Year Zero [Digipak] by Nine Inch Nails

Pros: Trent Reznor returns and puts the naysayers to rest.
Cons: I want Year Zero part 2, part 3, part 4, ad infinitum.

After the disappointingly same-old-same-old of 2005’s Halo 19, I believe the general consensus was that Trent Reznor had shot his creative wad over a decade earlier and had since just been coasting by on name recognition and a handful of angry clichés. ...

Pros: Angry but addictive swipe at the Bush adminstration with warnings of the future
Cons: Some tracks slow the pace a bit too much

Trent Reznor is known for taking his time when it comes to Nine Inch Nails studio albums. Five years went by between the release of The Downward Spiral and The Fragile, and it was another six years after that until he gave us With ...

Pros: Trent whines less when he's telling a story, and he's re-energized by his change in focus.
Cons: Its aspirations outweigh its achievements, if only barely.

I'm 27 now. Trent Reznor's 42. 42! Shit, I remember when my dad was 42. I also remember when an incoming new Nine Inch Nails release was a near-religious experience. I'm not going to lie -- I hopped on the bandwagon when The Downward ...

Pros: Production, Vocals, Music, Theme, Lyrics, Everything.
Cons: None.

Throughout the history of the industrial-outfit Nine Inch Nails and its leader Trent Reznor, NIN has always been a band that's always against the grain and often take long periods of time between new albums. In the years between 1989's Pretty Hate ...

Pros: EVERYTHING! The ARG, the music, the new style, the amazing concept.
Cons: Absolutely nothing.

Nine Inch Nails is indescribable. Trent Reznor is one of the few utter geniuses in the modern music scene, and this shows in his latest major release, Year Zero. Personally, this is my favorite release of his since 1994’s classic tale of ...

Pros: Musically and Conceptually Strong.
Cons: A bit of repetitiveness.

A little less than 2 years ago, Trent Reznor released his disaster piece With Teeth. Rather than waiting around for the next 5 years on his hands writing, he got to work right away on the album that he had meant to release all those years ago. ...

Pros: Darkly powerful, sensuous in delivery.
Cons: Absolutely nothing.

After a rabid purchase of Year Zero the day it hit the shelves, inserting it into the car stereo before my seat belt was on I had full confidence in this album. I proceeded to listen with great expectations and a clear mind to absorb the abrasions upon ...