History Music / InUtero

It was the long-anticipated official follow-up to ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'', the album that launched the band into the pop culture stratosphere. In many ways, it was a desperate attempt on their behalf to return back to their abrasive roots after hitting it so big, encompassing a greater range of sounds and tones. In fact, their goal was to alienate the mainstream fans that they had inadvertently pulled into the {{grunge}} movement, such that they were convinced the album wouldn't sell a quarter of what ''Nevermind'' did.

* AlternativeRock: Nirvana tried to shred off all the mainstream rock fans who bought ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' by returning to a more underground and less mainstream appealing sound. The sound, the lyrics and the album art all have NightmareFuel imagery.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'', the album's sound is far less slick and the lyrics even more depressing.

A 30th anniversary edition of the album, coming in standard Deluxe editions plus Super Deluxe box sets, is currently set to release in October 27, 2023.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: "Rape Me" [[CensoredTitle was changed to]] "Waif Me" on some album releases, though the actual audio remained unchanged. The rear album artwork was also altered to remove the fetuses on the censored version. Cobain reluctantly agreed to these changes because of objections by retailers like UsefulNotes/Kmart and UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}}. In some small towns, like where he grew up, these were the only places to buy records.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: "Rape Me" [[CensoredTitle was changed to]] "Waif Me" on some album releases, though the actual audio remained unchanged. The rear album artwork was also altered to remove the fetuses on the censored version. Cobain reluctantly agreed to these changes because of objections by retailers like Kmart and Walmart. In some small towns, like where he grew up, these were the only places to buy records.

The album was reissued in 2013 for its 20th anniversary. Likely due to the widely-panned remaster of ''Nevermind'', it was not remastered or given any extra tracks.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: "Serve the Servants" incorrectly describes the trial by water for witches. A "witch" who floated was seen as evidence of guilt; people believed that the water refused to accept a guilty party.

-->What else should I say?\\
Everyone is gay.

* MinisculeRocking: At 1:35, "tourette's" is the shortest Nirvana song. However, it is also their heaviest song, considering the harsh noise influences and screamed vocals. There's also "Very Ape" at 1:56.

->''"All in all is all we are..."''

# "Marigold"
# "Moist Vagina"
# "Sappy"
# "I Hate Myself and Want to Die"
# "Pennyroyal Tea (Alternate Mix)"[[note]]Scott Litt's remix[[/note]]
# "Heart-Shaped Box (Alternate Mix)"[[note]]Steve Albini's original unreleased mix[[/note]]
# "All Apologies (Alternate Mix)"[[note]]Steve Albini's original unreleased mix[[/note]]