Nine Inch Nails - Closer (REACTION!!!)

[@VitaEx]

When your laughing cause you know what’s coming

[@laynasunshine466]

lol, excatly …

[@jeremyhilton6]

sirkreuab that's what your mom told me!

[@LisaMAltemose]

Pun intended? LOL

[@katevielle4263]

Me af. I knew Trent was gonna mess with them lmaoo

[@cristykaplowitch8530]

Hahaha for real!

[@kaisaniatan263]

Them: Metal ladies, is this sexy to you? Metal Ladies: Did you have to ask?

[@shannoncopeland4506]

I'm not into metal, and this is definitely sexy. I do love NIN, though.

[@LuLu-Sil]

Yes it is my dudes 🖤

[@Nylon_riot]

Can confirm.

[@noelleswift7249]

metal lady here, can confirm.

[@janetneu6734]

@@noelleswift7249 great dancing sexy song! I love it.

[@Garrettdx1988]

Ryan, don't let George get you down man. You're into it you're into it. Be confident in your love for certain music man. This song is dope

[@gps9715]

Absolutely. I'm not even sure George gave it a fair chance.

[@Beastking1107]

He listened to words - watched the video ... hes now more aware of the song he liked musically - exclusively .. it weirded him out.. and thats the guy who hails Alice in Chains for example .. so stfu

[@bulletfood]

To a goth chick, this is straight up Luther Vandross

[@tijuanaforeplay8232]

omfgloool

[@LexCreeps]

This comment has me dead! LMAO

[@killinglonliness88]

YUP

[@jesswikkedkitten6666]

You’re not wrong 😂😂😂🖤

[@amyelizabeth529]

Dying! 😂

[@artificialcomplex]

This song is part of a concept album called The Downward Spiral, where it's main charachter experiences different levels of degradation through it's journey in his addictions, religious hypocrisy, hate, alienation, angst and loneliness. It should be listen as a whole thing to work better but some songs are fire for themselves like March of the Pigs, Ruiner, Heresy, Mr Self Destruct, Closer, The Becoming and Reptile. Give it a chance guys!

[@samjimenez8713]

Érico Ferry YES!!

[@BetaMentra]

One of the best album of all time

[@artificialcomplex]

BetaMentra Indeed! This and The Fragile are once in a lifetime masterpieces!

[@BetaMentra]

Érico Ferry Agreed. The Fragile is a masterpiece too.

[@quentinalsip2084]

This comment needs to be highlighted. This is an excellent description of the album and the importance of consuming it as a whole.

[@chicagonavyguy]

Trent Reznor is a one man band guys, he solo writes, plays and mixes all his own songs.

[@hmpz36911]

Not all. Did not start out that way and has had a lot of help and guests play along the way...

[@drapdv]

hmpz36911 uhh, yeah, he totally started that way. He wrote, sung, performed, and recorded the first album, Pretty Hate Machine, almost entirely on his own. He wrote and recorded the demo songs that led to the first album while a freaking janitor at Right Track Studios in Cleveland.

[@eroccha]

He did start that way. Why did you even say he didn't. You just don't like someone to be that good?

[@TheNewwFlesh]

@@eroccha I love NIN but just look at the album credits. Pretty Hate Machine was produced by some of Trent's most idolized producers and recorded in studios around the world. The input of producers like Flood and Adrian Sherwood are the reason Trent's sound advanced from Purest Feeling to Pretty Hate Machine. Trent has always had collaborators like Chris Vrenna on Downward Spiral, Robin Finck on The Fragile, and Atticus Ross on every album since then. Ross is actually now considered a full member of NIN. Trent has always had 100% creative control over NIN but he's had a lot of collaborators along the way and he's never denied that.

[@jhonnycagexrage7458]

Yeah but NIN is since 2005 a former band i think that Trent started working with other people after what he had to went through in The Fragile era where (i don't know if you already knew) he almost killed himself, i mean he went through a lot of shit in that period where he was all by himself and he started working with other people in studio and now he works most of the time with Atticus Ross, but you can even see pictures of the actual membes working together it's a 5 guys band now and i'm kinda glad of that i'm glad that Trent opened his mind to a lot more than his own ideas (Nothing against that obviously, he made a lot of epic songs all by himself)

[@erin79]

"Is this sexy to you?" I'm in genuine surprise that this was even a question. This is one of the sexiest songs in the history of the universe.

[@tawnysierra9481]

i agree

[@nineinchnailzPSN]

They are right it's not supposed to be sexy. It's a depressing tale about a narcissist hitting rock bottom and using their lover to feel alive.

[@dynamicjaethought7788]

There's no kind of ambiguity like what happened with the Deftones stuff. This time, THIS song is straight up about sex. So, George can't get it confused.

[@dynamicjaethought7788]

@@nineinchnailzPSN It's not supposed to be sexy, BUT it is sexual...just the bad degrading part of it.

[@shannoncopeland4506]

@@nineinchnailzPSN It may not have been intended to be sexy, but it really is.....

[@Mr.Limekiller]

"This song could be about anything" *grinning knowing what's going to happen when you unpause*

[@magiccarpet9172]

Girls go crazy in the club when they play this song.

[@veronicaveronica1227]

Magic Carpet......this is true.

[@neuralmute]

Guys go crazy in the club when this comes on. Goths are pretty ambisexual. And Trent was damn hot in the 90's.

[@tawnysierra9481]

@@veronicaveronica1227 i would go crazy

[@dynamicjaethought7788]

That's kind of sad, if their stripping to this song...well strippers aren't paying attention to the lyrics.

[@Kylielifts6379]

Where in Tennessee? lol, I’ve never been to a club or a strip club with this playing😂.

[@princesssilverblood]

But this is a song about someone who hates themselves and finds an escape in mindless sex. This is in no way a happy party song either. He gets closer to god because of the fact that when he's with someone he can feel better about his own insecurities. And when he does this he takes something from the other person.

[@missybella9046]

Exactly bleumoon. Sex with a strong, sexually compatible person is totally euphoric. It's rare, but when its found....nothing comparible

[@squeeblzmaloney4290]

This is actually a singular act in a 'play' of sorts. The entire album is a concept piece. Long story short, being hated God, believes God to be corrupt, kills God, then becomes God. This is the portion where they're realizing that their godlike power allows them the same opportunities of corruption, but aren't recognizing that they're on the same track to becoming the very God they hated. A later track actually describes their desire to be killed for becoming exactly what it was that they despised. Really intense album to be consumed as a whole.

[@luke666808g]

this is a party song when it comes on at the goth club though.

[@stinameaner]

@@luke666808g exactly

[@codypriceYouTubeAddednumbers]

im pretty sure this song is about Trent's addiction to heroin. It literally makes the best sense when thinking its about heroin addiction.

[@cremetangerine82]

Man, the 1990s is the only decade where a song with a chorus like this could be a hit.

[@duke_hugo]

You can’t just throw Nine Inch Nails into a genre and leave it at that. They are unique

[@JammerDead]

or more simpler: Industrial ROCK, people forget Rock exists lmao, so if it's softer, it's more in Rock territory than Metal. I'd put Ministry and Fear Factory as Industrial Metal

[@stryph42]

Closer is off of "Downward Spiral" which is a sort of self-contained concept album about the depressive cycle and this is right in the middle where he's trying to find something to feel anything. The album opens with "Mr. Self Destruct" and closes on "Hurt", which you guys did by Johnny Cash.

[@acephantom903]

The prologue and epilogue. :) "Mr. Self Destruct" tells you everything happening within the album. If you choose to follow you, you realise you're unable to influence the outcome.

[@christophercortez7191]

Thats all fine, as music this is still terrible! No passion, boring, sound fx, just empty, shallow, blah.

[@gimmegamma4849]

Christopher Cortez what do you like?

[@christophercortez7191]

@@gimmegamma4849 the opposite of what i described. Or do you mean genres or what? Cause i dont care about genre as long as its good, i just dont happen to think NIN and is good.

[@gimmegamma4849]

Christopher Cortez so you don’t like it because it sounds empty?

[@katherinemorelle7115]

This is indeed very hot- in a very kinky/bdsm way. It’s hot, but it’s dirty. In a good way.

[@voicije]

..you and i got it !

[@TippyTeapots]

Exactly! :)

[@apostleintriumph1758]

You're bullshit glasses match your bullshit reply.

[@phantasagore6012]

No... that's not what it is.. You didn't listen closely enough or understand what the artist felt in the whole aspect of this album and this song

[@michellewolo]

DDLG

[@Drivestort]

It's not supposed to be sexy when you get past the surface level. The album it's from, The Downward Spiral, is about a guy breaking himself down mentally and emotionally with debauchery and drugs and shit, and Closer specifically is about reaching that point where he's using sex as escapism from his feelings, and it's just not about being in a good place in your head. Most of the NIN albums had some kind of story to tell behind them, but there's no bad songs from them.

[@rseepersaud]

Azazoth the downward spiral is one of the greatest albums of all time

[@TranzparentMethods]

You hit on the nail about "Closer", the song is a lot deeper if you take it beyond surface value. Trent was always great about that.

[@dawnphone10]

Trent Reznor is one of the greatest producers of sound. Most of his songs have sounds from everyday items, made to sound like instruments and such. He was Marilyn Manson’s Producer and kinda gave him his boost. You really gotta listen close to his music and break down the sounds. He is a genius

[@nikhollywoodg7901]

George: “Is this sexy to you ladies?” Me: “Hell yeah!!!”

[@junglepitts]

Agreed, sexy! Wouldn't mind having sex to this song.

[@supernatural5354]

Agreed. Its Hella sexy 😏

[@austinmcneil5016]

Nicole great song to have sex to. You can keep with the beat and the lyrics are so provocative and it is incredibly suggestive and sexy in a fucked up way

[@evakenworthy7308]

HELLA sexy.

[@kahlbutomacfarland]

Trent Reznor (the head guy of NIN, everyone else comes and goes), is more of a composer than just a typical rock musician. Over his entire catalog (including Oscar winning movie scores) I don’t think anyone in my lifetime has as much range. He’s very experimental I’m a bit of a fan. Btw, Trent made Manson and nearly the entire genre spawned off of NIN. I would never call it metal, straight industrial is better. And I would define “industrial” as kind of a darker, harder take on 80s synth. As influential as any musical artist in my lifetime. Still cracks me up when going on 30 years later you will here NIN, a NIN derivative, or a NIN cover being used in movie trailers and the like. It’s like they can’t find anything as good that’s newer. EDIT/PS: since this blew up a bit, I’ll make some NIN suggestions: More metalish ones: “Head Like a Hole”, “Burn”, “March of the Pigs”, “Ruiner”, “We’re in This Together” On the other side of the spectrum: “Terrible Lie”, “Down in it”, “Only” And they have a ton kinda in between those above categories. A lot of 90s emo, heart wrencher songs And my two personal favorites are just instrumentals “Just Like You Imagined” and “Leaving Hope”.

[@honcholibre]

Right on. This music is TIMELESS

[@gallopinggargoyles7891]

It's much more a continuation of goth rock and darkwave

[@dwilburn]

There are several bands/musicians that came before NIN that defined the genre. Most notably Ministry and KMFDM. Granted KMFDM has a more pop feel to them, but they are without a doubt industrial.

[@74artgrrl]

And ministry set up industrial music for NIN. So, there’s that.

[@HenritheHorse]

Love Ministry, Skinny Puppy and Front 242, but Trent made something different from it.

[@georgiostzovaras8285]

Tool - The pot Katatonia - My Twin Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize Opeth - Porcelain Heart

[@franlovelsimic8421]

aenima 10/10 list

[@chazz3726]

katatonia - leathean is also good

[@Zeinzu2]

Liked for Katatonia. Though your other suggestions are great!!

[@georgiostzovaras8285]

Yeah guys thanks for giving it a thumbs up, man if they react to one of these ill go crazy, i also think they will definitely like them, its the right amount of melody and heavy riffs :D

[@daveayers3236]

Love Anesthetize, but I think Blackest Eyes might make a better gateway for the uninitiated. I know how Ryan isn't big on all the "transitions" in prog. And Anesthetize has a shit-ton! lol

[@Ki11P0P1]

If this song isnt sexy then i dont know what is.

[@jamesparson]

It's about drug use.

[@stromthermos1280]

@@jamesparson Uh..no? Obv YOU'RE about drug use.

[@jamesparson]

@@stromthermos1280 😞

[@zk3212]

It can be both sexy AND about drug use 🤔

[@kellyhh1371]

Any song that features in a movie where Gwyneth Paltrow's severed head is in a box is an instant classic.

[@neuralmute]

This comment wins the internet! XD

[@radk88]

Dam'n, I don't remember hear this song in the movie

[@kellyhh1371]

@@radk88 it's in the opening title sequence, but heavily redubbed.

[@HelloClarice80]

Se7en has the best opening sequence I've seen.

[@MsRadar23]

@@kellyhh1371 yup the remix of this track, called “precursor”, done by Coil

[@arthurbishop3173]

It's a little darker (and deeper) than George Michael...

[@phantasagore6012]

.... a little?? haha. I appreciate this comment if there is some sarcasm involved

[@kathyyoung8136]

That's what she said. 😂

[@rickjamez13itch]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brandoncalloway8779]

Yeah... Just a little bit LOL

[@jasondownsnet]

I don’t know, ever actually listen to the lyrics of some of George Michael shit, some of it is pretty twisted.

[@jessicac7136]

I'm not a metal chick but this song is definitely raw and sexy!

[@forsaken948]

Jessica C love you

[@sabrinasjourney]

Not metal..

[@chrisrj9871]

It's more of a dark electronica sound than metal.

[@libertatemadvocatus1797]

It's Industrial Rock not Metal. And it's not meant to be sexy. It's song about finding refuge from depression and self-hatred through rough, impersonal sex.

[@brianmelendy9844]

Its also not metal

[@SkippyMcdanglenuts]

This song has absolutely god tier production. The instrumental was definitely ahead of its time while the music video will only be allowed at this time

[@hervelangevin1985]

The second i saw the notification that you guys were going to react to that song, i knew it was gonna be fucking hilarious 😂

[@kimberleyburrows845]

Love your icon!!

[@tommccafferty5591]

Remember that NIN wrote and recorded Hurt, the song you reacted to by Johnny Cash a while ago.

[@jokermann100]

Tom McCafferty yeah but Jonny out did them on that.

[@MerianyaS]

I'd really like to see them react to the original NIN version of Hurt. Actually a reaction to the entire The Downward Spiral album would be awesome. Since it's a concept album the songs make more sense when listened to together within that context.

[@Subscribe4goodluck7]

jokermann100 The piano nine inch nails live of hurt is the best personally

[@tommccafferty5591]

I think Trent Reznor said that Johnny Cash's version was better than the original.

[@omarleerojas]

defitnetly

[@handlerkm]

They're pure industrial. Some more metalish (?) songs but that's not Trent Reznors deal. He's a keyboardist, singer, and programmer of beats and stuff. Ministry is the old school industrial metal and Static X is the new school. Try one of them (or both!) I think you'll get what you're looking for.

[@tajbaber9425]

Don't forget early fear factory. A mix of early death metal and industrial.

[@Mitwadus]

I’m with Stupid~

[@handlerkm]

Mitch Destroyer!

[@iblamegravity1]

stapler They would both most certainly lose their shit if they heard almost anything by Static X just by how furiously fun & amped they are. Especially anything from Wisconsin Death Trip

[@epbmetal7399]

I've been expecting they listen something from Psalm 69. Crazy album.

[@NunYaO]

This song had been voted "Top strip song of all time" on several different years...but it's actually about self-hatred & obsession.

[@luvittodeath7031]

[nun'ya] OBrien Girls Girls Girls is better for that stuff lol.

[@cremetangerine82]

@@luvittodeath7031 Or “Pour Some Sugar on Me”.

[@whodovoodoo2313]

So you're saying the voters are right.

[@soaribb32]

Close to Money Can't Buy It by Annie Lennox cuz of Striptease movie hahaha

[@mickiea369]

So is stripping sometimes

[@samanthaingle1250]

Glad your guys' reactions are so genuine especially since Nine Inch Nails is so big!

[@nullharmonic]

NIN cannot be pinned to one genre. Some of it is metal, some of it is rock, and some of it is industrial electronic.

[@rosswatkins2277]

waphleez agreed

[@cragnog]

Industrial. BAM there did it.

[@ShadyMonkOfficial]

Bingo

[@tylurmackinnon6217]

When is it ever metal. It’s industrial rock

[@zk3212]

@@tylurmackinnon6217 wish and march are pretty metal

[@MorganMcGinnis]

"some Marilyn Manson Shit" lol...... Manson owes his career to Trent (and Trent owes his career to Nivek Ogre)

[@eroccha]

Ministry was before skinny puppy.

[@DM12128]

Eric cha Ministry was making pop music when Skinny Puppy came around. Ministry didn’t get crazy until parts of The Land of Rape And Honey, which came out after most of the classic Skinny Puppy albums by years. Godflesh gave Ministry a lot, especially on Filth Pig. That might as well be a Godflesh album.

[@jebbles588]

“It might be a metaphor” Nah bro, it ain’t a metaphor.

[@Blondinska]

Exactly!

[@CosyBrew]

NIN - Head Like a Hole would have been a better introduction to this band.

[@unanonymousjones]

Certainly more on the "metal" tip.

[@TallifTallonbrook]

or hurt

[@AtomixIGN]

Flimbo I think you're right as it was the introduction to the band. Also Closer despite being a single really kind of requires that whole thematic vibe that the entire downward spiral album puts out.

[@redfeildre349]

Anything from Pretty Hate Machine.

[@jackdull]

Wish or Gave Up

[@MovedbyTruth]

Such an iconic song. Trent Reznor is a musical genius. Extremely creative and writes and produces everything himself. The Downward Spiral, Pretty Hate Machine, Broken and The Fragile are seriously great albums.

[@BoxingWorldYouTube]

Guys, if you want to understand heavy industrial music you have to react to Thieves by Ministry

[@fapbrannigan4315]

Agreed. Definitely react to Thieves.

[@ProfVonW]

Burning inside is better

[@dnr415]

And LIARSS!!!!!!!

[@MHGlazer]

Yes, please! They need to listen to that. Perfect lyrics for today's political discourse too.

[@Jonkerz77]

I vote yes to Ministry, but no to "Thieves". Don't get me wrong, it's a a great intensive song, but I'd love to see you guys react to "Stigmata" instead. It's my favourite industrial metal song by far.

[@abrown1301]

I remember this coming on in the club back in the day and it was a group out of body experience on that dance floor.

[@autumnmansfield1304]

I can't even imagine. Hearing this about 1am when everyone's really loose and the the floor is packed with sweaty bodies. I bet that was epic.

[@davidschreiber8186]

"Ænema" by Tool

[@Kashmirknight]

David Schreiber , that should have been their FIRST Tool song.

[@nunyafinbiz]

yes! stinkfist and vicarious too!

[@lucastatnell6031]

Audioslave - show me how to live Soundgarden - outshined

[@2869may]

great requests.!

[@jamatheo]

Outshined is a must.

[@Hoosier3091]

Dude yes! I've been wanting them to do Outshined forever!

[@riecetruss3408]

Soundgarden would have to be "Like Suicide" or "4th of July"

[@latenightsnacker]

those are heavy, but pretty slow-paced

[@Darkomen22]

Tool - Parabol/Parabola

[@BigP1903]

First time I’ve ever heard Trent Reznor being compared to George Michael!🤣

[@baneleaf7025]

This actually sounds like the opening to the George Michael SEX song that came out a few years before Closer. If you had not heard Closer before but had heard SEX then it could sound similar for about 20 seconds.

[@MrTech226]

Guys, singer, Trent Reznor, is also founder of Nine Inch Nails wrote the song, "Hurt". He sang the song, but Trent loves Johnny Cash's version.

[@johns8751]

You can't get into industrial metal without getting into some Rammstein. Ich Tu Dir Weh, Sonne, Keine Lust, Mein Herz Brennt

[@axemurderer010]

These guys need some Ministry in their life too :) ...everyone copied Ministry, every-one! lol

[@southerntrucker5232]

YES! Dropping everything to watch this one.

[@richarddukard8989]

I think watching the video kind of takes away from reviewing the song itself.

[@paulaw418]

Yep!

[@shannoncopeland4506]

I agree

[@IVoyager-lj9it]

Nine Inch Nails. When Johnny Cash covers one of your tunes, you have officially succeeded. For most chicks I've hooked up with over several decades, yes, Closer gets it wet.

[@deejhaysubsect5991]

Almost slimy, if it's the right girl.

[@pnabakova]

You. Are. Not. Deep.

[@KevinR1138]

P P Pork Is that a Ron Jeremy quote?

[@Lena_K0711]

Every. Single. Time.

[@cmach-mt8gl]

He collaborated with David Bowie before that happened (I'm Afraid of Americans).

[@Swordstoplowshares]

This is my favorite strip club song 😂😂

[@andrewlaw]

Bryan Gates Me personally I love The Jack by AC/DC or Strip by Rammstein

[@staind620]

Forget My Name by Danko Jones.

[@ZalemMoon]

It's clear you don't actually listen to the lyrics, it's a sad song about self hatred and desperation.

[@TheCap800]

They're industrial rock with hints of Avant Garde. They cut from the same cloth as bands like Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division, Einsturzende Neubeutan, Ministry, and Skinny Puppy.

[@shawnlovering1841]

The amount of tension of you two whlie watching this video was palpable, this is exactly what was desired by the band, I rewatched, and I enjoy the squirm factor from both of you .

[@jacobmarsh4829]

Nine Inch Nails - We're in This Together If you ever want to give them another shot, this one is a little less strange and still has a good groove.

[@jasontharp699]

The Johnny Cash song you did (Hurt) was originally by Nine Inch Nails. I think it was on the same album.

[@jamatheo]

This just begs for Tool's "Stinkfist" to be the next reaction :D Also - I really, really wish you did From Mars/To Sirius (two songs that go together). It was my first contact with Gojira and we never parted since.

[@lespaulgothstud]

jamatheo stinkfist would be great but lets not forget the whole thing is a metaphor lol

[@jamatheo]

It doesn't matter, you know you want them boyz to react to it ;)

[@lespaulgothstud]

I'd like to see them get to the heart of it for sure

[@justinjenkins2728]

It’s straight up criminal they’ve yet to do another NIN reaction. Such a great diverse catalog and one of those 90s bands still making good music.

[@zk3212]

They did The Hand That Feeds on their Patreon

[@cobbycobb73]

They messed up watching the official video. It turns a lot of non-fans off with its uniqueness.

[@Bova13]

It's not metal, just industrial. Industrial rock if you like.

[@BLACKSUNR1SE]

Vlad Pallares it's not even industrial, for that matter.

[@ElliWoelfin]

Whatever they are, they are certainly industrial.

[@marileecornelius1777]

... It's industrial.

[@7848796]

Shut up. U people are the worst

[@KratosM4000]

Who cares about genres

[@kolklown]

One of the all time classic stripper dance tracks.

[@watkinry]

Ministry - Jesus Built My Hot Rod Any discussion of Industrial music would be incomplete without some Ministry. While this track isn’t exactly typical if their work and the lyrics might not reward examination, the song itself is a hell of a ride.

[@pandorafox3944]

watkinry MINISTRY is a helluva ride...

[@pandorafox3944]

But I would prefer Stigmata as an introduction to Ministry.

[@benrichardson7306]

Stigmata or Thieves or Psalm 69. Or a few others I could name.

[@morninggloryvine9280]

watkinry I've been requesting this song forever lol! My husband I cruise around to this song in his hotrod!!

[@QuickLern818]

absolutely--Jesus Built My Hot Rod is unique, and doesn't sound like Ministry. Stigmata is a perfect introduction song. Or Thieves.

[@shawnawesome7770]

It's ironic that in asking the question "is this sexy" implies that on some subconscious level it was percieved as sexy to them.

[@morganbennett6670]

Angry Chair- Alice in Chains Hot for Teacher- Van Halen Black Rain- Soundgarden

[@drewq061888]

Would love to see a Right in Two Tool reaction

[@michaelvondrake7489]

This is a very romantic love song 😈 NIN is basically just Trent Reznor, who is a DJ, programmer and musician. He wrote the song "Hurt" by Johnny Cash that you reviewed. Trent Reznor admitted Cash did it better. Trent Reznor produced Marilyn Mansons breakthrough album. Trent has won an Oscar for movie scores and contributed to Ken Burns documentaries. The video is crazy and I think it is distracting you from the song itself. Trent was purposely trying to get banned from MTV so they would stop asking him to make videos.

[@bigguy1164]

"Trent Reznor admitted Cash did it better." No he didn't. He said it was cheesy idea until he watched the video. He then said it felt like someone stole his girlfriend from him. Since when is that a compliment in any context. The old man was dying, what was he going to do or say besides be nice.

[@michaelvondrake7489]

big guy Totally not true. You are un-informed. Trent Reznor said several times "Johnny Cash owns the song now". Trent met with Cash before the re-recording, heard the rehearsals and gave Cash expressed personal permission for the song. Many hard rock and heavy metal musicians were present in the studio as Cash recorded it. You need to go back and read up on the topic.

[@bigguy1164]

That's not how it went at all. Rubin approached Reznor to see if Cash could do a cover, Reznor didn't get it until he was in the studio with Zach De La Rocha when the video finally dropped. He found it moving and it made him and Zach teary eyed, but he never fucking said he owned the song now. He said it wasn't his any more not literally, but out of respect. Stop head canoning it to justify why you like the Cash version better than Reznor's. I will say this though. Age puts more weight to the song, and yes Cash dying with Hurt being his swan song is powerful compared to what was released in 1994. Reznor was 28ish at the time and his worst days were actually ahead of him not the other . The older he gets, the more powerful it becomes.

[@scottgillespie3838]

Big guy is right..its Trents song!! He gave Cash props cause he was on his death bed...Cash couldn't sniff Reznor version..

[@rmcdaniel423]

Reaction videos . . . not just you guys but in general . . . We've all spent decades listening to so many songs on the radio, just in passing while going about our daily lives. This genre of KZbin vids lets us all sit down for a few minutes and actually pay close attention to these amazing works of art. Thanks for sharing.

[@beliel1345]

You want industrial "metal" (and I've loved NIN since the '90's too) you gotta listen to MINISTRY or check out some KMFDM

[@elementengine]

or Godflesh

[@beliel1345]

Definitely good calls as well...and Skinny Puppy, but MINSTRY (Al Jourgensen) are the undisputed kings of industrial...but let us not forget great bands like MUSHROOMHEAD

[@dirkriley3004]

Machines of loving grace

[@matthewgodding777]

Just one fix

[@dannythemetalcrusty666]

Or berserker

[@paulsapp5573]

When I was 21 I worked security at a club in Seattle. When this song came on the freaks moved to the dance floor! Not sure if it’s the lyrics or the beat...but it brings out the freaks!

[@TerrancePryor]

This is my shit, yo. First NIN song I heard when I was a youth in the '90s.

[@killerpeaches7]

I still have trouble with this album... I was listening to it for the first time when I had my first bad trip... and daaaaaayum was it NOT a fun ride. Still colors my experience to this day.

[@aydinmatney8622]

This album has changed the way I view the entire world

[@danasterle6170]

Ha ha ha ha!! George’s reaction when it ended. I love this reaction! I was surprised you watched the video as an introduction. That’s a harsh way to go, but this is priceless. I love you guys!!

[@thenotsoguitarguy9429]

I never really thought of NIN as metal. More just straight Industrial. Though, there are some metallic elements in some of NIN's music. March Of The Pigs is probably my favorite song from this record and definitely has some of the more metallic elements. I bet March Of The Pigs would be a fun Lost in Vegas reaction video.

[@briankennedy7303]

March of the Pigs is too short for them I would say, though a great song. I imagine them loving the drums but I just dont seeing Lost in Vegas liking it overall.

[@thenotsoguitarguy9429]

Brian Kennedy - I don't know, though. They get into some rougher shit than I think people tend to give them credit for. On paper, those dudes should not be Gojira fans, for example. Also, I think the piano interludes would get 'em. They get me every time. As much as I like how March goes hard, that little piano lick is my favorite part.

[@thenotsoguitarguy9429]

Really, though, they don't have to like it. I tend to like their videos whether they like a song I like or not. Or even when they like stuff I don't like. I just like their reactions and respect their analysis. March of the pigs would be fun largely because I don't know what their reaction would be.

[@davidschreiber8186]

"Head like a Hole" by Nine Inch Nails

[@estoy1001]

Basically, this is a guy who is telling you straight out, no pretense, what he wants, and that he's got problems, you get what you see, no matter how disturbing, and if that's okay, then you're probably just as twisted.

[@spencerholmes1047]

the production is so unique, that it is timeless. It still sounds fresh for that reason. And cant be labelled as 90s by its sound design alone. The video itself is a an artistic moodboard, not really an expansion on the lyrics.

[@TroyWarr1980]

Fun fact: The video was heavily inspired by "Street of Crocodiles," a 1986 short film by the Quay Brothers. It's a bit hard to find the complete version (there are some short clips here on YT), but it's well worth it.

[@Jason17300]

React to Rammstein if you want industrial metal.

[@sayrerowan734]

Seeing you goof on Closer really shows how different perspectives can be. That song was one of the very best of the 90s, in my personal opinion.

[@shampoovta]

Ministry - "Just One Fix"

[@alcopower5710]

kelley davis ......straight up

[@mikeoley13]

hahah amazing reactions. Song is an absolute classic. This shit takes me back to high school. Believe it or not this was on the radio nonstop which was huge for the industrial genre.

[@jasonpranger8485]

Clutch, electric worry

[@Comrade.Question]

Jason Pranger +1 for Clutch, could do their cover of The Regulator for more bluesy or anything else off Blast Tyrant for more rock fury like Profits of Doom or even The Mob Goes Wild.

[@SpazzySnazFilms]

I love how genuine this is. Give Roundabout by Yes a listen

[@charlottec.7881]

SpazzySnazFilms heart of the sunrise

[@Enbix]

Guys, you really need to listen to the kings of industrial metal! RAMMSTEIN - SONNE

[@endocry]

Jason lol

[@karljonson3287]

Sonne? Mein Hartz brennt dude

[@JBoesman]

Great song!

[@brianbierlein4747]

@starwarsgeekdotnet - yeah, I love Rammstein but Ministry is are the kings of Industrial.

[@michaelknight3549]

Agreed would love to hear them do Sonne

[@jlo1390]

Ohhh My God, this is EVERYTHING this band and this Song... whaoooaaa! Seen them live and they are unbelievable! NIN CAN'T wait to see the reaction

[@leonaluna3307]

You guys would probably like Fear Factory

[@SerpentineRob]

Fear Factory: "Replica"

[@brianbierlein4747]

Zero Signal

[@michaelknight3549]

Self Bias Resistor is better.

[@MrJayLaroche]

Body hammer

[@Van_Scott]

Yeah, it’s got a groove to it, so they’ll most likely like it. One of my favorite bands!

[@xxPEvexx]

Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails. he only has a band when he tours the rest of it is all just the one man. He wants to have sex but isn't getting any so he is sexually frustrated. You get me closer go god is his way of saying when he has sex it brings him to a higher place. Trent Reznor actually produced a lot of Marilyn Manson's music. He produced Antichrist Superstar and Smells like Children some of his first albums that were quite popular in the 90's. I really think you guys should check out Masters Apprentices by Opeth when you get the chance, it is much similar to their song you already reacted to with a roller coaster of light and heavy music throughout, It's truly fantastic.

[@DarthDavin]

-PEves- Glad you wrote all this so I didn't have to.

[@silverback9572]

Head Like A Hole, Hurt, We’re In This Together, & The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails

[@martinweber8299]

this is exactly what I would say "closer" is by far NOT the best what NIN can do. Hear songs from "Pretty Hate Machine" or if you want Industrial metal try "Self Destruction" and I really can recommend to hear "Something I Can Never Have" befor living this world.

[@jolinachavez5930]

PHM is Trent’s legacy.

[@hardminder]

@@jolinachavez5930 It is not...Broken and Downward Spiral are the best.

[@hardminder]

You're just talking about the popular singles, they are really not the best NIN songs. How about ''The Becoming'', ''Reptile'', ''Burn'', ''Wish'', ''Somewhat Damaged'', ''March of the Pigs'' ''Heresy'' ''Just Like You Imagined'' and such?

[@shannoncopeland4506]

Yes to Head Like a Hole in particular!

[@MegaDaveMatthewsFan]

Tool-The Pot or Deftones-Passenger! You know it's gonna be good!

[@Margar02]

MegaDaveMatthewsFan yaaaaassssss

[@morethanthrills1616]

HEAD LIKE A HOLE!!!!!!!!!

[@cj92it]

Not my favorite NIN track, but still better than Closer as an introduction to their music. Really, anything from Pretty Hate Machine would be a better place to start from than "Closer" …… My personal favorites from that album are Down In It, and Something I Can Never Have.

[@TheTestingGrounds]

Head Like a Hole has better subject matter. All the more relevant today.

[@Tarryk]

Agreed, Head Like a Hole was the original incredible hit by NiN, and I think our free-thinkers need to react to it.

[@adamsmith6093]

Michael Perfect Drug is my personal favorite but head like a hole is dope too.

[@emmarz8934]

It says something about Trent Reznor's sense of humor that on an album about depression and pain, a downward spiral, this is the most catchy and airplay-able song musically but much of it had to be bleeped out on the radio. I would believe, as a long time fan of the man and his music, that he walked around with a huge shiteating grin on his face the whole time this song was in radio rotation. For a more emotional NIN song try Something I Can Never Have.

[@nothingmusic42]

funny enough, Trent Reznor is the one who discovered and signed Marilyn Manson, and he co-produced Manson's first album.

[@matthewstrong1114]

I liked the drug comment they made as well, made me laugh.

[@michaeljohnaustin6745]

Try March of the pigs by the nine inch nails . You will here industrial metal .

[@fecknunsreverse]

Agree. If you're going for NIN I'd say March... or Wish.

[@TheBrunarr]

The Pot by Tool, or Sextape or Passenger by Deftones, you wont regret it

[@b90srocker]

Bru Master These reactions would be incredible.

[@jessicajones5456]

Passenger!!!!!!

[@dmiller661ify]

Passenger for sure

[@davidtibor3133]

Bru Master definitely Passenger

[@kylemotty5951]

Anything they haven't done off of White Pony. Jambi would be nice. I think they'd groove to Jambi.

[@cb4303]

If this is what chicks think is hot I've been trying the wrong shit 4 years man

[@jasonmgomez]

truthfully, in 1995, THIS is what chicks thought was hot.

[@mendmywings7238]

Jason Michael Gomez still do

[@TheCivildecay]

A well if you find a chick that finds this hot, you are in for one hell of a night ;)

[@iamjulian2810]

You might die if you hook up with a chick that likes this shit lol

[@XavyDraven]

My kind of girl! ;)

[@MSG.48]

This is, as you called it an aphrodisiac, at least always has been for me. The beat/rhythm, vocals, lyrics, are damn sexy! I love the video too. I got to hold the heart (my talented and awesome friend made it and kept it) after being used in the video too. 🖤

[@davidom7607]

George was disturbed.

[@Guy_Fawkes_News]

Broken was the first industrial metal ep to win a Grammy for best metal album. So what does Trent do for an encore? He releases TDS. One of the greatest concept albums ever produced and absolutely nothing like Broken. The man moves on. Know what I'm saying?

[@gallopinggargoyles7891]

One thing you must never forget is music and video is an art form. This is clearly modern art using the those tools.

[@JasonKucherawy]

Music from the 90s wasn’t so much about communicating meaning, it was more about the feeling. There wasn’t a message the artist wants you to hear, but an emotional connection they want you to feel.

[@CerpinRTA]

if you want some metal Nine Inch Nails, check out Wish or March of the Pigs!

[@Javier-cz6mh]

“Foreplay/Long Time” by Boston

[@ssbsnb1200]

Pantera- Domination Live in Moscow 91' (Video)

[@emilymulligan9822]

So one of the things to remember when listening to NIN it is important to remember that in recordings every instrument is being done by Trent himself. When they go on tour they hire musicians to play live.

[@navaja38]

Massive Attack - Angel or Group Four or Rising Son

[@fredthelocalvillager5857]

She sells Sanctuary by The Cult . Fade to Black by Metallica . Shock by Fear Factory . Come on guys ....pick one ..I dare you ;)

[@davepatterson4774]

FRED FLINTER Definitely The Cult! That's their best stuff (imo).

[@RuthlessWelshy]

they've already done Fade To Black

[@raidrfrk]

The Cult

[@conflictmagazine]

Or even this FF: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYOtpIWHhNOYg7s Tight, clean and hitting both ends of the vocal spectrum...they were the best modern metal I had heard up to that point...plus they took their Sega Dreamcast consoles on tour with them...SEGA! :)

[@SeaToSkyImages]

The Cult for sure!

[@justindusza9047]

Love You To Death- Type O Negative

[@roxxlane8223]

I remember Alliyah saying nine inch nails was her favorite..❤

[@kbaysurf]

Rammstein - Sonne