In the time of Doc Martens, dyed black hair, and silver chains enough to choke a den of werewolves bands like KMFDM and Skinny Puppy reigned supreme over suburban malls across America. And while the popularity of the industrial goth aesthetic has waxed and waned over the years, one band that has consistently found a foothold in the angst of each subsequent generation since then has been Nine Inch Nails. 

Nine Inch Nails, led by frontman and songwriter Trent Reznor, has been going strong for nearly 40 years. On the heels of the band’s new material as part of the film Tron: Ares, the band announced a massive world tour, The Peel It Back Tour, through the summer with a stop at Baltimore’s CFB Bank Arena. The famed industrial act last graced the streets of Charm City way back in 2008 as part of the Virgin Mobile Fest (though Reznor and company did play The Anthem in DC in 2018). But Nine In Nails more than made up for the lost time on Tuesday night.