I couldn't get into Trent or Nine Inch Nails when I was kid for some reason and this was in high school around 98 to 02. At that time I was listening to a lot of the older original Industrial bands like Front Line Assembly, Chemlab, Front 242, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Nitzer Ebb and even Portion Control who are a pioneering band in the Industrial and EBM genres. The original group lasted from 79 to 87. I don't know why I couldn't get into Trent's music at the time but I have a feeling it had a lot to do with me being an elitist when it came to music. Then I saw NIN in 06 for the first time with my older brother Mike who was listening to them as far back as in 1993. I was on a decent dose of acid at the gig which went perfect with the visualizes. Like I said before I became a fan after that.
When it comes to Atticus and Trent my two favorite soundtracks are The Social Network and the soundtrack to the amazing 10 part Ken Burns PBS documentary "The Vietnam War" about the Vietnam war.
That is one brilliant shot. Was this in 2014 when they were touring with Soundgarden because I saw them on this tour too. Soundgarden were brilliant and I am glad I go to see Cornell live at least once.
NIN has never disappointed me live the three times I saw them. The only time I was a bit annoyed was when they toured with Jane's Addiction in 2009 and on our tour date played first and it was weird seeing Trent and company live as the Sun was setting because it took away from the visual aspect. Trent even said he would never headline like that again and I don't blame him. NIN is best watched when it is dark outside to give you the full effects of the visuals
I don't know if you collect and listen to records but if you do and you haven't already you should get the remastered versions of The Downward Spiral and With Teeth. Trent and company took their time to do legitimate proper remasters of both albums and they sound even better now and you can hear new sounds you didn't hear on the original release
This is With Teeth