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Frontman Trent Reznor claimed that when the bands played together earlier in their career it "set the stage" for the success of Nirvana as well as founding the Lollapalooza festival franchise.
Reznor said: "These performances essentially created and defined the term 'alternative' rock in the US.
"These guys were the real deal and in this current climate mostly dominated by poseurs and p***ies it was refreshing to hear something that sounded dangerous, volatile, beautiful and sincere.
"I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while... After some thought, we decided to book a last run of shows across the globe this year."
He added that the shows would be less scripted and more raw and spontaneous than last year's 'Lights In The Sky' tour.
Last week, it emerged that NIN and Britney Spears were sharing a rehearsal studio, with Spears's manager claiming that Reznor and Spears were "getting along famously".
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