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Nine Inch Nails Regrouping, Announces Tour Plans And Revamped Lineup

posted Feb 27, 2013 at 1:08 PM by xFiruath.  (16 Comments)

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Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has released a statement via Pitchfork.com about the band regrouping to tour during 2013.

You can read the full article right here. The official statement from Trent Reznor reads as follows:

Nine Inch Nails are touring this year. I was working with Adrian Belew on some musical ideas, which led to some discussion on performing, which led to some beard-scratching, which (many steps later) led to the decision to re-think the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be, and the idea of playing a show. Calls were made to some friends, lots of new ideas were discussed, and a show was booked - which led to another, which somehow led to a lot of shows.

The band is reinventing itself from scratch and will be comprised of Eric Avery, Adrian Belew, Alessandro Cortini, Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin, and me. The first shows will begin this summer, followed by a full-on arena tour of the US this fall, and lots of other dates worldwide to follow through 2014. Lots of details and dates to come. See you soon.

Details on the dates will be announced as they become available. In related news, Trent Reznor also recently took home two Grammy wins for his soundtrack to the movie "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo."

Read the full article at Pitchfork.com.

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16 Comments on "Nine Inch Nails Regrouping, Announces Tour Plans"

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1. RememberMetal? writes:

Keyline: "re-think the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be".

I would love to catch them at some point. While I liked the "Ghosts" album(s) I've been unimpressed with most new NIN output since "With Teeth". Prior to that I think their '89-'99 material is amazing.

# Feb 27, 2013 @ 2:59 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. b12 writes:

great news. PLZ make a PA appearance trent!!!

# Feb 27, 2013 @ 3:08 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Cr4wf0rdTxJ1ng0J4ng0 writes:

One of my friends was playing the soundtrack for the Social Network, and I heard it in the kitchen and thought my washer was off-balance.

# Feb 27, 2013 @ 3:13 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. art devanzo writes:

its reznor not the entire original lineup of NIN right?
not a fan, but i guess trent is NIN, so i guess it does not matter who he has behind him.
give it a shot

# Feb 27, 2013 @ 5:00 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. art devanzo writes:

np magic ghost man, sevenfeetunder

# Feb 27, 2013 @ 5:05 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. weasel321 writes:

art: yes, NIN is just Trent. He lived down here in NOLA a while back for a long time and used to record down here. He would do all of the albums himself and then "recruit" his friends to play live with him.

# Feb 27, 2013 @ 9:03 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Borntomosh writes:

Not the biggest NIN fan, but its pretty cool seeing them (him) come back. Reznor is a madman.

# Feb 27, 2013 @ 11:50 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. nice writes:

Surprise NIN tix would get me a whole lot of sex and many blowjobs, not in that order, from the girlfriend.

# Feb 28, 2013 @ 7:29 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. lulz writes:

^ nice to know the level of depth in that relationship...

# Mar 1, 2013 @ 10:15 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. CorpusUpir writes:

I don't care how they come back WOOO NIN IS BACK! I will admit the slip was weak , but I loved year zero and if it's anything like How to Destroy Angels I am still down. One of the best stage show's I have ever seen

# Mar 2, 2013 @ 2:53 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. brandedcfh420 writes:

year zero was pretty good, i will agree with that!!

# Mar 2, 2013 @ 10:17 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. trampreznor writes:

Clearly a ca$h grab. Trent not making moolah with his How to Destroy Angels act. He gets a gig on Coachella. Not enough. Need dinero

# Mar 2, 2013 @ 5:28 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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13. jibberwabi writes:

Swine With Scales is a sh** band and Bent Fagnor is a sellout motherf***er piece of American sh**. f*** OFF!!!!!!!

# Mar 2, 2013 @ 6:01 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. Billpower writes:

^ class act. anyway, i'm glad to hear this news. the last time I saw NIN live was in 2008 and it was the best concert I have ever been to. i'm hoping for an amazing album.

# Mar 3, 2013 @ 1:18 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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15. Nunya writes:

i thought the slip was pretty good, especially considering they gave it away for free

# Mar 4, 2013 @ 4:33 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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16. RememberMetal? writes:

I think Reznor was ready to close the door on NIN but it just wasn't feasible. He invested most of his life into that beast and now it won't let him rest.

Doing soundtracks under his own name seemed to be paying the bills... "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "The Social Network" and the last Call of Duty were all successful by any standard.

NIN's music has already suffered enough in that "With Teeth" is one of the worst things with the NIN label on it. "Year Zero", "Ghosts", and "The Slip" were all improvements but this is the band that penned "Pretty Hate Machine", "The Downward Spiral" and "The Fragile". Three vastly different albums but each made a lasting impact.

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