Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine Vinyl LPPretty Hate Machine is the groundbreaking 1989 debut album from Nine Inch Nails, the project of Trent Reznor. Blending industrial aggression with synthpop hooks, dark electronic textures, and emotionally charged songwriting, the album became a defining release of alternative musics rise in the early 90s. Featuring enduring tracks such as Head Like a Hole, Terrible Lie, Down In It, and the haunting Something I Can Never Have, the record established