Nine Inch Nails "The Fragile" 2023-12-29 The au courant of the

The au courant of the exciting Fat Wreck line-up returns in cheapo sampler form

" is a true hidden gem - beautifully blending a soundtrack of hardcore and metal (well before "metalcore" became a dirty word) behind McIlrath's signature vocals

It is a staggeringly strong effort that has solidifed Pennywise as the kings of So Cal punk

With a career spanning over twenty years

Nine Inch Nails "The Fragile" 2023-12-29 The au courant of theThe Fragile is even bleaker than 1994's The Downward Spiral as it lurches along with a perpetual scowl. A frenzied collection of buzz saw pop, Trent Reznor's grim opus yo yos through two CDs with scattershot intensity. Hushed one minute and explosive the next, spite and anger intermix with heartbreaking resignation, sometimes in the course of one song. Still, Reznor's dour and uncompromising approach is accessible and undeniably entertaining, even