NINE INCH NAILS — Pretty Hate Machine (review)

NINE INCH NAILS — Pretty Hate Machine album cover Album · 1989 · Non-Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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Released in 1989, ‘Pretty Hate Machine’ is the debut album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Mostly written and recorded by singer and instrumentalist Trent Reznor during down-time whilst working at a studio, it would become an influential and pivotal album in the early days of industrial rock, and in particular, industrial metal.

Seemingly years ahead of its time, ‘Pretty Hate Machine’ sees a blend of rock and electronic elements fused to create a very harsh, gritty and bleak-sounding album. The angst-ridden vocals convey despair and anguish, while atmospheric keyboards create moods of desperation and isolation. This album is heavy, yet danceable!

With early hits including the infectious ‘Head Like a Hole’, ‘Terrible Lie’, ‘Sin’, ‘Kinda I Want To’, ‘Sanctified’ and ‘Down in It’, there is no shortage of potential here, and it’s easy to hear that even on early releases, you know that Nine Inch Nails are destined for bigger things.
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