"The Becoming" is the seventh track on the 1994 album The Downward Spiral. A semi-acoustic version can be found on Still, which has an accompanying performance video released at the time on nin.com. The bassline on this track was done with a prototype of the Oberheim OB-Mx synthesizer. Trent Reznor stated in an interview that the idea for the metaphor of a person becoming a machine was inspired by Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man. In a 2004 interview for Alternative Press, Reznor was asked about the use of the name Annie in this song: "Oh, and "Annie&… read more
"The Becoming" is the seventh track on the 1994 album The Downward Spiral. A semi-acoustic version can be found on Still, which has an acco… read more
"The Becoming" is the seventh track on the 1994 album The Downward Spiral. A semi-acoustic version can be found on Still, which has an accompanying performance video released a… read more
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band until the official addition of English musician Atticus Ross in 2016. Reznor chose the name "Nine Inch Nails" because it "abbreviated easily" rather than for "any literal meaning". Other rumored explanations have circulated, alleging that Reznor chose to reference Jesus' crucifixion with nine-inch spikes, … read more
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and produce… read more
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member o… read more