Nine Inch Nails Is Returning With All New Band Members

Nine Inch Nails have been on hiatus since 2009, but founder and frontman Trent Reznor never said that the band was through. Today, Reznor announced that he is bringing the band back but 'reinventing' it with all new band members.

This new line up will still feature drummer Ilan Rubin and Alessandro Cortini, but will now also feature former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery, former King Crimson multi-instrumentalist Adrian Belew and Puscifer's Josh Eustis.

Trent Reznor had this to say regarding the new lineup:

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