Nine Inch Nails: Things Falling Apart
Things Falling Apart is a remix album featuring 8 remixes for songs from the standard release of The Fragile, a remixed version of a vinyl/b-side and a cover song.
“10 Miles High” was a song that was cut from the CD version of The Fragile due to run time limitations. The track features a driving beat and largely repetitive lyrics about somebody who feels like they are losing themselves by turning into somebody else. The narrator then goes on to claim that they will “tear it all down”. Versions of the song have also been included on The Fragile Instrumental and The Fragile Deviations 1.
“Metal” is a song originally by Gary Numan, originally appearing on his album The Pleasure Principle. Trent Reznor has repeatedly stated his fandom for Gary Numan. The band performed the song with Gary Numan on vocals during their 2009 Wave Goodbye stop in London. The song sounds reminiscent of 80s industrial rock, which was still a relatively new genre when NINs own Pretty Hate Machine came out in 1989.
In 2020, Nine Inch Nails were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They had a tour planned before COVID-19 and to raise funds decided to release the tour shirts anyway. They also released Ghosts V and VI as a surprise download.
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