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Years active | 2009–present |
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Website | howtodestroyangels |
How to Destroy Angels is an American post-industrial band formed in 2009 by Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross alongside Reznor's wife Mariqueen Maandig and longtime Nine Inch Nails collaborator Rob Sheridan. [4] [5] [6] The group is named after a 1984 Coil EP of the same name. [7] Alessandro Cortini joined the lineup for the duration of the 2013 tour.
The band's first release was a self-titled EP released on June 1, 2010. [8] The band released a single from the album, "A Drowning", as digital downloadable content, [9] and a second song, "The Space in Between," debuted as a music video on Pitchfork on May 14, 2010. [10] A third track, "The Believers," was made available through Wired magazine's iPad application, along with a dissection and breakdown of the song, and through a free digital download from the official website. "The Believers", is also featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 film Limitless .
The band recorded a cover version of Bryan Ferry's "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" which was released December 9, 2011 on the soundtrack for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. [11]
In November 2012, the band's second EP, An Omen EP was released on Columbia Records. [12] The song "Keep It Together" from the EP was released as a single on October 9, 2012. A music video for the song was directed by the band themselves. Two other songs from An Omen EP were also given music videos: "Ice Age", directed by John Hillcoat, and "The Loop Closes", which was also directed by the band.
The band's debut studio album, Welcome Oblivion , was released on March 5, 2013 through Columbia Records. [13] It included the tracks "Keep It Together", "Ice Age", "On the Wing", and "The Loop Closes" from An Omen EP. A deluxe edition of the album also included the How to Destroy Angels EP.
The first single from Welcome Oblivion, "How Long?", was released on January 31, 2013, along with a music video directed by Shynola. [14]
How to Destroy Angels discography | |
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Studio albums | 1 |
Music videos | 5 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 3 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [15] | US Alt. [16] | US Electronic [17] | UK [18] | ||
Welcome Oblivion |
| 30 | 8 | 2 | 101 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [15] | US Alt. [16] | US Electronic [17] | US Indie [20] | ||
How to Destroy Angels | 151 | — | 8 | 22 | |
An Omen EP | 42 | 10 | 1 | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Electronic Digital [23] | |||
"A Drowning" | 2010 | 20 | How to Destroy Angels |
"Keep It Together" [24] | 2012 | — | An Omen EP |
"How Long?" [25] | 2013 | — | Welcome Oblivion |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Is Your Love Strong Enough?" | 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [26] |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"The Space in Between" | 2010 | Rupert Sanders [27] |
"Keep It Together" | 2012 | How to Destroy Angels [28] |
"Ice Age" | John Hillcoat [29] | |
"The Loop Closes" | 2013 | How to Destroy Angels [30] |
"How Long?" | Shynola [31] |
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