Rock History

2009 – Nine Inch Nails Mock Chris Cornell With April Fools Joke
NME reports: In what appears to be an elaborate April Fools joke, Nine Inch Nails have announced the release of a new Timbaland-produced album called ‘Strobe Light’.

In a suspicious posting on the band’s website and a Tweeter message issued this morning (April 1), the Nine Inch Nails announced that their new full-length album can be downloaded immediately, and features collaborations from Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Jay-Z and Bono, as well as a track titled ‘Pussygrinder’ featuring Sheryl Crow.

The message contains the album’s cover art, which shows frontman Trent Reznor in a black leather jacket wearing Kanye West-style slotted shades, as well as a tracklisting featuring a list of mega-star guest collaborators including Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys.

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2005 – Nine Inch Nails hit No.1 on the US album chart with “With Teeth” on This Day in Rock! It is NIN’s 2nd album to hit no.1.

1971 – Born on this day, Robin Finck, American guitarist, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N’ Roses.

1970 – Born on this day, Daniel Patrick, bass guitar, guitar and keyboards. Worked Nine Inch Nails, Tapeworm, Killing Joke, Methods of Mayhem.