Ghosts VI: Locusts cover art

  Studio Album · No. 11

Ghosts VI: Locusts Songwriting Credits by Nine Inch Nails

2020 The Null Corporation 9 tracks 83 min

Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

The Null Corporation Dark AmbientIndustrialInstrumental
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Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 9 of 9 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 9 / 9 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether Nine Inch Nails carries a lyricist or composer credit.

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

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

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By the Numbers

9
Tracks
2
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 14 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 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
&10 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
2
&11 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
3
&12 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
4
&13 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
5
&14 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
6
&15 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
7
&16 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
8
&17 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)
9
&18 Locusts
Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent ReznorAtticus Ross Trent Reznor (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 2 contributors

AR
Atticus Ross
Writer · Producer
On this album9 written
TR
Trent Reznor
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album9 written

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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 14 tracks, making it the longer of the two 2020 Ghosts albums (compared to Ghosts V: Together at 70:24 / 9 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 (critics called it "the dark yin") while Together is warmer and meditative. Locusts has 14 tracks at 83 minutes; Together has 9 tracks at 70 minutes.
Is Ghosts VI: Locusts by Nine Inch Nails an instrumental album?
Yes, Ghosts VI: Locusts is entirely instrumental across all 14 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?
No, Ghosts VI: Locusts was released as a completely free download through NIN.com on March 26, 2020, simultaneously with Ghosts V: Together. Both albums were offered as pandemic-lockdown gestures and have no commercial release or streaming pricing attached. Physical editions were not offered at launch.
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 (June 2018), and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's first NIN releases since focusing heavily on film scoring.

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