Reference To Chinese Democracy On NIN Site

[madison]

A photo appeared this week on Nine Inch Nails' official website, where the band is posing in a room that has a "Chinese Democracy" sign tacked onto the upper right hand side of the pic. Lead singer Trent Reznor has a long history of using carefully staged pics to send messages to fans.

As a result, this latest pic triggered debates on both NIN and GNR forums across the Net as to why the CD reference was there. Some wondered if it was a sign that the two bands may do one or more shows together while others speculated Reznor was just taking a shot at his former bandmate, Robin Finck, who is now a member of GNR.

Forum discussion thread:

http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=63192&hl=trent

[madison]

On March 13, 2006, a second picture was posted on the NIN official site that contained a reference to GNR. A small pic of Axl can be seen in the mirror in the photo.

A mygnrforum member was able to locate the pic that Trent used to photoshop Axl into the pic:

Forum discussion thread:

http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=65389&hl=trent

[madison]

DATE: March 17, 2006

TITLE: Third GNR Reference on NIN.com

For the third time in less than a month, a picture has been posted on the

official NIN site that contains a reference to GNR. This time, it shows a small

headshot of Buckethead in a sea of NIN fans. Also a curious sidenote; there is a

red bandana hanging from his backpocket: a fashion statement made frequently

during the Illusion tours.

Forum discussion thread: http://www.mygnrforum.com/index.php?showtopic=65802