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According to Wikipedia, a ninja is a warrior specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war, including assassination, illusion, espionage, and various martial arts. Well, last night’s N.I.N.J.A. show at Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre delivered just that – complete with black suits and all (albeit leather)!

Nine Inch Nails KILLED IT right from opener “Terrible Lie”. This time around, Trent’s rock army took centre stage while spectacular lights took a back seat. If anyone caught them on their last tour, you’ll know what I’m talking about (craziest light show ever, which sent me into some fantastic epileptic-like shock). Playing to a nearly full-house, NIN’s set fit perfectly into the oncoming dusk and eerily timed icy wind from Lake Ontario. With seemingly endless energy, front man Trent Reznor dominated the stage while seamlessly switching from guitar to keyboard to mic to destroyer (you know you’re at a rock show when the roadies are on stage as much as the band). Trent’s latest addition to the NIN team, Ilan Rubin on drums, (think Animal from the Muppets) proved he could hold his own amidst the hurricane that is Reznor.
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