Nine Inch Nails' second full-length album,
The Downward Spiral,?remains the highest-selling Nine Inch Nails release in the United States for selling over four million copies, in addition to selling five million copies worldwide. The band was
?influenced by late-1970s rock albums
The Wall?by Pink Floyd and Low?by David Bowie.?
Reznor acknowledged in?Spin?magazine that "Down in It" was influenced by early Skinny Puppy, particularly their song "Dig It".
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Nine Inch Nails is not "done". Trent Reznor has just retired the band from touring for the next ten years or so. He still makes music.
Nine Inch Nails
Is a one man band which was created by Trent Reznor and has over 27 albums
Trent Reznor has said, "[Nine Inch Nails] really doesn't have any literal meaning. It seemed kind of frightening."
Trent has retired the band from live touring for the next 10 years or something like that. Or it might have be permanently, I'm not sure.