Aug 04 2008
The Slip
In support of their new internet released CD entitled The Slip , seminal 90’s band Nine Inch Nails will be touring extensively. With numerous dates announced as part of the Lights In The Sky Over North America 2008 and Lights In The Sky Over South America 2008 tours. According to the official website , the tour kicked off on July 25 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Knoxville will proudly host NIN at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum on August 9th at 7:30 PM.
With the release of Pretty Hate Machine in 1989, NIN skyrocketed into the stratosphere of fame and popularity. Trent Reznor, who is NIN, has always maintained control of all aspects of music production. Three years later (1992) saw the release of Broken . And two years after that (1994) saw the release of The Downward Spiral . On The Downward Spiral is perhaps NIN’s most recognizable song entitled Closer . Closer represents perhaps the pinnacle of mainstream acceptance of a loosely categorized industrial sound. Though Closer was heavily censored for radio and television, it received lots of airtime. Below is the actual uncensored video.
Reznor has also produced soundtracks for several movies and teamed up with the likes of David Bowie for the 1997 release of I’m Afraid Of Americans . In addition to being a respected, Grammy Award winning artist, Reznor created his own record label entitled Nothing Records which featured Marilyn Manson. Another show of Reznor’s respected status as an artist is with the haunting remake of his hit Hurt by the legendary Johnny Cash.
