NIN.com, the official website of Nine Inch Nails, was updated late yesterday with a new message from Trent Reznor. TR‘s latest missive to fans includes holiday greetings along with new information regarding the promise of new music to come in the new year! Here is the full text of TR‘s holiday message to fans:

12.23.09: wave hello

Happy holidays everyone and thank you for an exceptional year! Sorry I haven’t been around much lately, I’ve been working on not working for a couple of months, which for me is hard work. 2010 has a number of things planned including new material from nine inch nails and something else that isn’t nine inch nails. I am in a state of rediscovery and reinvention that feels unfamiliar, unsure and exactly what I need.

In the meantime, here are some miscellaneous performances from 2009.
See you and speak to you soon-
Trent

“Last” | Holmdel NJ 6.06.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“The Way Out Is Through” | Holmdel NJ 6.06.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“Somewhat Damaged” | Roskilde Festival 7.03.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“I’m Afraid of Americans” | Toronto 6.02.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD

Woot!! I’m certain that many folks, me included, are surprised at the announcement of new music from NIN in 2010. To be honest, I’m surprised at the announcement of any new music so soon after the end of Nine Inch Nails but … believe me, I am not complaining in the least. I’m most intrigued by the “something else that isn’t nine inch nails”. It’s great to hear publicly from TR himself about how he’s been doing in the past few months. I’m not sure if we should expect more messages like this from him any time soon but we should keep an eye out nonetheless.

Remember, The Gift video release (official NIN video footage of 3 separate concerts put together by the folks at This One Is On Us) will be released via torrent sites TOMORROW … So, whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year the NIN goodies just keep on coming.

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