Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (1989)

This is a good success story when Trent Reznor worked at a studio and recorded music on his spare time. He did everything and sent demo's eventually led him to get on a label. I'm not even a huge fan of industrial rock music but it's easy to tell that this is a) very creative and b)super catchy. I always thought the bad thing about NIN was that there was never a consistent lineup. Trent Renzor pretty much did this whole album together by himself and you can totally tell that the guitars are not the main focus as synthesizers were the primary. This album in particular was important in getting industrial rock a mass following for the band itself and the many industrial bands would later peak in nineties. Songs to check out "Head Like a Hole", "Down in It" and "Sin".

1. "Head Like a Hole" 4:59
2. "Terrible Lie" 4:38
3. "Down in It" 3:46
4. "Sanctified" 5:48
5. "Something I Can Never Have" 5:54
6. "Kinda I Want To" 4:33
7. "Sin" 4:06
8. "That's What I Get" 4:30
9. "The Only Time" 4:47
10. "Ringfinger" 5:40