Of all the platinum-level rock acts that rose to prominence in the early '90s, Nine Inch Nails are in many ways the last band standing. Breaking up was never an issue, as Trent Reznor has been the sole director of NIN since its inception, but neither have they become a greatest-hits dinosaur act, an Axl Rose-esque caricature, or one of the many drug casualties littering the last twenty years of rock history. more ›

Nine Inch Nails has become less about the music and more about the new and creative ways in which it is being marketed and consumed. more ›

No worries if you haven't paid Helmet any mind since the mid-nineties: the band's potent blend of post-hardcore riffing and sarcastic, smart-stupid lyrics made Page Hamilton and Co. underground stars, but it also unwittingly helped usher in the IQ-lowering hordes of nu-metal that sent heavy music into a self-loathing free fall at the turn of the century. That does not, however, discount the fact that Helmet was-and is-one of the most formidable acts in hard... more ›

The time is Year Zero (~ 2022), and the religious right has apparently got a strong hold on the government and the people through various mediums. Conceived largely during the With Teeth tour and inspired undoubtedly by current events, the record boasts soaring guitar riffs that garnish layered, melodious electro-metal as Reznor packs more punches than ever before without putting out personal cries of help. Instead this is more about the world's downward spiral. more ›