'''''Year Zero''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 24]]''''' or ''Year Zero: Zero-Gen-Ten'' in Japan) is the sixth studio album by [[Nine Inch Nails]], due for release released on April 1613, 2007 in the UK and Europe, and April 17, 2007 worldwide, by [[Interscope Records]]. It was produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman [[Trent Reznor]] in collaboration with [[Alan Moulder ]] and engineer [[Atticus Ross]], both of whom worked in a similar capacity on Nine Inch Nails' previous major studio release, ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].''. Mastering was done by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner.
In a 2005 interview with A subsection of [[nin.com]], [[http://enyearzero.wikipedianin.org/wiki/Kerrang%21 Kerrang!com]], Reznor expressed his intentions to write material for a new release during the ''With Teeth'' tour, was created and it was confirmed that he was working on it by September 2006. contained various things ''Year Zero'' began its mixing stage in January of 2007, and Reznor stated on his Spiral blog that -related. A companion piece to the album with [[Remixes|remixes]] of nearly every track was finished released as of February 5''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' on November 20, 2007.
A string ==Track List=====CD/Digital===# "''[[Hyperpower!]]''" – 1:42# "[[The Beginning Of The End]]" – 2:47# "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]" – 4:23# "[[The Good Soldier]]" – 3:23# "[[Vessel]]" – 4:53# "[[Me, I'm Not]]" – 4:52# "[[Capital G (song)|Capital G]]" – 3:50# "[[My Violent Heart]]" – 4:19# "[[The Warning (Year Zero song)|The Warning]]" – 3:38# "[[God Given]]" – 3:50# "[[Meet Your Master]]" – 4:08# "[[The Greater Good]]" – 4:52# "[[The Great Destroyer]]" – 3:17# "[[Another Version Of The Truth (song)|Another Version Of The Truth]]" – 4:09# "[[In This Twilight]]" – 3:33# "[[Zero-Sum]]" – 6:14 ===12" Vinyl=== A1 "HYPERPOWER!" - 1:42<br> A2 "The Beginning Of The End" - 2:47<br> A3 "Survivalism" - 4:23<br> A4 "The Good Soldier" - 3:23<br> A5 "Vessel" - 4:52<br> A6 "Me, I'm Not" - 4:51<br> B1 "Capital G" - 3:50<br> B2 "My Violent Heart" - 4:13<br> B3 "The Warning" - 3:38<br> B4 "God Given" - 3:50<br> B5 "Meet Your Master" - 4:14<br> C1 "The Greater Good" - 5:03<br> C2 "The Great Destroyer" - 3:17<br> C3 "Another Version Of The Truth" - 4:09<br> C4 "In This Twilight" - 3:33<br> C5 "Zero-Sum" - 6:14*All versions feature an etching of mysterious websites are being discovered around The Presence with the internetwords "NINE INCH NAILS / YEAR ZERO" on side D. Learn more at ===UK iTunes===The UK iTunes version of the album included the Dave Sitek remix of "Survivalism" as a bonus track. <ol start="17"><li>"Survivalism (Dave Sitek Mix)" – 4:31</li></ol> ==Instrumentals==The instrumental versions of all the songs on ''Year Zero'' were made available on [[Year Zero Researchremix.nin.com]] pagefor streaming and free download. The site was eventually taken down and they can now be found on archive.org.[https://archive.org/details/yearzeroinstrumental]
==Trent on ''Year Zero''About=="''This record began as an experiment In a 2005 interview with noise on a laptop in a bus on tour somewhere[http://en.wikipedia. That sound led org/wiki/Kerrang%21 Kerrang!], Reznor expressed his intentions to write material for a daydream about new release during the end of the world. That daydream stuck with me and over time revealed itself to be much more. I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow [[Live: With Teeth|''With Teeth'' tour]], and other times you really don't. This record is the latter. Once I tuned into it, everything fell into place... as if was confirmed that he was working on it were meant to beby September 2006. With a framework established''Year Zero'' began its mixing stage in January of 2007, the songs were very easy to write. Things started happening in my "real" life and Reznor stated on his blog on [[The Spiral]] that blurred the lines album was finished as of what was fiction and what wasn't. The record turned out to be more than a just a record in scaleFebruary 5, as you will see over time2007.''
''Part one is year zeroThe album marked a new style of lyric writing for Reznor:<blockquote>. Concept record. Sixteen tracks. All written for the first time in my life, I wanted to break away from the idea of opening up my journal and performed by metransferring that into song lyrics. And I really thought about what was at the forefront of my concern, and, at the state I'm at right now, at the age I'm at, just the state of being an American citizen, a lot of concern I have about the direction the country's headed in, produced / programmed by me and Atticus Rossuh, mixed by Alan Moulderkind of the erosion of freedoms that seems like we're experiencing, mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardnerand the way we treat the world and our own citizens felt like something I needed to comment on. Release date[http: April 17, 2007//www.youtube.''com/watch?v=xr8FXnur5Z4]</blockquote>
''What's it about? Well, it takes place about fifteen 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 ==Alternate Reality Game=={{see also|:Category:World of the backdrop. The world has reached the breaking point - politically, spiritually and ecologically. Written from various perspectives of people in this world, "year zero" examines various viewpoints set against an impending moment of truth. How does it sound? You will hear for yourself soon enough, but given the point of this document is to provide information...''Year Zero}}
[[Image:artisresistance.jpg|thumb|Art Is Resistance Poster]]An alternate reality game was constructed by Trent Reznor and [[Rob Sheridan]], then run in partnership with and developed by [[wp:42 Entertainment|42 Entertainment]] to provide listeners with a greater understanding of the album''This s concept. Reznor paid for the ARG himself, trying to keep it a secret from his record is company as much more as possible[http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_args], stating: ''"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."sound collage" than recent efforts from me.''
''A lot The game ran from roughly February 12, 2007 to May 2007, beginning when a string of it mysterious websites was improviseddiscovered around the internet related to the album; the game has since been nominated for two Webby Awards[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/#1207737486]. Learn more at the [[Year Zero Research]] page and view the [[Timeline of Year Zero Discovery|timeline of discovery]] for an explanation of how things unfolded, also, 42 Entertainment has a complete overview of the project [http://www.42entertainment.com/work/yearzero here]. A glossary of terms related to the world of ''Year Zero''can be found [[Year Zero Glossary|here]].
''It ===Year Zero Hints===For full details on all hints found through the retail release of the CD see [http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?t=22943&highlight=year+zero++lyric+booklet this ETS thread].====The Booklet====* On the front of the booklet the words "THE MAILSTROM" can be read in the top left corner. This leads to the website [[The_Mailstrom|http://www.themailstrom.com/]].* Highlighted characters in the lyrics and notes throughout the booklet spell out the wreckage and shard for the Mailstrom wreckage Usurp.* Numbers scattered throughout the booklet led to the discovery of the wreckage and shard for the Mailstrom wreckage Flood.* The white bars in the bottom left of the "Meet Your Master" lyrics page are different in the Metropolis Records release and Interscope release of the CD. When combined with similar lines found on an [[Open Source Resistance]] flier the words "VIABILITY INDEX" can be read, leading to [[Viability_Index|http://www.viabilityindex.com]].====The CD====* When the CD is very tedious describing your own musicwarmed up, the thermocrome covering on the CD reveals a string of binary numbers that when translated into ASCII read "exterminal.net", leading to the website [[Exterminal|http://www.exterminal.net]].====The Case====* The characters printed on the gun on the panel left of the CD spell out the wreckage and shard for Mailstrom wreckage Scorpion.''
==Trent Reznor on ''ItYear Zero's not just music'==<blockquote><p>This record began as an experiment with noise on a laptop in a bus on tour somewhere. That sound led to a daydream about the end of the world. That daydream stuck with me and over time revealed itself to be much more.I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't. This record is the latter. Once I tuned into it, everything fell into place... as if it were meant to be. With a framework established, the songs were very easy to write. Things started happening in my "real" life that blurred the lines of what was fiction and what wasn't. The record turned out to be more than a just a record in scale, as you will see over time.
''It's probably too longPart one is year zero. Concept record. Sixteen tracks. All written and performed by me, produced / programmed by me and Atticus Ross, mixed by Alan Moulder, mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner. Release date: April 17, but it felt like the right thing to do to paint the complete picture2007.''
What's it about? Well, it takes place about fifteen years in the future. Things are not good. If you imagine a world where greed and power continue to run their likely course, you'It ll have an idea of the backdrop. The world has reached the breaking point - politically, spiritually and ecologically. Written from various perspectives of people in this world, "year zero" examines various viewpoints set against an impending moment of truth. How does it sound? You will sound different after a few listenshear for yourself soon enough, but given the point of this document is to provide information...''
''You can think about it and it will reveal This record is much more of a "sound collage" than you were expectingrecent efforts from me.''
''You can dance to a A lot of itwas improvised.''
''You can fuck to a lot of it (maybe all of it depending on what you're into)''[http://wwwIt is very tedious describing your own music.xtaster.co.uk/feature_detail.php?id=13688]."