"Head Like a Hole" is a song by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single from the group's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine. It enjoyed heavy rotation on the radio at the time of its release, eventually reaching number 9 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Head Like a Hole
"Head Like a Hole" was one of the most notable moments of Nine Inch Nails' Lollapalooza festival performances.
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN, stylized as
NIN, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band until his frequent collaborator, Atticus Ross, joined in 2016. The band's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), was released via TVT Records. After disagreeing with TVT about how to promote the album, the band signed with Interscope Records and released the EP Broken (1992). The following albums, The Downward Spiral (1994) and The Fragile (1999), were released to critical acclaim and commercial success.
Atticus Ross (left) and Trent Reznor (right) performing in October 2018
Reznor during the 1991 Lollapalooza festival
Reznor performing during the Self-Destruct tour, circa 1994–1995
Live performance during the Live: With Teeth tour in 2006