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Metacritic	77/100
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AllMusic
Alternative Press
Consequence of Sound
Entertainment Weekly	B+
The Guardian
Kerrang!
NME	8/10
Pitchfork	7.0/10
Rolling Stone
Spin	9/10

Hesitation Marks is the eighth studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on August 30, 2013 by Columbia Records. It is the band's first release through Columbia, and their first album released on a major record label since Year Zero (2007). The album's title is derived from the term "hesitation wounds", which is used to describe marks that are produced by testing a bladed weapon before attempting suicide or self-harming.

On August 12, 2013, Amazon UK officially made the album's second track "Copy of a" available for free to download. On August 22, 2013, a radio rip of "Find My Way" was uploaded to YouTube. On August 27, 2013, the album was streamed on iTunes after it was leaked online. The album was made available in two different masters for digital download; a "standard" version and an "audiophile mastered" version, the latter of which having extended dynamic range not meant to be competitive in the loudness war. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

In February 2009, Trent Reznor stated, "I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while", indicating the possible end of the act. Nine Inch Nails then entered a hiatus after touring with Jane's Addiction and performing on a few subsequent shows. Afterwards, Reznor clarified that the band was done with touring for the foreseeable future, but that he would continue to make music under the moniker.

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