Trent Reznor Will Revive Nine Inch Nails

One-time Clevelander Trent Reznor recently announced publicly that it's time to reinvent Nine Inch Nails. Expect plenty of tour dates, he says, and more details going forward. Here's his message:

Nine Inch Nails are touring this year.

I was working with Adrian Belew on some musical ideas, which led to some discussion on performing, which led to some beard-scratching, which (many steps later) led to the decision to re-think the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be, and the idea of playing a show. Calls were made to some friends, lots of new ideas were discussed, and a show was booked - which led to another, which somehow led to a lot of shows.

The band is reinventing itself from scratch and will be comprised of Eric Avery, Adrian Belew, Alessandro Cortini, Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin, and me. The first shows will begin this summer, followed by a full-on arena tour of the US this fall, and lots of other dates worldwide to follow through 2014.

Lots of details and dates to come. See you soon.

TR

NIN has been on the shelf for the past four years, allowing Reznor to pursue production jobs on the side and his ongoing project How To Destroy Angels (album due March 5).