Nine Inch Nails – New Album Confirmed for 2026

After tearing through 2025 as one of the most powerful live bands on the planet, Nine Inch Nails are officially locking themselves back inside the studio. In a new update following their Best Live Act of 2025 win from Consequence, Trent Reznor revealed that he and creative partner Atticus Ross are deep into the creation of a new album — the long-awaited follow-up to 2020’s Ghosts VI: Locusts.

Reznor kept details tight, but his message was clear: the band’s energy has shifted, decisively, back into Nine Inch Nails itself. “We are working on new stuff and we’re excited to work on it,” he said. “The fuse has been lit and the desire is there.” After a decade dominated by Oscar-winning film scores and soundtracks, that spark feels especially significant — a sign that the industrial machine is roaring awake again.

This new creative momentum is notable because Reznor expressed deep frustration with the modern music world just last year, admitting he felt “disillusioned” with the state of the industry and the way people consume music. Stepping into film work became a necessary refuge. Now, that same distance has seemingly reignited what made NIN so essential in the first place. “We’re funneling all that inspiration into a Nine Inch Nails project,” he explained. “We’re ready to be back in the driver’s seat.”

And the timing couldn’t be better — the band is gearing up for a massive 2026 North American tour. After their thunderous return in Dublin and the release of the TRON: Ares soundtrack earlier this year, the upcoming "Peel It Back" tour will take them across arenas from New Orleans to Sacramento. For collectors, this signals something big: a new era, a new album, and almost certainly new physical editions worth clearing shelf space for. Vinyl, CD, tape — whatever form it comes in, this next NIN release is going to be one of the most essential pickups of 2026.

NINE INCH NAILS “PEEL IT BACK” 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Feb. 05 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
Feb. 07 – Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Feb. 10 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
Feb. 11 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
Feb. 13 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Feb. 14 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Feb. 16 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Feb. 18 – Hamilton, ON @ TD Coliseum
Feb. 20 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Feb. 22 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Feb. 23 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
Feb. 25 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
Feb. 27 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
Mar. 01 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Mar. 03 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
Mar. 06 – Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
Mar. 07 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Mar. 09 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena
Mar. 10 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
Mar. 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
Mar. 15 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
Mar. 16 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center

Links:
Facebook – Nine Inch Nails
Official Website

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More updates soon — keep spinning loud.

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