Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American
industrial rock band formed in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band until the official addition of English musician
Atticus Ross in 2016. Reznor chose the name "Nine Inch Nails" because it "abbreviated easily" rather than for "any literal meaning". Other rumored explanations have circulated, alleging that Reznor chose to reference Jesus' crucifixion with nine-inch spikes, …
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