TRENT REZNOR Slams CHRIS CORNELL's New Album

March 12, 2009

According to RollingStone.com, NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor took to his relatively new Twitter account yesterday to slam one of his peers, former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. "You know that feeling you get when somebody embarrasses themselves so badly YOU feel uncomfortable? Heard Chris Cornell's record? Jesus," Reznor wrote for all 40,000-plus of his followers to see.

Instead of the heavy riff-rock that has marked Cornell's best-known work, his new Timbaland-produced disc, "Scream", features Cornell singing over hip-hop beats and pop/dance grooves. Cornell told RollingStone.com that he isn't worried about alienating his fans with the new sound, saying, "At this point, it's all theory . . . Maybe I'm an optimist or just an idiot but I really think the fans will come around to the concept. I could sit down and make a wall-to-wall guitar album tomorrow. I think it's important for fans to know that but if I'm doing something that inspires me musically then I think it will inspire someone else too."

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "Scream" — which came out this past Tueday — is on track to move between 20,000 and 25,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

Cornell performed his new song "Long Gone" on the March 10 edition of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Watch footage of the appearance below.

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