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With Teeth (2005)

Where the lyrics of With Teeth take you, and where it was really made.

The album was first planned under the title Bleedthrough, and the rename came as the songs took shape around Reznor's sobriety.

Key places

Where the album was started (2005)

Recording site Mobile studio, 1305 Soniat Street — Reznor began recording the album at Nothing Studios in New Orleans. It was the last release he recorded there before moving to Los Angeles. The point marks the city, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Los Angeles studio credit (2005)

Recording site Village Recorders — The album's Discogs credits list The Village Recorder among the studios where the album was recorded in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• With Teeth: fourth studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails
• Released by Nothing Records and Interscope Records on May 3, 2005
• Produced by Trent Reznor and long-time collaborator Alan Moulder
• Features contributions from Dave Grohl and Atticus Ross, who later became a band member
• Lyrics tackle addiction, sobriety, and Reznor's view of himself and his place in the world
• Three singles: "The Hand That Feeds", "Only", and "Every Day Is Exactly the Same"
• Supported by the Live: With Teeth tour

Background

• Nine Inch Nails gained mainstream attention with The Downward Spiral and a Woodstock '94 performance
• Reznor grew increasingly addicted to alcohol and drugs, which brought depression and writer's block
• The Fragile (1999) sold 898,000 copies but did not match its predecessor's success
• Reznor entered rehabilitation in Florida to address his dependence on alcohol and cocaine
• The period marked a major change in his approach to Nine Inch Nails, shaped by the move from addiction to sobriety

Recording

• Reznor first planned the album as a concept record with an elaborate storyline
• The original title was Bleedthrough; it changed as the songs matured
• Recording began at Nothing Studios in New Orleans
• Atticus Ross handled engineering and assistance
• The album was mixed in stereo and 5.1 surround sound
• Mixing began on October 28

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Tracklist

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Artist

Formation

• Formed in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio, by singer-songwriter Trent Reznor.
• Reznor was the sole permanent member until Atticus Ross officially joined in 2016.
• The first live performance took place at Graffiti in Pittsburgh on October 27, 1988.
• Signed with TVT Records and later moved to Interscope Records.

Members

• Core members are Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
• Robin Finck, Josh Freese, and Stu Brooks form the current live lineup.
• Many former live members have been named, including Chris Vrenna, Danny Lohner, and Charlie Clouser.

Career

• Released Pretty Hate Machine (1989), Broken (1992), The Downward Spiral (1994), The Fragile (1999), and With Teeth (2005).
• Released Year Zero (2007), Hesitation Marks (2013), Bad Witch (2018), and Ghosts V and VI (2020).
• Won Grammy Awards for "Wish", "Happiness in Slavery", and "As Alive as You Need Me to Be".
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

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Reception

At release

• With Teeth was well received by critics, though slightly less warmly than the band's previous work
• Some critics praised the aggressive composition, while others called the album bland and faulted Reznor for a lack of originality
• Many reviewers commented on the personal and mournful quality of the lyrics in songs such as "All the Love in the World"
• Metacritic gave a weighted average of 71 out of 100 from 22 critic scores, which it labels generally favorable reviews

Records

• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 272,000 copies in its first week
• Became the band's second album to reach No. 1 in the US
• Certified gold in the United States and the United Kingdom
• Certified platinum in Canada
• The album's first single, "The Hand That Feeds", carried the album's protest and propaganda themes

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Trivia

• The working title was Bleedthrough; Reznor announced on the band's website on October 18, 2004 that the title had been changed
• Dave Grohl contributed drums and percussion on seven tracks
• Nine Inch Nails withdrew from the 2005 MTV Movie Awards after a dispute over an unaltered George W. Bush image used behind "The Hand that Feeds", and the Foo Fighters took their slot

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