There was a time where new music from Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails would only occur every 5 years. The wait was always agonizing and enough to try the patience of even the most ardent and devout fan. But with overwhelming anticipation, we waited. And waited. And waited. But that’s not to say that Reznor wasn’t busy. In between albums, there’s always been NIN goodness released in the form of videos, DVDs, soundtracks and the like.
But now that the man has been released from the shackles of the record company, he’s become one prolific mofo churning out and giving away music almost on a monthly basis!
A couple of weeks ago, the official Nine Inch Nails site featured a free download of the track ‘Discipline’. It was a decent enough track and featured in its ID tags a hint of more to come. May 5 was the date and the site also began hinting that something big was gonna land on this day.
And here we are. A new Nine Inch Nails album is there for the taking. No catches. No shitty quality files. Here it is. All yours. Download it. Enjoy it.
Wow!
So on first listen, I’ll wait a while before I review it proper, but it is great! At this point, I am still trying to get my head around it all as I still hadn’t fully digested the Ghosts album of several weeks ago.
Exciting times indeed to be a NIN fan.
Now, let’s see Radiohead try and top this one hey?
The music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. All options are free. All downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.
Tracklisting:
999,999
1,000,000
Letting You
Discipline
Echoplex
Head Down
Lights In The Sky
Corona Radiata
The Four Of Us Are Dying
Demon Seed
Released under Creative Commons license.
Written by Trent Reznor.
Performed by Trent Reznor, Josh Freese, Robin Finck, and Allesandro Cortini.
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder.
“we encourage you to remix it share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc.”
