Pretty Hate Machine

by Nine Inch Nails

Pretty Hate Machine cover art

Nine Inch Nails' debut 'Pretty Hate Machine' fused the aggressive, synthesizer-driven textures of industrial music with the accessible song structures and melodic hooks of synth-pop, establishing a new crossover sound. Working largely alone, Trent Reznor crafted a claustrophobic and intensely personal album built on lyrical themes of angst, betrayal, and lovesickness. The record's unexpected multi-platinum success as an independent release signaled industrial rock's breakthrough to a mainstream audience and cemented the album's landmark status.

Genres

  • Industrial Rock
  • Electro-Industrial

Tracklist

  1. Head Like A Hole
  2. Terrible Lie
  3. Down In It
  4. Sanctified
  5. Something I Can Never Have
  6. Kinda I Want To
  7. Sin
  8. That's What I Get
  9. The Only Time
  10. Ringfinger