Nine Inch Nails (NIN) is the legendary industrial rock project founded by Trent Reznor in Cleveland in 1988, with Atticus Ross joining in 2016. Known for dark electronic sound with distorted guitars and introspective lyrics. Debut album "Pretty Hate Machine" brought industrial music mainstream. "The Downward Spiral" became a classic. Two-time Oscar winner for film scores. The most influential industrial music act.