Industrial metal — of a recognisably early 90s style — lives on in 2022 in the form of Body Prophecy (20 Buck Spin) by Oklahoma’s Black Magnet. Following up Hallucination Scene — the project’s debut album — this latest release arrives with more than a casual nod to Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, and Godflesh (from which Justin K. Broadrick even lends his mixing talents on the album’s closing track). Continue reading
The contradictions of crafting an album using the very technologies and processes the band had previously railed against are but one small element of the complicated and interesting layers that make up Artificial Devices, the self-released second full-length composition of London duo Andrei Alan (guitars/bass/programming) and Chris Bevan Lee (keys/vocals/programming) collectively known as The Ever Living (I promised myself no Mumm-ra comments, but here I am in the intro… I can’t help it, every time I see the band name…).
Nine Inch Nails has postponed their planned shows in Cleveland Ohio next month due to ongoing fears of the coronavirus pandemic. Trent Reznor shared the news of the cancelation in an announcement on social media earlier today (Thursday, August 19). Direct support was to come from The Pixies. Refunds are being offered at the point of purchase.
Nine Inch Nails dropped a new single today – “Isn’t Everyone” a collaboration with LA artist HEALTH, on all DSPs. Both bands produced the single, which got mixed by Atticus Ross. The song is equal parts the sonics and vocals of both groups. Listen now:
Twenty-five years plus into his career, Marilyn Manson continues to be an enigma, wrapped tight inside a riddle, not wishing to be fully known. By never making the same album twice with his namesake band, he continues to defy expectations, and be equally loved and hated. While his early albums are masterworks that others from the 1990s would kill to rest their reputations on. However, as the rockstar gains on years and gets further away from his early years, he has transformed into a much more interesting character than when he was freaking out pastors and scarring moms and dads.
Once one of the most anticipated tours of 2020, is now completely canceled. Nine Inch Nails has canceled all 2020 touring plans, which was t be a USA headline tour with an opener, singer JehnnyBeth according to a post to their Instagram account. Instead, Trent Reznor says that “the current plan is to finish up some scoring projects, work on my limited patience skills, deep dive into new NIN material, and hopefully be playing music live for you in 2021.”Continue reading
Nine Inch Nails surprise-released two new albums: Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts. Consisting of 23 new instrumental tracks, they are described on NIN’s web site as “two different records for two different mindsets. Download now for free. Stay safe!” In addition to this being a great gift to fans in the time of coronavirus, this is a throwback to the Ghosts I-IV era of NIN when the band often surprise dropped albums and tracks to fans, only to sell limited edition physical versions later on. In 2019 NIN won many awards including a Country Music Award, for Lil Nas X’s and Billy Ray Cyrus’s song ‘Old Town Road’, which sampled the Ghosts I-IV album. Continue reading
Nine Inch Nails closed out a weekend of shows at The Joint in Las Vegas last night and had a special treat for fans. The band performed new songs and select covers for the first time ever. They played a new song, ‘Ahead of Ourselves’ from their EP Bad Witch due out next Friday. They were joined by Gary Numan for a cover of ‘Metal’ and played Joy Division’s ‘Digital’ for the first time too. Continue reading
