#hesitation marks
One of the greatest gifts of Nine Inch Nails as art has been the ability for fans to make their own interpretations/connections to Trent’s introspection, concepts, and production. Oddly though, there’s been some talk on echoing the sound as of late that the career spanning references in artwork, NTAE, the re-issues, and Deviations 1 are all part of a new Year Zero ARG. There are people involved with ADD VIOLENCE that were part of the previous ARG, but beyond that, we just have some exceptional art, installation, and music. I truly believe the EP’s are an exploration of past eras, themes, and moods of NIN to create a story about finding ones place in this world, but as anything, I could be wrong. With that said, I do think it is audacious to assume that since 1989 Trent has been planning one giant ARG, and that intensely personal projects such as Broken, TDS, The Fragile, Ghosts I-IV, and Hesitation Marks were all just faked to be part of an ARG. With that said, ADD VIOLENCE is astounding_
What are your thoughts?