Nine Inch Nails‘ newest incarnation has met a setback in the form of the departure of Eric Avery (ex-Jane’s Addiction, etc.) from their lineup. Speaking through his Facebook earlier today, May 15th, Avery announced:
“its with very mixed emotions i tell you all that im pulling out of NIN. i know. its been a tough call and i don’t know if its the right one. but i really want to focus on my musical life here in la, on film work in particular. as the tour dates kept growing… i just got overwhelmed. i just got home from a year of heavy travel with garbage, the idea of leaving town for another year and a half, and with all the intensity that nails demands… fortunately my friend Trent understands all this and appreciated my pulling the plug now instead of deep into 2013 and 14. go get em gentlemen.”
Avery was originally set to join the newly-revised Nine Inch Nails on their return to the stage throughout the summer and beyond. A replacement for Avery has yet to be announced.
