can you name any of their singles?
Head Like a Hole, Sin
Nine Inch Nails
Reznor and his co-producers expanded upon the Right Track Studio demos by adding singles "Head Like a Hole" and "Sin". 
where did the name nine inch nails come from Reznor chose the name "Nine Inch Nails" because it "abbreviated easily" rather than for "any literal meaning". The English letters NIN are also noted for their resemblance to the modern Hebrew characters of the Tetragrammaton. is nine inch nails a band? Yes - it is an American industrial rock band which was their debut album? Pretty Hate Machine
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Nine Inch Nails [SEP] "Pretty Hate Machine" era (1989–1991)
Reznor and his co-producers expanded upon the Right Track Studio demos by adding singles "Head Like a Hole" and "Sin". "Rolling Stone"'s Michael Azerrad described the album as "industrial-strength noise over a pop framework" and "harrowing but catchy music"; Reznor proclaimed this combination "a sincere statement" of "what was in [his] head at the time". In fact, the song "Down in It" spent over two months on "Billboard" club-play dance chart. After spending 113 weeks on the "Billboard" 200, "Pretty Hate Machine" became one of the first independently released records to attain platinum certification. Three music videos were created in promotion of the album.