Robin Finck
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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Robin Finck
| Img = Robin Finck.jpg
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| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| Born = {{birth date and age|1971|11|7}}<br>[[Marietta, Georgia]]
| Died =
| Alias =
| Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Industrial rock]], [[Alternative rock]]
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Songwriter]]
| Instrument = [[Guitar]], [[ClĂ rsach]], [[Sitar]]
| Associated_acts = [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Nine Inch Nails]]
| Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| Years_active = 1994 - present
| URL = http://www.robinfinck.com
| Notable_instruments = [[Gibson Les Paul]]<br>[[Jackson King V|Jackson Y2KV]]
}}
'''Robin Finck''' (born [[November 7]], [[1971]]) is an American guitarist, currently the lead guitarist for [[Nine Inch Nails]] and since 1998, [[Guns N' Roses]], replacing [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] as lead guitarist. In April of 2008, it was announced via [http://www.nin.com nin.com] that Finck would be rejoining Nine Inch Nails.<ref name="Flickr"> (accessed 5 April, 2008) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nineinchnails/2387960399/ Nine Inch Nails Official Flickr Account</ref> Finck is one of only a few artists who has played in two different bands listed on [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock", Nine Inch Nails (ranked #43)<ref name="Vh1"> (accessed 10 March, 2008) [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62186/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/shows/dynamic/includes/wildcards/the_greatest/hardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862767&start=41 List of Vh1's "Greatest Artists of Hard Rock</ref> and Guns N' Roses (ranked #9).<ref name="Vh1"> (accessed March 9 2008)[http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62188/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/shows/dynamic/includes/wildcards/the_greatest/hardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862769&start=81 List of Vh1's "Greatest Artists of Hard Rock</ref>
==Career==
Finck grew up in [[Marietta, Georgia]] and like most young teenagers played with several unsigned bands; in his case, primarily in the [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] area.<ref name="AMG Bio">{{cite web
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He joined [[Nine Inch Nails]] as part of their [[Nine Inch Nails: Live|touring band]] in 1994-95 for their ''Self-Destruct'' and ''Further Down the Spiral'' tours. Finck appeared with Nine Inch Nails at [[Woodstock '94]],<ref name="AMG Bio" /> and saw his first official release with them, the ''[[Closure (Nine Inch Nails VHS)|Closure]]'' video, come out in [[1997]].<ref name="AMG Credits">{{cite web
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| accessdate = 2008-04-10}}</ref> Once the tour was completed, he took a job playing for the circus troupe [[Cirque du Soleil]] in the original tour of [[Quidam]].<ref name="AMG Bio" /> In 1996, he was recruited by [[Guns N' Roses]] to replace [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], who had just quit the band that year, and worked on their still-yet-to-be-released [[Chinese Democracy (album)|new album]], signing a two-year contract. When the two years were up, the album had not been completed, however, one single was released; ''[[Oh My God (Guns N' Roses song)|Oh My God]]'', featured on the ''[[End of Days (1999 film)|End of Days]]'' Soundtrack.
Finck rejoined Nine Inch Nails as the band embarked on their ''Fragility v1.0'' and ''Fragility v2.0'' tours.<ref name="AMG Bio" /> These tours saw the release of another live album/DVD, ''[[And All That Could Have Been]]'', Finck's second release with them.<ref name="AMG Credits" />
Shortly after the tour ended in late 2000, he returned to Guns N' Roses and toured with them in Brazil, Asia, Europe and North America during 2001-2002.<ref name="AMG Bio" />
In the summer of 2006, Guns N' Roses toured Europe playing in front of over 700,000 people.<ref>[http://web.gunsnroses.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060928&content_id=pr1&vkey=news&fext=.jsp Guns N' Roses: News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> They finished up by touring North America for the remainder of the year. The following year, Guns N' Roses toured in Mexico, Australia and Japan.
As of April 4th 2008, it has been announced at nin.com that Finck will be rejoining Nine Inch Nails, most likely for touring purposes, and possibly for future records.
==Personal life==
Finck has been married to [[acrobat]] Bianca Sapetto since 2001. They met while working in Cirque du Soleil and currently have no children. {{Fact|date=August 2007}}
==Discography==
===With Nine Inch Nails===
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|-
!Title
!Release Date
!Label
|-
|''[[Closer to God]]''<ref name="AMG Credits" />
|[[1994]]
|[[Nothing Records]]
|-
|''[[Further Down the Spiral]]''<ref name="AMG Credits" />
|[[1995]]
|[[Nothing Records]]
|-
|-
|''[[And All That Could Have Been]]''<ref name="AMG Credits" />
|[[2002]]
|[[Nothing Records]]
|-
|''[[The Downward Spiral]] (Deluxe Edition)''<ref name="AMG Credits" />
|[[2004]]
|[[Nothing Records]]
|-
|''[[The Slip (album)|The Slip]] ''<ref name="AMG Credits" />
|[[2008]]
|[[The Null Corporation]]
|}
Contributions:
''Closer To God'' - "Memorabilia" Remix
''Further Down the Spiral'' - Remixes
''And All That Could Have Been'' - Live Performances
''The Downward Spiral'' - "Hurt" Live
===With Guns N' Roses===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Release Date
!Label
|-
|''[[Oh My God (Guns N' Roses song)|Oh My God]] (single)''
|[[1999]]
|[[Geffen Records]]
|-
|''[[Chinese Democracy (album)|Chinese Democracy]]''
|[[Wikt:TBA|TBA]]
|[[Geffen Records]]
|}
=== Miscellaneous ===
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|-
!Title
!Release Date
!Label
|-
|''[[Ghosts of Mars|Ghosts of Mars soundtrack]] ''<ref>[http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/themovies/gm/gmstrk.html John Carpenter: Ghosts of Mars<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|[[2001]]
|-
|}
Contributions:
"Love Siege", "Fight Train", "Power Station", "Ghost Poppin'"<ref>[http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/themovies/gm/gmstrk.html John Carpenter: Ghosts of Mars<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.robinfinck.com Official website]
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