Nine Inch Nails is quickly becoming the nerdiest rock band since Led Zeppelin sang about J.R.R. Tolkien. For that, we salute them.
NIN's music video for "LESS THAN" — released Thursday — not only samples the recent VR game Polybius, but also delves into the reigning champion of bizarre video game urban legends.
A psychedelic trip of seizure-inducing 80s games style, the video depicts a female player becoming increasingly mesmerized (and zombified) the more she plays.
But there's more to the hypnotizing visuals than meets the clouded zombie eye. It's also essentially a retelling of the original mythical arcade game known as Polybius, the mere existence of which can neither be confirmed nor denied. Read more...
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