(AMG): "Virtually ignored upon its 1989 release, Pretty Hate Machine gradually became a word-of-mouth cult favorite..."

"...Pretty Hate Machine's bleak electronics were subordinate to catchy riffs and verse-chorus song structures, which was why it built such a rabid following with so little publicity. That innovation was the most important step in bringing industrial music to a wide audience, as proven by the frequency with which late-'90s alternative metal bands copied NIN's interwoven guitar/synth textures..."

"...Perhaps the greatest achievement of Pretty Hate Machine was that it brought emotional extravagance to a genre whose main theme had nearly always been dehumanization..."

"...In 1992, Reznor and his manager, John Malm, formed their own record label, Nothing Records, after a legal battle with then-current record label TVT. The two signed several artists, including Pop Will Eat Itself and Marilyn Manson..."

(/AMG)

стоит целиком почитать инфу на NIИ (линк выше)


jumpstart (night run).