Studio Album · No. 11

Ghosts VI: Locusts Songwriting Credits by Nine Inch Nails

2020 The Null Corporation 15 tracks 83 min

Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

The Null Corporation Dark AmbientIndustrialInstrumental
Complete Artist
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Authorship

Holds writing credit on 15 of 15 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 15 / 15 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 15 tracks with documented writers, by whether Nine Inch Nails carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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15 trackswritten by Nine Inch Nails 0 tracksoutside writers
Nine Inch Nails's roles on this album

Share of the 15 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

15
Tracks
0
Lyricists
2
Producers
2020
Released
Data Insight

Ghosts VI: Locusts was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and released simultaneously with Ghosts V: Together on March 26, 2020, as a free download during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanning 83 minutes and 10 seconds across 15 tracks, it is the longer and darker of the two 2020 Ghosts albums, moving through noise, industrial, and dark ambient textures, contrasting with the warmer meditative tone of Together. Together and Locusts were Reznor and Ross's first music released under the Nine Inch Nails name since Bad Witch (2018).

Ghosts VI: Locusts, released alongside Ghosts V: Together on March 26, 2020, is the darker of the two companion ambient volumes. Where Together presented warmth and stillness, Locusts is dissonant, anxious, and foreboding, reflecting the unsettled emotional landscape of early pandemic lockdown. Both albums are fully instrumental. All tracks written and produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Track Listing & Credits 15 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The Cursed Clock
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
2
Around Every Corner
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
3
The Worriment Waltz
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
4
Run Like Hell
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
5
When It Happens (Don't Mind Me)
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
6
Another Crashed Car
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
7
Temp Fix
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
8
Trust Fades
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
9
A Really Bad Night
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
10
Your New Normal
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
11
Just Breathe
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
12
Right Behind You
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
13
Turn This Off Please
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
14
So Tired
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)
15
Almost Dawn
Not documented Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Nine Inch Nails (Primary Artist)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 3 contributors

AR
Atticus Ross
Writer · Producer
On this album15 written
TR
Trent Reznor
Writer · Producer
On this album15 written
NI
Nine Inch Nails
Primary Artist
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions Ghosts VI: Locusts

Who produced Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails?
Ghosts VI: Locusts was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. It was released March 26, 2020, simultaneously with Ghosts V: Together, as a free download through NIN.com during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specific engineer credits were not itemized in the album's documentation.
What is the runtime of Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails?
Ghosts VI: Locusts runs 83 minutes and 10 seconds across 15 tracks, making it the longer of the two 2020 Ghosts albums (compared to Ghosts V: Together at 70:24 / 8 tracks). It was released free on March 26, 2020, through NIN.com.
How does Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails differ from Ghosts V: Together?
Ghosts VI: Locusts and Ghosts V: Together were released simultaneously but have contrasting tones. Locusts is darker, noisier, and more industrial and dissonant (an AllMusic review of Together called that album "the warm yang to its partner's darker yin") while Together is warmer and meditative. Locusts has 15 tracks at 83 minutes; Together has 8 tracks at 70 minutes.
Is Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails an instrumental album?
Yes, Ghosts VI: Locusts is entirely instrumental across all 15 tracks, continuing the purely musical (no-vocals) approach of Ghosts I-IV (2008) and Ghosts V: Together (2020). The album leans toward noise, dark ambient, and industrial textures rather than the more melodic ambient approach of Together.
Did Nine Inch Nails charge for Ghosts VI: Locusts?
Not at first. Ghosts VI: Locusts came out as a free download through NIN.com on March 26, 2020, alongside Ghosts V: Together, as a gesture during the pandemic lockdown. It was also sold as a paid download, which is how it reached Billboard's Top Album Sales chart.
Did Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails chart on the Billboard 200?
Ghosts VI: Locusts peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart and number 60 on the Top Current Album Sales chart (based on physical or paid digital units, distinct from the free download). No Grammy nominations are documented for the album.
What year were Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails released?
Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts were both released on March 26, 2020, simultaneously as free downloads during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were Nine Inch Nails' first new studio music since Bad Witch (2018), and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's first NIN releases since focusing heavily on film scoring.

Sources

Wikipedia: Ghosts VI: Locusts MusicBrainz: Ghosts VI: Locusts (release group) Cover Art Archive: Ghosts VI: Locusts Discogs: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts VI: Locusts (master) Discogs: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts VI: Locusts (MP3, free download) MusicBrainz: Ghosts VI: Locusts (release, work credits) Genius: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts VI: Locusts Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts V-VI available now (archived nin.com, March 27, 2020) Cover Art Archive: Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails