The Downward Spiral

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Remastered from the original sources in 2016 on 180-gram Vinyl, with lots of details that you may never notice, but we care about.” a b " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013 . Retrieved March 5, 2014. Carl Hammerschmidt (April 1994). "Down on the Spiral". Hot Metal Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved August 24, 2017.

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These new, definitive versions of these landmark albums have been meticulously prepared by Trent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford, and are all available on 180g vinyl with remastered artwork. Broken comes as a 12” with an additional 7”, while The Downward Spiral will be reissued as a 2LP set and The Fragile is a 3LP set. To coincide with these vinyl reissues, Nine Inch Nails will also be releasing a brand new EP, Not The Actual Events, on one-sided, 180g vinyl. McCahill, Will (September 12, 2009). "Most Controversial Music Videos". Newser. Newser. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014 . Retrieved March 29, 2014.

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Australiancharts.com – Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2017. Nine Inch Nails has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning twice for “ Wish” and “ Happiness In Slavery.” Leading member Trent Reznor was also featured in Time magazine’s list of the year’s most influential people, and Spin magazine has described him as “the most vital artist in music.” a b c The Downward Spiral (CD liner notes). Nine Inch Nails. Interscope Records. 1994. p.28. 92346-2. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Steffan Chirazi (April 1994). "Techno Fear!". Kerrang!. Bauer Media Group. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015 . Retrieved January 21, 2009. Kyle Anderson (March 7, 2014). "Nine Inch Nails' 'The Downward Spiral': 20 years of filth and fury". Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014 . Retrieved March 9, 2014.

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Reznor conceived of The Downward Spiral after Nine Inch Nails' run in the lineup of the Lollapalooza festival tour, feeling increasingly alienated and disinterested. The band's concerts were known for their radical onstage dynamic in which members acted aggressively, injured themselves, destroyed instruments and polluted stages. Reznor had begun to feud with TVT Records, resulting in him co-founding Nothing Records with his then-manager John Malm, Jr. as a subsidiary of Interscope. Simultaneously, he began fleshing out the concept for The Downward Spiral, focusing on the life and death of a misanthropic man who rebels against humanity, and kills God before attempting suicide. [1] [2] [3] [4] Reznor frequently struggled with drug addiction and depression, and the themes of the album gradually allegorized his living situation. His peers at some point recommended him the antidepressant Prozac, but he declined to be medicated. [5] [6] Committere, an installation featuring artwork and sketches for The Downward Spiral, "Closer" and "March of the Pigs" by Russell Mills was displayed at the Glasgow School of Art. Mills explained the ideas and materials that made up the painting (titled "Wound") that was used for the album's cover art: Reznor wanted the album's sound to diverge from the abrasion of Broken, emphasizing mood, texture, restraint and subtlety, although he was unsure about its musical direction. [7] He decided to utilize "full range" sound, focusing on texture and space, and avoiding conventional usage of guitars or synthesizers with a recognizable sound palette. [8] Subsequently, he mainly worked with a Macintosh computer, using music editor programs on the computer to distort frequencies in guitar and bass parts as a form of sound design, and creating collages of sounds with Pro Tools. [9] [10] Reynolds, Tom (June 13, 2005). I Hate Myself and I Want to Die. Sanctuary Publishing. p.227. ISBN 978-1-86074-628-4. Moon, Tom (2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List. Workman Publishing. p. 552. ISBN 9780761149415.

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