Nine Inch Nails Issue First Song in 7 Years, Announce 'Tron: Ares' Album

Nine Inch Nails are set to release a new album this summer. The soundtrack for Tron: Ares will be available on Sept. 19, three weeks before the film's release on Oct. 10.

The LP marks the first Nine Inch Nails album since the simultaneous release of Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts in 2020.

The news was accompanied by the album's first single, the brooding "As Alive as You Need Me to Be." This would be the band's first single release since 2018. You can hear the song below

Nine Inch Nails' 'As Alive as You Need Me to Be'

The soundtrack for the third entry in the Tron film franchise features two dozen new songs, a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks, by Nine Inch Nails.

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Even though Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released 20 film scores over the decades — including 2010's The Social Network and 2020's Soul, both of which won Oscars — Tron: Ares is the first time a feature film soundtrack will be released under the Nine Inch Nails name.

You can see the album's track listing below.

"As Alive as You Need Me to Be" can also be heard in the new trailer for the upcoming movie.

Watch Tron: Ares Trailer

Nine Inch Nails launched their new tour last month in Dublin. The set included favorites from their career, such as "March of the Pigs," "Closer," "Head Like a Hole" and "Hurt."

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The North American dates of the Peel It Back World Tour begin on Aug. 6 with a show in Oakland.

For the next six weeks, the band will perform dates in Seattle, Toronto, Cleveland and Phoenix, before wrapping up with two nights at Los Angeles' Kia Forum.

You can see the list of dates for the North American leg of Nine Inch Nails' tour below.

Nine Inch Nails, 'Tron: Ares' Track Listing

1. INIT
2. FORKED REALITY
3. AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE
4. ECHOES
5. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
6. IN THE IMAGE OF
7. I KNOW YOU CAN FEEL IT
8. PERMANENCE
9. INFILTRATOR
10. 100% EXPENDABLE
11. STILL REMAINS
12. WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?
13. BUILDING BETTER WORLDS
14. TARGET IDENTIFIED
15. DAEMONIZE
16. EMPATHETIC RESPONSE
17. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
18. A QUESTION OF TRUST
19. GHOST IN THE MACHINE
20. NO GOING BACK
21. NEMESIS
22. NEW DIRECTIVE
23. OUT IN THE WORLD
24. SHADOW OVER ME

Nine Inch Nails, Peel It Back World Tour 2025 – North American Leg

Aug. 06 - Oakland, Calif. @ Oakland Arena
Aug. 08 - Portland, Ore. @ Moda Center
Aug. 10 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena
Aug. 12 - Seattle, Wash. @ Climate Pledge Arena
Aug. 14 - West Valley City, Utah @ Maverik Center
Aug. 15 - Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena
Aug. 17 - Saint Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
Aug. 19 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
Aug. 20 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
Aug. 22 - Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
Aug. 23 - Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
Aug. 26 - Baltimore, Md. @ CFG Bank Arena
Aug. 27 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center
Aug. 29 - Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
Aug. 31 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Sept. 02 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center
Sept. 03 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center
Sept. 05 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Lenovo Center
Sept. 06 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 09 - Duluth, Ga. @ Gas South Arena
Sept. 10 - Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena
Sept. 12 - Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
Sept. 13 - Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena
Sept. 16 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ PHX Arena
Sept. 18 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Kia Forum
Sept. 19 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Kia Forum