It’s Halloween week, and you know what that means! I wrote an article about a band I really liked in 7th grade and have slowly lost interest in ever since. Sorry. I did see them live in Nashville like 7 years ago, though, and it was actually a really good show, even if the last Nine Inch Nails album I bought was Year Zero.

The tragic real-life story of Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails was formed in 1988 by frontman Trent Reznor, who made demos while he worked as a janitor at a recording studio in Cleveland, Ohio. The history of Nine Inch Nails is full of tragedy, including Reznor’s struggles with addiction, video censorship, and conflicts within the band.