A musical project founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor (b. May 17, 1965), Nine Inch
Nails soon signed with TVT Records and made its mark with Pretty Hate Machine
(1989), produced with Flood and Adrian Sherwood. With a sound that blends rock,
electronica and industrial tension, the album went platinum and established Nine
Inch Nails as one of the leading industrial metal figures of the 1990s. After an
acclaimed appearance at Lollapalooza and a hectic first European tour, Reznor
stepped up a gear with the Broken EP (1992), which reached No. 7 on the
Billboard 200, and went on to found N...