Nine Inch Nails Release Haunting New Single Ahead of Forthcoming Bad Witch

Industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails have released a new single: the eerie, saxophone heavy, electro-jazz charged “God Break Down the Door”. This comes ahead of their newly announced Cold and Black and Infinite Tour, in which 80’s alternative icons The Jesus and Mary Chain serve as special guests and in advance of Nails’ ninth studio album, Bad Witch, due out June 22 on Trent Reznor’s The Null Corporation label.

“God Break Down the Door” plays like a lost David Bowie track off his concept album Outside, and with Nine Inch Nails’ musical growth (2013’s Hesitation Marks had moments of delicious funk and groove), it’s clear that Trent Reznor has long established his legacy and takes his music in any direction he pleases. Vocally, there is an uncanny resemblance to Bowie at times throughout the four-minute tune, which adds an otherworldly feel to things. Whether the vicarious delivery is in fact an homage to Bowie or mere coincidence, there’s no denying he’s an influence on Reznor. He croons over menacing lines of dizzying synths, saxophone and drums. It is not uncharted territory for Reznor, who along with long-time collaborator and now full-time member Atticus Ross continues to explore new musical territory unbounded. If this single is any indication, it is a sign that the rest of the album could be one of NIN’s more mature sounding works.

Look for Bad Witch June 22 via The Null Corporation. Listen to "God Break Down the Door".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJ_DzRJUI4

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