Editing Nine Inch Nails (section)

===''Hesitation Marks'' (2012–2014)===
{{See also|Hesitation Marks}}
In an interview with [[BBC Radio 1]], Reznor indicated that he would be writing for the majority of 2012 with Nine Inch Nails "in mind".<ref>{{cite web|title=Trent Reznor: Nine Inch Nails Returns In 2012|url=http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2011/12December/MusicNews-029-Trent-Reznor-Nine-Inch-Nails-Songs-The-Girl-With-Dragon-Tattoo-Movie.htm|publisher=The Space Lab|access-date=December 8, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801083746/http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2011/12December/MusicNews-029-Trent-Reznor-Nine-Inch-Nails-Songs-The-Girl-With-Dragon-Tattoo-Movie.htm|archive-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> Reznor eventually confirmed that he was working on new Nine Inch Nails material and might be performing live again.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/48513-new-nine-inch-nails-material-definitely-in-the-works/|title=New Nine Inch Nails Material Definitely in the Works|last=Pelly|first=Jenn|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 14, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511205053/http://pitchfork.com/news/48513-new-nine-inch-nails-material-definitely-in-the-works/|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-nine-inch-nails-working-on-new-music-possible-tour-20121107|title=Trent Reznor: Nine Inch Nails Working on New Music, Possible Tour|last=Doyle|first=Patrick|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 14, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620160200/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-nine-inch-nails-working-on-new-music-possible-tour-20121107|archive-date=June 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/nine-inch-nails/67060|title=New Nine Inch Nails material 'in the works'|magazine=[[NME]]|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 14, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610044216/http://www.nme.com/news/nine-inch-nails/67060|archive-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref> In February 2013, Reznor announced the return of Nine Inch Nails and revealed the [[Twenty Thirteen Tour]]. He also revealed that the new lineup of the band would include [[Eric Avery]] of [[Jane's Addiction]], Adrian Belew of [[King Crimson]], and [[Joshua Eustis|Josh Eustis]] of [[Telefon Tel Aviv]], as well as returning members [[Alessandro Cortini]] and [[Ilan Rubin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49681-trent-reznor-announces-the-return-of-nine-inch-nails-extensive-touring-for-2013-and-2014/|title=Trent Reznor Announces the Return of Nine Inch Nails: Extensive Touring for 2013 and 2014|last=Phillips|first=Amy|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|date=February 25, 2013|access-date=February 25, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501175341/http://pitchfork.com/news/49681-trent-reznor-announces-the-return-of-nine-inch-nails-extensive-touring-for-2013-and-2014/|archive-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> However, both Avery and Belew would quit the touring band before performances commenced,<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://consequence.net/2013/05/bassist-eric-avery-quits-nine-inch-nails/ | title=Bassist Eric Avery quits Nine Inch Nails | magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=May 15, 2013 | access-date=May 15, 2013 | last=Roffman|first=Michael | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418225724/https://consequence.net/2013/05/bassist-eric-avery-quits-nine-inch-nails/ | archive-date=April 18, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/51069-adrian-belew-quits-nine-inch-nails-it-didnt-work/ | title=Adrian Belew Quits Nine Inch Nails: "It Didn't Work" | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date=June 7, 2013 | access-date=June 16, 2015 | last=Battan|first= Carrie | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908084045/http://pitchfork.com/news/51069-adrian-belew-quits-nine-inch-nails-it-didnt-work/ | archive-date=September 8, 2015 }}</ref> with former member Robin Finck returning in their place.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-introduce-robin-finck-as-new-bassist-20130517 | title=Nine Inch Nails Introduce Robin Finck as New Bassist | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=May 17, 2013 | access-date=May 17, 2013 | last=Cubarrubia|first=RJ | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607202628/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-introduce-robin-finck-as-new-bassist-20130517 | archive-date=June 7, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/50791-former-nine-inch-nailsguns-n-roses-guitarist-robin-finck-joins-nin-tour-lineup/ | title=Former Nine Inch Nails/Guns 'N Roses Guitarist Robin Finck Joins NIN Tour Lineup | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] | date=May 17, 2013 | access-date=May 17, 2013 | last=Battan |first=Carrie | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607230833/http://pitchfork.com/news/50791-former-nine-inch-nailsguns-n-roses-guitarist-robin-finck-joins-nin-tour-lineup/ | archive-date=June 7, 2013 }}</ref>

By May 28 a new Nine Inch Nails album was complete.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49730-nine-inch-nails-new-album-finished-out-this-year-on-columbia-records/ | title=Nine Inch Nails New Album Finished, Out This Year | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] | date=May 28, 2013 | access-date=May 28, 2013 | last=Philips|first=Amy | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607111416/http://pitchfork.com/news/49730-nine-inch-nails-new-album-finished-out-this-year-on-columbia-records/ | archive-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://consequence.net/2013/05/nine-inch-nails-to-release-new-album-later-this-year/ | title=Nine Inch Nails to release new album later this year | magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=May 28, 2013 | access-date=May 28, 2013 | last=Young|first=Alex | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530163004/https://consequence.net/2013/05/nine-inch-nails-to-release-new-album-later-this-year/ | archive-date=May 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/05/28/nine-inch-nails-to-release-new-album-this-year/ |title=Nine Inch Nails to release new album this year |publisher=Factmag.com |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=July 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705210141/http://www.factmag.com/2013/05/28/nine-inch-nails-to-release-new-album-this-year/ |archive-date=July 5, 2013 }}</ref> Released September 3, ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' incorporated rhythms reminiscent of earlier releases, but was more expansive and theatrical. In addition to the recently departed Adrian Belew, Reznor employed bassist [[Pino Palladino]] along with [[Todd Rundgren]] and [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s [[Lindsey Buckingham]] to achieve various [[art-rock]] elements.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Hesitation Marks – Nine Inch Nails|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hesitation-marks-mw0002555061|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 8, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229220550/http://www.allmusic.com/album/hesitation-marks-mw0002555061|archive-date=December 29, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Nine Inch Nails, live at Mediolanum Forum, Milan in 2013.jpg|thumb|250px|The band performing at [[Mediolanum Forum]] in Milan in 2013, (from left to right): drummer [[Ilan Rubin]], bassist [[Joshua Eustis]], singer [[Trent Reznor]], guitarist [[Robin Finck]] and keyboardist [[Alessandro Cortini]].]]

The album produced three singles, all released prior to that of the album itself. "[[Came Back Haunted]]" was released on June 6,<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Eric R.|last=Danton |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-release-come-back-haunted-from-new-lp-20130606 |title=Nine Inch Nails Release 'Came Back Haunted' From New LP |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 6, 2013 |access-date=July 25, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805111517/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-release-come-back-haunted-from-new-lp-20130606 |archive-date=August 5, 2013 }}</ref> with an accompanying music video bearing an [[epileptic seizure]] warning.<ref name="preview-rs">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-photos-preview-came-back-haunted-clip-20130627 | title=Nine Inch Nails Photos Preview 'Came Back Haunted' Clip | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=June 27, 2013 | access-date=June 28, 2013 | last=Blistein|first=Jon | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629011231/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-photos-preview-came-back-haunted-clip-20130627 | archive-date=June 29, 2013 }}</ref> The second single, "[[Copy of A]]", was released on August 12 free of charge to US and UK [[Amazon.com]] account holders.<ref>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|title=Listen: Nine Inch Nails: "Copy of A"|date=August 12, 2013|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/51861-listen-nine-inch-nails-copy-of-a/|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814215253/http://pitchfork.com/news/51861-listen-nine-inch-nails-copy-of-a/|archive-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref> "[[Everything (Nine Inch Nails song)|Everything]]" was the third and final single, recorded during sessions for the Nine Inch Nails [[greatest hits album]]. The sessions gave way to more songs that ended up yielding the entire album.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/08/the-nine-lives-of-trent-reznor | title=The nine lives of Trent Reznor | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=August 19, 2013 | access-date=August 20, 2013 | last=Beaumont|first=Mark | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808221254/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/08/the-nine-lives-of-trent-reznor | archive-date=August 8, 2013 }}</ref>

In July the Twenty Thirteen Tour was underway, beginning with a slew of festival appearances that included the [[Fuji Rock Festival]], and the [[Pukkelpop]], [[Hockenheim|Hockenheim, Germany]]'s Rock'n'Heim and the [[Reading and Leeds]] festivals in August.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://consequence.net/2013/02/nine-inch-nails-to-play-fuji-rock-festival-2013/ | title=Nine Inch Nails to play Fuji Rock Festival 2013 | magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=February 27, 2013 | access-date=February 27, 2013 | last=Young|first=Alex | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504094849/https://consequence.net/2013/02/nine-inch-nails-to-play-fuji-rock-festival-2013/ | archive-date=May 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49724-nine-inch-nails-announce-first-shows-of-big-return/ | title=Nine Inch Nails Announce First Shows of Big Return | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] | date=February 27, 2013 | access-date=February 27, 2013 | last=Battan|first=Carrie | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430155624/http://pitchfork.com/news/49724-nine-inch-nails-announce-first-shows-of-big-return/ | archive-date=April 30, 2013 }}</ref> The Tension 2013 North American leg of the tour ran from September to November and added Palladino, [[Lisa Fischer]] and Sharlotte Gibson to the lineup with [[Godspeed You! Black Emperor]] and [[Explosions in the Sky]] as [[opening act]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Scoczynski Filho|first1=Fernando|title=Nine Inch Nails announce "Tension 2013" US arena tour|url=http://antiquiet.com/music/2013/06/nine-inch-nails-us-2013-tour-dates/|website=Antiquiet.com|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809124620/http://antiquiet.com/music/2013/06/nine-inch-nails-us-2013-tour-dates/|archive-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bream|first1=Jon|title=The dark & the light of Nine Inch Nails' tour opener in St. Paul|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/225687031.html|access-date=December 17, 2014|work=[[Star Tribune]]|date=September 29, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217075514/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/225687031.html|archive-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> This leg of the tour was documented and released in the spring as ''Nine Inch Nails Tension 2013''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Childers|first1=Chad|title=Nine Inch Nails unveil 'Tension' tour concert film, prepping 2014 release|url=http://loudwire.com/nine-inch-nails-tension-tour-concert-film/|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=December 5, 2013 |access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217084645/http://loudwire.com/nine-inch-nails-tension-tour-concert-film/|archive-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014 the band extended its tour worldwide as a four-piece. The new lineup included previous collaborators, Ilan Rubin, Alessandro Cortini, and Robin Finck.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.com/2013/12/nine-inch-nails-trent-reznor-ama-2014-tour-lineup/ | title=Nine Inch Nails Will Tour With a New Lineup in 2014 | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=December 5, 2013 | access-date=December 6, 2013 |last=Martins|first=Chris | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802060902/http://www.spin.com/2013/12/nine-inch-nails-trent-reznor-ama-2014-tour-lineup/ | archive-date=August 2, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/86743/nine-inch-nails-to-tour-with-new-band-line-up-in-2014 | title=Nine Inch Nails to tour with new band line-up in 2014 | work=[[Gigwise]] | date=December 6, 2013 | access-date=December 6, 2013 | last=Trendell|first=Andrew | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210221350/http://www.gigwise.com/news/86743/nine-inch-nails-to-tour-with-new-band-line-up-in-2014 | archive-date=December 10, 2013 }}</ref> The band was joined by [[Queens of the Stone Age]] for the Australia and New Zealand tour, during which a nightly coin toss determined who opened.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|title=Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age Announce Tour|date=October 9, 2013|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/52490-nine-inch-nails-and-queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-tour/|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214040727/http://pitchfork.com/news/52490-nine-inch-nails-and-queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-tour/|archive-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref> The tour closed in Europe with supporting synth-pop act [[Cold Cave]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitehall|first1=Gaby|title=Nine Inch Nails Tickets for 2014 UK arena tour on sale now|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/86311/nine-inch-nails-tickets-for-2014-uk-arena-tour-on-sale-today-9am|website=Gigwise|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217082709/http://www.gigwise.com/news/86311/nine-inch-nails-tickets-for-2014-uk-arena-tour-on-sale-today-9am|archive-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> After a month-long break, Nine Inch Nails again hit the road on a joint tour with [[Soundgarden]]. The 23-day journey extended throughout the continental US, with experimental hip-hop group [[Death Grips]] scheduled to open most of the shows.<ref name=rs_coleman>{{cite magazine|last1=Coleman|first1=Miriam|title=Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden Embarking on Joint Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-soundgarden-embarking-on-joint-tour-20140316|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 16, 2014|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230231715/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nine-inch-nails-soundgarden-embarking-on-joint-tour-20140316|archive-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> Two weeks prior to the tour, Death Grips announced its breakup and cancelled all subsequent live shows.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Slater|first1=Rob|title=Trent Reznor Responds to Death Grips Breakup; Wins Twitter|url=http://www.relix.com/blogs/detail/trent_reznor_responds_to_death_grips_breakup_wins_twitter|website=[[Relix]]|date=July 3, 2014|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217090906/http://www.relix.com/blogs/detail/trent_reznor_responds_to_death_grips_breakup_wins_twitter|archive-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> [[Oneohtrix Point Never]], [[the Dillinger Escape Plan]] and Cold Cave each replaced Death Grips separately for the tour.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|title=Oneohtrix Point Never, Cold Cave, Dillinger Escape Plan Replace Death Grips on Nine Inch Nails/Soundgarden Tour|date=July 14, 2014|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/55874-oneohtrix-point-never-cold-cave-dillinger-escape-plan-replace-death-grips-on-nine-inch-nailssoundgarden-tour/|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123164216/http://pitchfork.com/news/55874-oneohtrix-point-never-cold-cave-dillinger-escape-plan-replace-death-grips-on-nine-inch-nailssoundgarden-tour/|archive-date=November 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, its first year of eligibility,<ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-nine-inch-nails-smiths-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20141009| title=Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Smiths Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| publisher=[[Wenner Media]]| date=October 9, 2014| access-date=October 15, 2017| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015083824/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-nine-inch-nails-smiths-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20141009| archive-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref> Nine Inch Nails was nominated for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] with 14 other candidates.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hare|first1=Breeanna|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Meet the 2015 class|date=December 16, 2014|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/16/showbiz/music/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2015-inductees/|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217085417/http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/16/showbiz/music/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2015-inductees/|archive-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> While they were not inducted that year, the band placed second in the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Fan Vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=Results for 'Voting Has Closed!: The 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Fan Vote'|url=http://rockhall.com/voting/2015-rock-hall-nominees-fan-vote/|publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]|access-date=December 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218070523/http://rockhall.com/voting/2015-rock-hall-nominees-fan-vote/|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, Nine Inch Nails was once again nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Vote for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vote-for-the-2016-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-20151008|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 30, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009223341/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vote-for-the-2016-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-20151008|archive-date=October 9, 2015}}</ref> However, they once again did not get inducted.

In June 2015, Nine Inch Nails released instrumental versions of ''The Fragile'' and ''With Teeth'' to stream exclusively on [[Apple Music]], a service of which Reznor is chief creative director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/06/nine-inch-nails-instrumental-the-fragile-apple-music/|title=Nine Inch Nails Release Instrumental Versions of 'The Fragile,' 'With Teeth' on Apple Music|work=Spin|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708014248/http://www.spin.com/2015/06/nine-inch-nails-instrumental-the-fragile-apple-music/|archive-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> In an interview promoting the service, Reznor mentioned he has started "messing around with some things" in regards to a new Nine Inch Nails album, stating "It's not a record I'm trying to finish in a month. It's more just feeling around in the dark and seeing what sounds interesting".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/trent-reznor-speaks-out-on-apple-music-new-nine-inch-nails/|title=Trent Reznor Speaks Out On Apple Music, New Nine Inch Nails - Blabbermouth.net|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|date=July 2, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704165035/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/trent-reznor-speaks-out-on-apple-music-new-nine-inch-nails|archive-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> In December 2015, Reznor reported that "Nine Inch Nails will return in 2016".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/62620-trent-reznor-says-nine-inch-nails-will-return-in-2016/ | title=Trent Reznor Says Nine Inch Nails Will Return in 2016 | publisher=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] | date=December 18, 2015 | access-date=December 19, 2015 | last=Gordon|first=Jeremy | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218234731/http://pitchfork.com/news/62620-trent-reznor-says-nine-inch-nails-will-return-in-2016/ | archive-date=December 18, 2015 }}</ref>