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Still Dirty On The Inside: Nine Inch Nails Live

Articles 19

The Abyss Stares Back: Nine Inch Nails’ Broken Revisited

As Broken turns 30, Darran Anderson revisits a blazing and uncompromising record that would take Nine Inch Nails to new heights, as well as depths that Trent Reznor almost did not escape

Books

Outside, Closer: Adam Steiner’s Nine Inch Nails Playlist & Book Extract

To mark the release of his new book, Into The Never: Nine Inch Nails And The Creation Of The Downward Spiral, Adam Steiner picks ten deep cuts from NiN's back catalogue, followed by an extract from the book

A Quietus Interview

The Importance Of Physicality: Alessandro Cortini Interviewed

Ahead of his audio visual show at Semibreve festival, Aimee Armstrong speaks to the Italian musician about about living in Berlin, The Beatles and Lil Nas X

Anniversary

The Geeks Shall Gib The Earth: Doom Turns 25

Twenty-five years since the gaming industry realised that blood, guts and shotguns make money, Joel McIver looks back at the Doom franchise. Doom 2016 screenshots courtesy of John Papadopoulos at www.dsogaming.com

A Quietus Interview

How Can I Light Myself On Fire To Get You To Listen? NIN Interviewed

Getting Nine Inch Nails’ signal to cut through the insane noise of the digital marketplace has been 1% inspiration and 99% immolation, says Trent Reznor to John Doran. But does latest album Bad Witch mark the start of a new phase in their career?

A Quietus Interview

Reverse Engineering: Danny Hyde On Coil, Backwards & NIN

Two decades after Coil finally finished tinkering with tracks, Backwards has finally been release. Russell Cuzner talks to Danny Hyde, the band’s engineer, co-producer, co-writer and programmer about this 'lost' album and the Nine Inch Nails’ material, released last year as Recoiled. Contains NSFW video imagery

Reissues etc. of the Year

Quietus Reissues & Mixes Of The Year 2014 In Association With Norman Records

Here are the top 100 reissues, DJ mixes, anthologies, live albums and soundtracks, as voted for in the Quietus office this year. Feature introduced and built by John Doran

Anniversary

I’ll Do Anything For You: Pretty Hate Machine By NIN Revisited

Bow down before the one you serve. Ned Raggett is going to give you what you deserve: a well-reasoned reappraisal of Nine Inch Nails' 1989 debut

Reissues etc. of the Year

Cracking Stuff: The Quietus Reissues & Compilations Of 2014 So Far

Here is tQ's half year non-studio album list as voted for by Luke Turner, Laurie Tuffrey, Sophie Coletta and John Doran (who compiled and wrote the feature)

A Quietus Interview

You Puppies! Lord Humungus (Parts And Labor) Interviewed

John Doran sits down with the Ayatollah Of Rock And Rolla & former leader of The Australian Free Territories, Lord Humungus, to talk about his lengthy career in making synth pop and industrial dance

Anniversary

Two Way Alchemy: Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral Revisited

Val Siebert revisits an album that sounds even more like the future 20 years later. Audio and video NSFW

A Quietus Interview

Trent Reznor On Coil & Nine Inch Nails, Plus Recoiled Review

Trent Reznor tells John Doran about his love of Coil and relationship with Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson and Jhon Balance, and Harry Sword reviews Cold Spring's new issue of once-lost Coil NIN remixes.

A Quietus Interview

An Alien Of Extraordinary Ability: Gary Numan Interviewed

Gary Numan is back, bigger and bolder than ever. Dom Smith catches up with him to talk how he finds inspiration in the unlikeliest of places

A Quietus Interview

On The Wing: Trent Reznor On Creativity & How To Destroy Angels

With Nine Inch Nails currently on hiatus, Trent Reznor is currently hard at work on new project How To Destroy Angels, whose An Omen_ EP is out now. He speaks to Ned Raggett about exploring new avenues and the challenges of creativity

Film

Teen Apocalypse: Gregg Araki’s Doom Generation

David Moats reappraises Gregg Araki's bisexual horror-comedy on wheels The Doom Generation, now out on DVD in the UK

Film

LIKE: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Discuss Their Social Network Soundtrack

How a film about social networking and geeks at war revitalised the creativity of one of post-industrial's finest pairings

Film

The Friends Experiment: The Social Network Reviewed

The film dream team of David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin (and Trent Reznor!?) expose the very messy origins of facebook. Val Siebert thinks there's much to 'like' in this critical and well crafted drama.

A Quietus Interview

Living In The Back Of Beyond: Coil & TG’s Sleazy Interviewed

Scott McKeating talks to Throbbing Gristle and Coil man Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson about Bangkok, sexuality, Trent Reznor, and the new Coil box set _Colour Sound Oblivion_...

Black Sky Thinking

The Final Curtain For Nine Inch Nails

As Nine Inch Nails (purportedly) played their last ever gig on these shores at Sonisphere and the 02 recently, Emily Bick says goodbye . . .

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 5

Baker's Dozen

Addicted To Serendipity: Hayden Thorpe Of Wild Beasts’ Baker’s Dozen

As the Cumbrian quartet prepare to release their "'fuck you' to adulthood", Boy King, their singer and guitarist takes us through 13 LPs that shaped it, including Nine Inch Nails, Max Richter and Oneohtrix Point Never

Baker's Dozen

Burn Again: Lawrence English’s Favourite Albums

After celebrating Room40's 15th birthday, the label head and ambient composer pauses in his hometown of Brisbane to go from Swans to Japanese court music in taking Kate Hennessy through his 13 "foundational" records

Baker's Dozen

The Business Of Forever: Theo Hutchcraft Of Hurts’ Favourite Albums

The lead singer of classy, continent-conquering synth duo Hurts, about to release their third album, Surrender, goes from Phil Spector to Nine Inch Nails via UK hip-hop and Bulgarian folk songs as he picks his top 13

Baker's Dozen

Death Before Silence: Ed Harcourt’s Favourite Albums

Singer, songwriter, pianist and all-round bon viveur Ed Harcourt talks to Wyndham Wallace about his favourite records

Baker's Dozen

Music For A Chameleon: Gary Numan’s 13 Favourite Albums

Quietus hero Gary Numan tells Julian Marszalek about his 13 favourite albums and how they "kicked my arse"... plus the time Freddie Mercury sent a limo to buy him a Big Mac

News 25

Nine Inch Nails to Score New ‘Tron’ Film

'Tron: Ares', due to premiere in 2025, will mark the band's first movie score

Nine Inch Nails Surprise Release New Album

'Ghosts V-VI' is available as a free download from the band's website

LISTEN: New Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails share 'God Break Down The Door' from upcoming album

Roskilde Confirms More Acts

My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails and more have joined the line-up for this year's Roskilde

Trent Reznor Takes Aim At Grizzly Bear, Drake and Minaj

Trent Reznor calls Ashton Kutcher an “asshole”, Donald Trump a “fucking vulgarian”, and Nicki Minaj’s 'Anaconda' video almost “full gynecological probing” in eye opening interview with Vulture.

WATCH: New Nine Inch Nails Video

NIN return with a new EP, Add Violence

Things Learned At: Primavera Sound

Barcelona resident James Skinner reports, with sets from Nine Inch Nails, Slint, Angel Olsen and more. Photos by Dani Canto and Santi Periel

INTERVIEW: Trent Reznor On NIN Tour

"I feel some responsibility to the audience, I want them to leave feeling that they’ve had some kind of experience that was satisfying. But at the same time, as the guy onstage, I feel some responsibility to making myself feel like there’s no safety net." Trent Reznor talks to John Doran. Photo by Kate Beard.