Claim: Year Zero is an album by the band Nine Inch Nails.

Nine Inch Nails -LRB- abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ -RRB- is an American industrial rock band founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland , Ohio . The band released two influential albums during the 1990s -- The Downward Spiral -LRB- 1994 -RRB- and The Fragile -LRB- 1999 -RRB- -- and has record sales exceeding over 20 million copies worldwide , with 10 million sales certified in the United States alone .   Despite this , the band has had several feuds with the corporate side of the recording industry . In 2007 , after the release of their fifth studio album Year Zero -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , these entanglements resulted in Reznor announcing that the band would split from its longtime record label Interscope Records to release future material independently , before signing with Columbia Records for the release of their eighth album Hesitation Marks -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . Reznor returned to self-releasing material with the second Nine Inch Nails EP , Not the Actual Events -LRB- 2016 -RRB- .   As the band 's main producer , singer , songwriter , and instrumentalist , Reznor is the only constant member of the group , and remains solely responsible for its direction . This changed , however , in 2016 when Atticus Ross was introduced as a permanent member of Nine Inch Nails alongside the announcement of Not the Actual Events . After recording a new album , Reznor usually assembles a live band to perform onstage with him . The touring band features a revolving lineup that often rearranges songs to fit a live setting . On stage , Nine Inch Nails often employs visual elements to accompany performances , which frequently include light shows .   Nine Inch Nails has been nominated for thirteen Grammy Awards , and won twice for the songs `` Wish '' and `` Happiness in Slavery '' in 1992 and 1996 , respectively . In 1997 , Reznor appeared in Time magazine 's list of the year 's most influential people , and Spin magazine described him as `` the most vital artist in music '' . In 2004 , Rolling Stone placed Nine Inch Nails at 94 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time . In 2014 , Nine Inch Nails was named as nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , their first year of eligibility . In 2015 , they were nominated a second time .