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Nine Inch Nails

American industrial rock band
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Summary

Nine Inch Nails is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,483 views/month, #65 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance[3], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[4]
  • Influenced by: Pink Floyd[5], Ministry[6], Skinny Puppy[7], The Clash[8]
  • Founder: Trent Reznor[9]
  • Genre: alternative rock[10], ambient music[11], industrial music[12], electronic rock[13], dark ambient[14], industrial rock[15], industrial metal[16]
  • Record label: Atlantic Records[17], Columbia Records[18], Interscope Records[19], Island Records[20], Nothing Records[21], Rykodisc[22], The Null Corporation[23], TVT Records[24], Universal Music Group[25]
  • Discography: Nine Inch Nails discography[26]
  • Commons category: Nine Inch Nails[27]
  • Country of origin: United States[28]
  • Has part(s): Atticus Ross[29]
  • Inception: 1988[30]
  • Location of formation: Cleveland[31]
  • Official website: https://www.nin.com/[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nine Inch Nails[33]
  • Commons gallery: Nine Inch Nails[34]
  • Web feed URL: https://www.nin.com/feed/[35]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album[36], MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction[37], MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video[38], Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance[39], MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video[40], American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Rock Artist[41], MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction[42], MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video[43], MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography[44], MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year[45], Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance[46], Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance[47], Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance[48]
  • Topic has template: Template:Nine Inch Nails[49]
  • Short name: NIN[50]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[51]

  • Country: US[52]

  • Began / founded: 1988[53]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, post-industrial, rock[54]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, post-industrial, rock[55]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b7ffd2af-418f-4be2-bdd1-22f8b48613da[56]

Why It Matters

Nine Inch Nails has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

It has been cited as an influence by Linkin Park[59], a musical group[60], founded in 1996[61]; Evanescence[62], a rock band[63], founded in 1994[64]; 30 Seconds to Mars[65], a musical group[66], founded in 1998[67]; Lostprophets[68], a musical group[69], founded in 1997[70]; femtanyl[71], a musical duo[72], founded in 2023[73]; and Kristin Hayter[74], a singer[75], b. 1986[76], of United States[77].

FAQs

What awards did Nine Inch Nails receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance[3] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[4].

Who did Nine Inch Nails influence?

Nine Inch Nails has been cited as an influence by Linkin Park[59], Evanescence[62], 30 Seconds to Mars[65], and Lostprophets[68].

Related Entities

30 Seconds to Mars Adrian Belew Atlantic Records Columbia Records Interscope Records Island Records Jeordie White Linkin Park Trent Reznor United States Universal Music Group

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  1. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 10w ago · Feedmepaperr · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → k0003803-Nine-Inch-Nails-hudebni-skupina
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  6. 22w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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