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Nine Inch Nails

Last album: July 22, 2008
First published: November 30, 2008
Downloads: 12810 albums downloaded

Biography

Nine Inch Nails, also known by the acronym NIN (or NIИ) , was formed in Cleveland in 1988 by Trent Reznor, the only constant member of the band. He is generally credited for popularizing the genre known as "industrial rock". Born Michael Trent Reznor, he was raised by his maternal grandparents in Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. Reznor took up piano at the age of five and in high school took up the tuba and saxophone.