This was my first NIN show and first concert sober. I can say this gave me that feeling I was missing since giving up alcohol. Having the audio now from that show helps keep that memory alive.

Also as a side note, this is my favorite version of Closer that was performed at this show but that is just my bias.

Sorry it took long. I finally got time to post it.

https://ninlive.com/artists/nin/concerts/2025-9-5-lenovo-center

What are NIN heaviest songs?
I wanted to discuss the heaviest with different meanings. The heaviest emotionally, the heaviest tempo/speed. The heaviest distortion on any given song would love a discussion.

Hey guys! So I think there's a Into the Void version with female vocals in it. It might be a remix or live performance so sorry can't remember which one is it. But I'm quite certain that I've heard it. Could you please help me find it?

Thanks in advance

I’m a Media Studies PhD student researching the Broken movie for a paper (which might turn into my dissertation). I’ve been fascinated by the evolution of the Broken movie since I first found out about it almost a decade ago– from the VHS to the bootlegs to the LimeWire P2P sharing to the PirateBay DVD to its current state on Internet Archive.

I’m trying to gather as much information about the Broken movie as I can. Tell me your Broken movie stories! Did you buy one of the bootlegs? Have someone in college play the VHS at a party and tell you it was real? Spend four days downloading it using dial-up? Found the video from Wikipedia? Didn’t know it existed until this post? Let me know!

If you have dates or year range estimates and (if you had a physical copy) are comfortable sharing which region you were in, this is especially helpful. I think I might have found a potential geographic trend. The more info I get the better :)

Heavy raspberry taste but overall really good. 8/10

In Hurt, he says "If I could start again, million miles away, I would keep myself, I would find a way", so, maybe a stupid question, but what does that mean? The Earth is too small for that, the Moon is too close. In space, in another world?

Doesn't have to be a secret - wrong word choice, but as a NIИ fan what's a movie that you like/love that's very different from NIИ's music?

For me, that's tough. Primarily because I like a ton of ...just... terrible movies. As an example, let's say something like Gone In 60 Seconds, or Hot Shots 1 & Deux, or To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Samurai Cop.

EDIT: Just a movie that you personally like and is not something that would be stereotypical for a NIИ fan. A movie where NIИ music is the last thing you'd expect to hear.

Sorry if this isn't new, but it looks like there's a "latest" tab with HM and Fragile merch up for preorder

Lmk if this is well known and I'll delete this

Hey everyone,

So, I know that this might have been talked a while ago, but I was listening back to some concerts and and the specific sequence of THTF>HLAH>Hurt (or variations of it) has basically been the default closing sequence of a NIN set for nearly two decades (with some exceptions, of course).

Now, don't get me wrong, I don't mind the current choice at all... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.. and I think these three are quite great to close a set, they work, they are amazing tunes, love them... but that being said... if Trent and Atticus decided to throw this sequence out the window for the next run and give us something completely new and refreshing to end the night, what would your dream sequence be?

Mine would probably be: Gave Up > Wish > Burning Bright > In This Twilight

What songs would you pick to close out the show?

Really really REALLY needing to get my hands on the somewhat damaged lyric shirt in XL and the with teeth anniversary green hoodie that was on the site a few months ago in a XXL. I’m honestly super proud with my rather huge collection of NIN merch from the last 27 years I’ve been a fan and I’ve been frantically searching for these from resellers since the moment they sold out and have either found nothing or a size that’s WAY off…..could go anywhere from $75-$100 for the shirt and $125-$150 (maaaaaybe more depending) for the hoodie. I could even trade a fuck load of death metal shirts or maybe some of my most treasured ween merch since it seems NIN and ween merch are on track to become another form of currency down the line🤣

There is a cool shop in Palm Springs called Spellbound. Caught this shot on their Instagram today 🖤

Hi, I write the music for my short films, and I'm trying to research what instruments should I explore to write music like How To Destroy Angels. Are there any specific instruments that would you recommend me to try? Thanks in advance

I had a t-shirt long ago that I believe was from the self destruct tour, the shirt was white and had a red sigil along with the nin logo. If anyone could post a link to somewhere I can buy a new one, or at least images I would be most grateful

"[...]When talking to Rolling Stone, Bowie thought that the entire appeal of the album was because of how much it didn’t feel like it should be listened to, saying,

'In making The Downward Spiral, he encouraged the computer to misconstrue input, willed it to spew out bloated, misshapen shards of sound that pierced and lacerated the listener. Second to The Velvet Underground, there has never been better soul-lashing in rock.'

If anything, Lou Reed’s brand of rock and roll may be the only other companion piece to this kind of record. After all, Reznor’s use of distortion wasn’t that different from how The Velvets used it on their album White Light/White Heat, and as far as the storyline goes, the album takes what Reed was getting at on an album like Berlin and took it even further by making it sound like one of the most intense experiences one can have while sitting completely still.

And just like any genre that struck his fancy, Bowie knew that he wanted to take a crack at it as well, eventually making Earthling as an ode to that style of music by making insane beat switches and allusions to drum and bass music. ‘The Heart’s Filthy Lesson’ was priming the pipes for this, but ‘I’m Afraid of Americans’ is clearly more in line with what Bowie was aiming for.

Reznor was looking to quote what he felt inside, which eventually led to him producing for Bowie and touring with him in the 1990s, where they played a version of ‘Hurt’ together.[...]"

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/rock-album-david-bowie-called-soul-lashing/

In most communities they have elitist's talking about how objectively 'this band is better than that band" and stuff but with our community everybody gets along with each other very well.

I'm not just posting this without context I'm a top poster on here and every single one of my posts have gotten very good feedback. Even when it was a shitty cover I did back then you guys encouraged me to keep going.

The community always shares deep-cut and more obscure things to help other people see it which is really cool. Giving a shotout to these actual legends, u/pyract of nindestruct.com and (I don't know his thing so sorry!) of nincatalog.com and even the live archive and people on youtube.

I think the Nine Inch Nails fanbase is pretty strong. There are assholes every now and then but the majority of you all are awesome. ❤

If you don't agree just don't make a big deal about it, take this post to share a story or anything. Maybe even a memory.

Don’t shoot the messenger…

Cost me £15 and I think I did well for that. First time I've ever seen this NIN CD in the wild.

I swear, my productivity at work is SHIT unless I have NIN blasting in my ears. Luckily I work from home otherwise people in an office would probably be able to hear and hate me for it haha.