Album: Hesitation Marks by Nine Inch Nails (2013)
Genre: Industrial Metal | Style: Metal | Mood: Confrontational
Record Label: The Null Corporation
Format: Album

Description: Hesitation Marks is the eighth studio album by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released on August 30, 2013. It is their first album since 2008's The Slip, and first release on Columbia Records, making this their first album released on a major label since 2007's Year Zero. The album title is derived from "hesitation wounds", marks that are produced by testing a bladed weapon before attempting suicide or self-harming.
On August 12, 2013, Amazon UK officially made the second track, "Copy of A", available for free to download. On August 22, 2013, a radio rip of "Find My Way" was uploaded to YouTube. On August 27, 2013, the album was streamed on iTunes after it leaked online. The album is available in two different masters for digital download, a "standard" version and an "Audiophile Mastered Version" - the latter having extended dynamic range, not meant to be competitive in the loudness war.

Artist Background: Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN, sometimes stylized as NIИ) is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction. Nine Inch Nails' music straddles a wide range of genres. After recording a new album, Reznor (until the 2009 Wave Goodbye Tour) usually assembles a live band to perform with... Part of the Cleveland, Ohio, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Industrial Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Cleveland, Ohio, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Industrial Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Industrial Metal, Metal, Confrontational, 2010s, Album, The Null Corporation

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Hesitation Marks is the eighth studio album by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released on August 30, 2013. It is their first album since 2008's The Slip, and first release on Columbia Records, making this their first album released on a major label since 2007's Year Zero. The album title is derived from "hesitation wounds", marks that are produced by testing a bladed weapon before attempting suicide or self-harming.
On August 12, 2013, Amazon UK officially made the second track, "Copy of A", available for free to download. On August 22, 2013, a radio rip of "Find My Way" was uploaded to YouTube. On August 27, 2013, the album was streamed on iTunes after it leaked online. The album is available in two different masters for digital download, a "standard" version and an "Audiophile Mastered Version" - the latter having extended dynamic range, not meant to be competitive in the loudness war.

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