I am so unbelievably happy with this news

Trent hasn't gone indie yet? I wonder why he's still dealing with a major label? I hope they didn't 360 him.

There is a god! and his name is Trent Reznor

I've been listening to my NIN CDs as I've recently synced them to my mp3 player. Just opened the shrink-wrap on Year Zero less than a week ago and I am really feeling it. Looking forward to picking up the new CD in the fall.

BlaqueKnight said:

Trent hasn't gone indie yet? I wonder why he's still dealing with a major label? I hope they didn't 360 him.

Actually he was indie post-2007 until now. the NIN albums "Ghosts I-IV" and "The Slip" were both released independently and both sold incredibly well.

He began dealing with a major again when his other band, How To Destroy Angels, released their debut album last year (also on Columbia).

http://www.hypebot.com/hy...label.html

This article clarifies:

Celebrated singer-songwriter and music producer Trent Reznor has been an independent recording artist ever since he left Interscope Records in 2007. After founding his own record label in 2008 and releasing music independently, the Academy Award winning musician has reverted back to the majors for help in releasing his latest project through Columbia Records, pointing out that “complete independent releasing has its great points, but also comes with shortcomings.”

“Regarding our decision to sign with Columbia, we’ve really spent a long time thinking about things and it makes sense for a lot of reasons, including a chance to work with our old friend Mark Williams,” Reznor wrote. “There’s a much more granular and rambling answer I could give (and likely will in an interview someplace) but it really comes down to us experimenting and trying new things to see what best serves our needs. Complete independent releasing has its great points but also comes with shortcomings.”

Reznor’s use of the word "partnership" indicates that the group hasn’t signed a complete 360 deal and is more likely involved in a 50/50 or a record-to-record deal. The shortcomings that Reznor is referring to that come along with “complete independence" may mean that Reznor is perhaps seeking commercial radio play for his How to Destroy Angels project – something that major labels like Columbia can certainly help in attaining.

This makes sense for Reznor, for it was terrestrial radio that attributed to NIN's commercial breakthrough and made room for their incredibly high sales figures and worldwide tours.

Still though, this partnership comes as a bit of a surprise considering how outspoken Reznor is in his skepticism of major labels.

"I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate," Reznor said after his contractual obligation with Interscope ended back in 2007.

The musician has also been one of the strongest voices advocating the D.I.Y. route for musicians and has been seen to regularly share his advice for independents to distribute their work. In fact, Reznor's name has been quite synonymous with "DIY" over the years as a go-to example of an artist that has worked to build a fan base over time and relies on close personal connections with fans to monetize his art.

Ever since his split with Interscope, Reznor has released and sold all of his recordings (even The Social Network soundtrack) through his own website and social networks – retaining all of his royalties. While he will now be giving up a piece of the pie to Columbia, Reznor seems to find enough value in what the major label “machine” will provide for his latest project to justify the exchange.

Are we sure this wasn't a listening party for the new Kanye?

Militant said:

BlaqueKnight said:

Trent hasn't gone indie yet? I wonder why he's still dealing with a major label? I hope they didn't 360 him.

Actually he was indie post-2007 until now. the NIN albums "Ghosts I-IV" and "The Slip" were both released independently and both sold incredibly well.

He began dealing with a major again when his other band, How To Destroy Angels, released their debut album last year (also on Columbia).

http://www.hypebot.com/hy...label.html

This article clarifies:

Celebrated singer-songwriter and music producer Trent Reznor has been an independent recording artist ever since he left Interscope Records in 2007. After founding his own record label in 2008 and releasing music independently, the Academy Award winning musician has reverted back to the majors for help in releasing his latest project through Columbia Records, pointing out that “complete independent releasing has its great points, but also comes with shortcomings.”

“Regarding our decision to sign with Columbia, we’ve really spent a long time thinking about things and it makes sense for a lot of reasons, including a chance to work with our old friend Mark Williams,” Reznor wrote. “There’s a much more granular and rambling answer I could give (and likely will in an interview someplace) but it really comes down to us experimenting and trying new things to see what best serves our needs. Complete independent releasing has its great points but also comes with shortcomings.”

Reznor’s use of the word "partnership" indicates that the group hasn’t signed a complete 360 deal and is more likely involved in a 50/50 or a record-to-record deal. The shortcomings that Reznor is referring to that come along with “complete independence" may mean that Reznor is perhaps seeking commercial radio play for his How to Destroy Angels project – something that major labels like Columbia can certainly help in attaining.

This makes sense for Reznor, for it was terrestrial radio that attributed to NIN's commercial breakthrough and made room for their incredibly high sales figures and worldwide tours.

Still though, this partnership comes as a bit of a surprise considering how outspoken Reznor is in his skepticism of major labels.

"I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate," Reznor said after his contractual obligation with Interscope ended back in 2007.

The musician has also been one of the strongest voices advocating the D.I.Y. route for musicians and has been seen to regularly share his advice for independents to distribute their work. In fact, Reznor's name has been quite synonymous with "DIY" over the years as a go-to example of an artist that has worked to build a fan base over time and relies on close personal connections with fans to monetize his art.

Ever since his split with Interscope, Reznor has released and sold all of his recordings (even The Social Network soundtrack) through his own website and social networks – retaining all of his royalties. While he will now be giving up a piece of the pie to Columbia, Reznor seems to find enough value in what the major label “machine” will provide for his latest project to justify the exchange.

Like Prince, he came from the old school days when the label made you a star. He probably misses that a little bit. How To Destroy Angels NEEDED major push because he had Yoko Reznor at the front position.

BlaqueKnight said:

Militant said:

Like Prince, he came from the old school days when the label made you a star. He probably misses that a little bit. How To Destroy Angels NEEDED major push because he had Yoko Reznor at the front position.

There was also this that he said. (quote below)

I mean, some find it odd because he was very successful doing the indie thing as well. The deluxe edition of "Ghosts" netted him over a million dollars within a few days...... 6 weeks before the product even shipped.

But..... I've released albums independently and I've released albums on Sony BMG and Virgin/EMI. There's something to be said for not having to call ALL the shots and make every decision when you're with a major. So I get where he's coming from.

http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/66647

"We're playing in Prague, but I see flyers up for Radiohead, who are playing the same place we’re playing, six months from then. Then I walk into the record shop, and there isn’t a section that says Nine Inch Nails."

Reznor went on to explain that he feels losing a level of control to a label is worth the increased exposure an international company can provide a band.

"It was, one, to have a team of people who are better at that [marketing] than I am, worldwide... that felt like it was worth slicing the pie up monetarily," he said, adding: "So far it's been pleasantly pleasant."

[Edited 5/30/13 15:28pm]

Can't wait.

Graycap23 said:

Can't wait.

Co-sign.

Album title: Hesitation Marks

Release date: September 3

First single: "Came Back Haunted"

Upcoming tour dates:

9/28 -- St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
9/30 -- Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
10/1 -- St. Louis, MO, Chaifetz Arena
10/3 -- Montréal, QC, Centre Bell
10/4 -- Toronto, ON, Air Canada Centre
10/5 -- Cleveland, OH, Wolstein Center
10/7 -- Auburn Hills, MI, The Palace of Auburn Hills
10/8 -- Pittsburgh, PA, Petersen Events Center
10/11 -- Boston, MA, TD Garden
10/14 -- Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center
10/15 -- Newark, NJ, rudential Center
10/18 -- Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
10/19 -- University Park, PA, Bryce Jordan Center
10/21 -- Raleigh, NC, PNC Arena
10/22 -- Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
10/24 -- Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena
10/30 -- Sunrise, FL, BB&T Center
10/31 -- Orlando, FL, Amway Center
11/05 -- San Antonio, TX, AT&T Center
11/08 -- Los Angeles, CA, Staples Center
11/09 -- Phoenix, AZ, US Airways Center
11/11 -- El Paso, TX, Don Haskins Center
11/13 -- Broomfield, CO, 1stBank Center
11/15 -- Las Vegas, NV, The Joint
11/16 -- Las Vegas, NV, The Joint
11/18 -- Portland, OR, Rose Garden Arena
11/19 -- Spokane, WA, Spokane Arena
11/21 -- Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
11/22 -- Seattle, WA, KeyArena
11/24 -- Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
11/25 -- Calgary, AB, Scotiabank Saddledome

"Came Back Haunted" audio

[Edited 6/6/13 5:32am]

Identity said:

Album title: Hesitation Marks

Release date: September 3

First single: "Came Back Haunted"

"Came Back Haunted" audio

The new song is a bit too similar to The Hand That Feeds for my liking.

I hate it when a band/artist comes back with a song that sounds like a blatant rehash of their previous work. It pains me to say it, but Trent sounds a bit dated and stuck in the past on this.

That's nice, real nice, very fresh and innovative.

Good news about the album and I think CBH sounds good. I'm excited to hear what the new songs will bring.

I can't make the shows in the UK this year which is a pisser, but I'm hoping they return here next year.

I absolutely love Came Back Haunted. I don't feel it sounds anything like The Hand That Feeds.

There are some clues that "Hesitation Marks" may be a thematic sequel to "The Downward Spiral"

Here is the track list for Hesitation Marks:

"The Eater of Dreams"
"Copy of A"
"Came Back Haunted"
"Find My Way"
"All Time Low"
"Disappointed"
"Everything"
"Satellite"
"Various Methods of Escape"
"Running"
"I Would for You"
"In Two"
"While I'm Still Here"
"Black Noise"

7 Reasons Trent Lane From “Daria” Is Basically Trent Reznor

This is why you had a crush on a cartoon punk. posted on June 19, 2013 at 3:06pm EDT

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This is Trent Lane.

On the popular late ’90s MTV program Daria, Trent plays Daria’s best friend Jane’s attractive older brother. For the first three seasons Daria has a crush on Trent, one which he is largely unaware of. The two never get together but have some killer music-related adventures.

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This is Trent Reznor.

He’s the genius frontman of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. He’s won a billion awards for it and is basically a god to all mall goths.

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1. I mean, they even have the same name.

2. Trent Lane was in a band called “Mystik Spiral.”

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Which is obviously a reference to the NIN album “Downward Spiral.”

Insane, right?

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3. Did I mention he’s also the dynamic frontman of said band?

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So easy.

Twins! Is your mind blown yet?

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4. They both like to get messy.

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But it totally works for them.

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5. They even write about the same stuff.

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There is no way this is coincidence.

The above lyrics are from Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.”

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6. They share an interest in dark and brooding things, like space.

But let’s be real here, Reznor is obviously the better lyricist. That doesn’t mean they don’t have things in common!

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7. They both possess the uncanny ability to be both alternative and totally swoon worthy.

I feel you, Daria.

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Dreamy!

If you were even vaguely goth in the ’90s, this was your crush. Fact.

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But most importantly:

Yes, Trents. Yes, you are.