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Pretty Hate Machine era

(Twist, twist, twist)

It can go a little deeper

(Twist, twist, twist)

I'm wearing these chains

(Twist, twist, twist)

You make it hurt real good

(Twist, twist, twist)

But I love, love the pain

(Twist, twist, twist)

It can go a little deeper

(Twist, twist, twist)

I'm wearing these chains

(Twist, twist, twist)

Make it hurt, make it hurt

(Twist, twist, twist)

I love the pain

(Twist, twist, twist)

NIИ | Down In It | Released on September 15, 1989 | Directed by Eric Zimmerman and Benjamin Stokes (H-Gun Labs) | Halo 1

TW: Flashing ⚠️

NIИ | Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza (Chicago 91 excerpt) | 2024 | Dir: Michael John Warren

NIИ | meltdown @ Lollapalooza - 7.18.1991, Phoenix, AZ

“Well, we were officially the first causality of the Lollapalooza tour”

NIИ | Now I'm Nothing/Terrible Lie (Live Lollapalooza 1991)

Terrible Lie/Trent thrashing around outro edit

TW: severe synth, guitar, mic, & Richard Patrick abuse

Flashing Lights warning ⚠️

NIИ | Backstage | April 11, 1990 | New York, NY | The Ritz | Dir: Trent & the boys in NIИ

“This is all for you, Michelle!”

Tape that was made by Trent Reznor for a fan named Michelle in St. Louis.

She had written them numerous times and missed out on a show in Chicago. So Trent personally made a video for her to watch their performance from 04-11-1990 at the Ritz in New York City! NIN filmed this from the balcony, center 🫢

Pre-show sequence: (AC/DC’s For those about to rock blares in the background) Trent addresses Michelle, Chris sits down and proceeds to clean his ears, Trent peaces out and turns the camcorder off.

After show sequence: Trent thanks Michelle for writing in & being a fan, Chris scratches his balls, Richard shows off his tightee whites, and “Hope you enjoy our (inaudible) film”

NIИ | Alternative Press #31 | April, 1990

NIИ | Pretty Hate Machine promo + show poster for their December 29, 1990, Chicago, IL, Cabaret Metro concert

Setlist:

Intro

Terrible Lie

Sin

Something I Can Never Have

Sanctified

That's What I Get

Suck

The Only Time

Get Down Make Love

Ringfinger

Down In It

Head Like a Hole

NIИ | Pretty Hate Machine era promos

NIN | Trent & Rich | 1990 | Washington, DC

Discussing the live show and his loving abuse and “scarification” of Rich

NIИ | Trent & Rich | 1991 | Photography by Kevin Westenberg