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This Day In Music History: October 20th, 1989 – Nine Inch Nails emerge with ‘Pretty Hate Machine’

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Before Nine Inch Nails emerged at the tail end of the ’80s, industrial music was pretty much limited to bands like Ministry, Skinny Puppy, and other influential acts that had a dedicated audience. The genre was certainly not in the mainstream at all – that is, until Trent Reznor’s musical genius emerged with Pretty Hate…

On Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Pretty Hate Machine’, Trent Reznor brought industrial music to the mainstream

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Pretty Hate Machine, the debut album from Nine Inch Nails, is a stroke of genius. While it’s not necessarily NIN mastermind Trent Reznor’s best work (that would come later), the album established Reznor as a true visionary early on. Unlike most industrial music of the era, Pretty Hate Machine subverted the cold, mechanical predilections of…