Trent Reznor's How to Destroy Angels Album - Early 2012

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edited September 2012 in Other Music
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo soundtrack came out less than two weeks ago, but a new, non-soundtrack release from Trent Reznor could be here in early 2012. How to Destroy Angels, the former Nine Inch Nails mastermind's current band with wife Mariqueen Maandig and collaborator Atticus Ross (Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network) will release their full-length debut "probably [in the] first quarter of next year," Reznor told Rolling Stone. Reznor previously revealed the album is in its mixing phase.

How to Destroy Angels put out a six-track EP last year, and the Dragon Tattoo soundtrack includes their cover of Bryan Ferry's "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" The as-yet-untitled album will mark a slight change to a more vibrant sound, according to Rolling Stone. Where the first EP was a six-week affair not far removed from other Reznor projects or influences, the album "sounds like How to Destroy Angels now, instead of sounding like other stuff," Reznor said.

Reznor also discussed how he balanced his soundtrack and full-band work. As a reprieve from the bleakness of the Dragon Tattoo score, How to Destroy Angels "became much more rhythmic and not any happier, but it really started to take on its own identity," Reznor told Rolling Stone. "We were influenced by early Cabaret Voltaire — it's very deconstructed rhythmically and more textural."

You know who's a huge fan of early Cabaret Voltaire? Babies! Reznor and Maandiq are reportedly expecting their second child, which will likely impact any potential touring plans. Reznor is quoted as saying he wants to perform live "in some capacity" but that a full-blown tour isn't exactly what he's craving at the moment.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the How to Destroy Angels album will come out on Reznor's own Null Corporation label. "No committees, no e-mails a week later of why you can't do this," Reznor reportedly said. "There's no talking to people on the other side of the world that have their own set of agendas and 'no' written a hundred different ways on a piece of paper."

Could new Nine Inch Nails be next? In March, Reznor said he would be turning his attention toe new NIN material. "Nine Inch Nails is not dead and I plan to focus on that next," he wrote on a fan forum. In the same post, Reznor also listed his other publicly announced projects — the Dragon Tattoo score, the How to Destroy Angels album — so NIN fans have at least some excuse to keep hoping for a follow-up to 2008's The Slip.
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    Kicking drugs was the best thing he ever did. The guy can't stop making music ever since.
    Thanks EPOTTSIII!
    "Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
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  • Of The AggieOf The Aggie The ATX Posts: 1,531
    I liked the EP so I'm curious to see what the full-length will sound like.
  • Sorry for the radio silence lately... I've been busy! There's a number of things to be revealed over the coming months. Some you may expect, others you may not. Patience, my friends.

    Today's news is about my band How To Destroy Angels. I'm happy to announce we've formally partnered with Columbia Records for our next series of releases. The first of these will be available in November and it's called An Omen EP. As you may have guessed, it's an EP. It contains six songs, some of which are from our full-length LP which is coming early next year.
    We are making some videos, we are going to be performing live, and that's all the details I have for now on those matters.

    Regarding our decision to sign with Columbia, we've really spent a long time thinking about things and it makes sense for a lot of reasons, including a chance to work with our old friend Mark Williams. There's a much more granular and rambling answer I could give (and likely will in an interview someplace) but it really comes down to us experimenting and trying new things to see what best serves our needs. Complete independent releasing has its great points but also comes with shortcomings.

    We are all very excited about you checking out the new stuff. Wish I could tell you more, but you know how this works... it would take all the fun out of it!
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  • kramer73kramer73 Posts: 2,614
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    Kicking drugs was the best thing he ever did. The guy can't stop making music ever since.

    more like kicking the major record label.
  • Can't wait for this.
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