describes the meaning behind the name Nine Inch Nails:

I don't know if you've ever tried to think of band names, but usually you think you have a great one and you look at it the next day and it's stupid. I had about 200 of those. Nine Inch Nails lasted the two week test, looked great in print, and could be abbreviated easily. It really doesn't have any literal meaning. It seemed kind of frightening. Tough and manly! It's a curse trying to come up with band names.

The Nine Inch Nails logo (the letters "NIN" with the second "N" reversed, looking similar to "NIИ") was inspired by Tibor Kalman's typography on the album cover of Talking Heads' Remain in Light. .

Genre

NIN's sound has variously been described as Nu-Metal, alternative, electronica, heavy metal, rock, synth pop, or, most commonly, industrial or industrial rock. Regarding his music being categorized as industrial, Reznor said in a 1994 Axcess Magazine interview:

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