Nine Inch Nails (1983: Doomsday)

Nine Inch Nails, often abbreviated and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Meadville, North Pennsylvania. As the band's main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails, and remains solely responsible for its musical direction. As such the music of Nine Inch Nails bridges the gap between a wide range of genres. After each new album recorded, Reznor usually assembles a live band to perform with him, with this touring band's revolving lineup arranging Reznor's compositions for a live setting. In the late 1980's and early 1990's the music of Nine Inch Nails was warmly received by the underground music community, and through his production of a number of highly influential records throughout the decade, Reznor became a famous musician across much of the former American midwest and northest.