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Richie Kotzen and Trent Reznor

Richie Kotzen came close to joining Nine Inch Nails – but one detail stopped him getting the gig

By Phil Weller published

The former Poison guitarist aced his surprise audition but never got a call back

Guitarists
Nine Inch Nails at Lollapalooza in Waterloo, New Jersey on August 14, 1991.

Nine Inch Nails made their name with infamously destructive live shows – this is the true story behind their epic guitar smash-a-thons

By Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour published

It was the tour that made Nine Inch Nails – and destroyed countless guitars. In an exclusive extract from Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, Trent Reznor, Richard Patrick and Dave Navarro look back at their all-star guitar-smashing rituals

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails performs at the Beijing Pop Festival September 9, 2007. Justin Meldal-Johnsen performs with Beck at the Lands End Stage during day 1 of the 2012 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park

How Beck’s longtime bassist scored his spot in Nine Inch Nails

By Brian Fox published

Back in 2008, Justin Meldal-Johnsen was launched from his role as Beck’s musical director onto a Nine Inch Nails world tour

Bassists
Nine Inch Nails and Richard Patrick perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022

“Trent Reznor and I were very 'f*** you' about guitars – it was the complete antithesis of what was going on with the era”: Filter's Richard Patrick on developing his unorthodox approach to tone – and his reunion with Nine Inch Nails

By Andrew Daly published

One of '90s alt-rock's biggest names reveals the challenges of going from $1,000,000 recording budgets to $20,000 – and why he called in another guitarist to re-record all his parts on the new Filter record

Artists
Nine Inch Nails with former guitarist Richard Patrick

Nine Inch Nails reunite with former members, including guitarist Richard Patrick, at Cleveland hometown show

By Sam Roche published

Chris Vrenna, Danny Lohner and Charlie Clouser also joined the industrial juggernaut to perform a selection of Pretty Hate Machine and Downward Spiral tracks, and a cover of Hey Man Nice Shot by Filter, the band Patrick formed after leaving NIN

Guitarists
Danny Elfman and Wes Borland

Wes Borland is playing Coachella with Nili Brosh in Danny Elfman’s band – and he's revealed his rig

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Limp Bizkit man replaces Robin Finck, who has Nine Inch Nails commitments

Guitarists
Trent Reznor onstage in 2018

Nine Inch Nails announce first tour dates since 2018

By Matt Parker published

Reznor and co unveil 11 US dates for 2022, including two shows at Red Rocks

Concert, Gigs & Tours
(from left) Halsey, Lindsey Buckingham and Dave Grohl

Hear Halsey team up with Dave Grohl, Lindsey Buckingham on their new album, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

By Jackson Maxwell published

Produced by Nine Inch Nails, the bold, richly textured album is out today

Music Releases
Tom Morello of Prophets Of Rage performs at Champions Park on October 1, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky.

From stunning acoustic reinventions to shred-heavy melodic death-metal: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published

Fresh, guitar-heavy cuts from Tom Morello x Pussy Riot, Billie Eilish, Modest Mouse, At the Gates and more await

Music Releases
Singer Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails performs during Day 1 of Pemberton Music and Arts Festival on July 18, 2014 in Pemberton, Canada

Nine Inch Nails team up with Health on new industrial rocker Isn’t Everyone

By Richard Bienstock published

Trent Reznor returns to his dark, distorted roots on collab track

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