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Sin by Nine Inch Nails

Artist Biography For Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails Commonly Abbreviated As NIN Stylized As NIИ Is An American Industrial Rock Band Formed In 1988 In Cleveland Ohio. Singer Songwriter Multi-Instrumentalist And Producer Trent Reznor Was The Only Permanent Member Of The Band Until The Official Addition Of English Musician Atticus Ross In 2016. Reznor Chose The Name "Nine Inch Nails" Because It "abbreviated Easily" Rather Than For "any Literal Meaning". Other Rumored Explanations Have Circulated Alleging That Reznor Chose To Reference Jesus' Crucifixion With Nine-Inch Spikes   Or Freddy Krueger's Nine-Inch Fingernails. The Nine Inch Nails Logo First Appeared On The Music Video For Their Debut Single "Down In It". Reznor And Gary Talpas Designed The Logo Inspired By Tibor Kalman's Typography On The Talking Heads Album Remain In Light. The Logo Features The Band's Initials With The Second N Mirrored. Talpas A Native Of Cleveland Continued To Design Nine Inch Nails Packaging Until 1997. The Band's Debut Album Pretty Hate Machine 1989 Was Released Via TVT Records. After Disagreeing With TVT About How To Promote The Album The Band Signed With Interscope Records And Released The EP Broken 1992 . The Following Albums The Downward Spiral 1994 And The Fragile 1999 Were Released To Critical Acclaim And Commercial Success. Following A Hiatus Nine Inch Nails Resumed Touring In 2005 And Released The Album With Teeth 2005 . Following The Release Of The Album Year Zero 2007 The Band Left Interscope After A Feud. Nine Inch Nails Continued Touring And Independently Released Ghosts I–IV 2008 And The Slip 2008 Before A Second Hiatus. Their Eighth Album Hesitation Marks 2013 Was Followed By A Trilogy Which Consisted Of The EPs Not The Actual Events 2016 And Add Violence 2017 And Their Ninth Album Bad Witch 2018 . In 2020 Nine Inch Nails Simultaneously Released Two Further Installments In The Ghosts Series Ghosts V Together And Ghosts VI Locusts. When Touring Reznor Typically Assembles A Live Band To Perform With Him Under The Nine Inch Nails Name. This Live Band Has Varied Over The Decades With Various Members Leaving And Returning The Most Recent Lineup Consists Of Robin Finck Who Initially Joined In 1994 Alessandro Cortini Who Initially Joined In 2005 And Ilan Rubin Who Initially Joined In 2009 Alongside Reznor And Ross. The Band's Concerts Are Noted For Their Extensive Use Of Thematic Visual Elements Complex Special Effects And Elaborate Lighting. Songs Are Often Rearranged To Fit Any Given Performance And Melodies Or Lyrics Of Songs That Are Not Scheduled To Be Performed Are Sometimes Assimilated Into Other Songs.
Nine Inch Nails As A Live Band Is Generally Understood To Be A Separate Entity From Its Recording Studio-Based Component. Occasionally Past Band Members Are Invited To Participate In The Process When Not Directly Involved With Recording New Material Nine Inch Nails' Lineup Tends To Change Drastically Between Major Tours. Aside From Trent Reznor Remaining On Lead Vocals Nothing About The Live Band Has Remained Constant Since Its Inception. Reznor Cited The Long Gestation Period Between Studio Albums As Part Of The Reason For These Frequent Personnel Changes. Nine Inch Nails Have Sold Over 20 Million Records And Been Nominated For 13 Grammy Awards Winning For The Songs "Wish" In 1992 And "Happiness In Slavery" In 1996. Time Magazine Named Reznor One Of Its Most Influential People In 1997 While Spin Magazine Has Described Him As "the Most Vital Artist In Music". In 2004 Rolling Stone Placed Nine Inch Nails At No. 94 On Its List Of The 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time. Nine Inch Nails Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2020 After Being Nominated In 2014 Their First Year Of Eligibility And Again In 2015.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Sin

"Sin" Is The Seventh Track On The 1989 Release Pretty Hate Machine. Remixes Were Featured On The Sin Single Along With A B-Side A Cover Of Queen's "Get Down Make Love" . The Song Is Often Amped Up When Played Live Usually Featured At The Beginning Of Setlists. The "sha" Samples Used At The Beginning And End Of The Song Appear To Be From "Paid In Full" By Eric B. & Rakim Though They May Also Have Sampled The Same Original Source. The Line "Stale Incense Old Sweat And Lies Lies Lies" Is A Direct Quote Of Clive Barker From His Short Story "In The Hills The Cities" From Books Of Blood In Which He Uses It To Describe Old European Churches. The Loud Cry From The End Of "Kinda I Want To" Segues Into The Track As The Hisses Jump Back And Forth Between The Left And Right Audio Channels Stereo Panning Being A Prominent Feature Of The Track. The Song Itself Is Very Beat Driven With Much Synthesized Layering And Uses The Lyrics As The Melody For Most Of The Song Lacking Any Real "lead" Parts. It's Also Notable For Its Unique Sample Of A Loud Whistling Which Is Most Likely A Sped Up Sample Of A Saxophone. All Remixes Of Sin Are Remixes Of A Demo That Was Never Released. A Music Video Was Made Using The "Short" Remix Of The Song. It Was Directed By Brett Turnbull. The Video Contains Two Women Dancing With Each Other At The Beginning Before Cutting To The Main Focus Of The Video. A Woman Nude Except For What Looks Like Straps To Spelunking Gear And A Halogen Lamp Walking A Shirtless Wrist-Bound Reznor With A Bag Over His Head Through What Looks Like An Industrial Warehouse Complex. He Is Then Strapped Into An Aerotrim Where She Spins Him Throughout The Remainder Of The Video. These Scenes Are Intercut With Two Young Gay Lovers A Man And Woman Wearing Ritualistic Dressings And Dancing As Well As Visuals Of Pierced Genitalia Both Male And Female All Reflecting The Song's Dark Sexual Aspects.
The Video Was Filmed In December 1990 In London During A Short Trip By Reznor And John Malm To Prepare For The Upcoming UK Releases And Tour Through Island Records. The Video Was Banned From MTV And Most Major Outlets. It Remained Unreleased In Any Official Capacity Until A Partial Version Of The Video Was Included On Closure. There Were Reports That The Complete Video Was Shown At Dance Clubs In The Early 1990s And Can Now Be Found On The Internet As The Full Video Became Available Through TVT's Website.

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