l to r: Trent Reznor, Alan Moulder, Atticus Ross
Hard to believe, but a new Nine Inch Nails album is just around the corner. Having been a NIN diehard since 1989, one becomes accustomed to waiting 5 years between releases. Always a frustrating process that does try the patience of a fan, but it looks like sometime in the first half of ‘07 – we’ll have new Nine Inch Nails material to devour.
Today on Trent Reznor’s blog on the official NIN fansite, Reznor posted the following:
“Today marks the official start of mixing the new record. The troops have convened, the planets have aligned and my insecure phase has passed – thanks for your concern.”
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Nine Inch Nails: Year Zero cover
Gawd! I’m in the midst of watching Dogmatic turn into a freaking Nine Inch Nails fansite but sheesh, with so much activity from Mr. Reznor – it’s hard not to be sucked into the ‘Year Zero’ machinations. Above is the cover-art for the new album. Here is the fourth leaked track called ‘In This Twilight’ which was attached to a USB drive on a flyer outside the band’s Manchester gig tonight.
Aussie fans, first Melbourne and Sydney shows sold-out. Spiral fan members can purchase tickets to 2nd shows in these cities today.
(With thanks to Yito of Dead Indie Elephants for the heads up!)
Nine Inch Nails has revealed the complete track listing for its new album, Year Zero, due on April 17.
“Concept record. Sixteen tracks. What’s it about? Well, it takes place about 15 years in the future. Things are not good. If you imagine a world where greed and power continue to run their likely course, you’ll have an idea of the backdrop.”
01. Hyperpower!
02. The Beginning of the End
03. Survivalism
04. The Good Soldier
05. Vessel
06. Me, I’m Not
07. Capital G
08. My Violent Heart
09. The Warning
10. God Given
11. Meet Your Master
12. The Greater Good
13. The Great Destroyer
14. Another Version of the Truth
15. In This Twilight
16. Zero-Sum
Track 6 from the upcoming Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero has been leaked to the public through another USB drive found in Barcelona. (The band is currently in the midst of the European tour). The .rar file on the flash drive featured two files… the aforementioned ‘Me, I’m Not’ track as well as a file labeled 2432.MP3. This second MP3 features a spectrograph hidden message which reveals a series of numbers (216.333.1810) in the form of a phone number. The subsequent ‘phone-message’ in the MP3 is a rather disturbing call tying in the ‘Year Zero’ concept nicely. (somewhat!)
More related websites are also appearing:
And on Reznor’s blog:
“…Exciting times. Maddening times. Somebody needs to get the internet working in Europe for one.
The term “marketing” sure is a frustrating one for me at the moment. What you are now starting to experience IS “year zero”. It’s not some kind of gimmick to get you to buy a record – it IS the art form… and we’re just getting started. Hope you enjoy the ride…”
Start saving those pennies kiddies, Nine Inch Nails are heading our way. As always, see you there!
Dates:
- May 7, 2007: Brisbane – Riverstage
- May 9, 2007: Sydney – Big Top, Luna Park
- May 13, 2007: Melbourne – The Metro Nightclub
And in other news, Spin’s got the early scoop on the upcoming NIN album.
While many details have yet to be confirmed about the forthcoming Nine Inch Nails album, the first since 2005’s With Teeth, its title may turn out to be Year Zero, or so one can glean from a new URL on NIN’s website: yearzero.nin.com.
Spin editors recently had the opportunity to preview a few tracks from the album. “It’s a more compact, immediate Trent,” said Spin assistant editor Kyle Anderson after the listening session. “It’s probably the most minimalist Nine Inch Nails has ever been. Conversely, Trent’s getting outside of himself lyrically — it’s a real state-of-the-union message wrapped in a sci-fi concept album about a totalitarian government in the not-too-distant future.”
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