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| + | *On October 22nd, a Fan-Created DVD entitled "The Downward Spiral: Live at Webster Hall" is released. |
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| + | *On September 10th, NIN plays their final show for the foreseeable future at the [[2009/09/10 Los Angeles, CA|Wiltern Theater]] in Los Angeles, California. Guest musicians included Mike Garson, [[Gary Numan]], [[Atticus Ross]], Dave Navarro, and the [[Dillinger Escape Plan]]. |
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| + | *On July 10th, [[Trent Reznor]] released the dates for North American club performances which will be the [[Wave Goodbye Tour|final NIN tour]]. Four nights in NYC, two nights in Chicago, and four nights in LA. |
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| + | *On June 22nd, Trent Reznor received government recognition for helping Eric de la Cruz in the form of proclamations from the US House of Representatives (three Congressman in total), the US Senate, the NYS Governor, the NYS Senate, the NYS Comptroller and the Suffolk County Legislature. |
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| + | *On June 9th, Trent Reznor was presented with a Special Achievement Webby for Artist of the Year at the annual Webby awards. |
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| + | *On May 20th, Reznor offers three different donation packages on [[nin.com]] in order to raise money to help Eric De La Cruz pay for a heart transplant. The different priced donation packages range from attending soundchecks to spending time with the band before a show and watching the performance from the side of the stage. A regular donation option is also set up on the nin.com store. |
| − | #[[Another Version of the Truth (website)|Another Version of the Truth]]
| + | *On April 15th, the NIN:Access app for the iPhone became available for free from iTunes. |
| − | #[[Be the Hammer]]
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| − | #[[Consolidated Mail Systems]]
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| − | #[[U.S. Wiretap]]
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| − | #[[Art Is Resistance]]
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| − | #[[Secure Broadcast Informatics]]
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| − | #[[Hollywood_in_Memoriam|Hollywood In Memoriam]]
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| − | #[[Solutions Backwards Initiative]]
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| − | #[[The Water Turned To Blood]]
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| − | #[[Judson Ogram Correctional Facility]]
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| − | #[[Cedocore]]
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| − | #[[Operation Swamp 0000]]
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| − | #[[Operation Chip Sweep]]
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| − | #[[The Mailstrom]]
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| − | #[[The Price of Treason]]
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| − | #[[Open Source Resistance]]
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| − | #[[Grace The Teacher]]
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| − | #[[Red Horse Vector]]
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| − | There is a lot going on regarding the upcoming [[Nine Inch Nails]] album, [[Year Zero]], and [[Year Zero Research|its concept]]. This serves to inform new and old users alike of the latest developments. According to [[Trent Reznor]], [[Year Zero]] takes place about 15 years in the future, which would be 2022. There is a [[Year Zero Timeline]] being compiled.
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| − | On February 12th, 2007, a series of highlighted letters were found on a [http://www.ninwiki.com/Image:Iamtryingtobelievetourshirt.jpg Nine Inch Nails tour shirt] which spell out the words "I am trying to believe," leading users to [[I Am Trying To Believe|iamtryingtobelieve.com]]. This site details numerous things going on in this time line, such as the [[Parepin]] drug and [[The Presence]]. Using the [[Year Zero|track list to the album]], people discovered [[Year Zero Research|numerous related websites]].
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| − | The first of these additional websites, [[Another Version of the Truth (website)|anotherversionofthetruth.com]], displays what looks to be a propaganda poster. Clicking and dragging portions of the image reveals it "tears away" into a much more negative image, linking to a message board in which users have been discussing various aspects of society, including handing out links to various [[Another Version of the Truth (website)|audio files]] and links to [[Be the Hammer|other related websites]].
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| − | More [[Year Zero Research|websites have popped up]] through context, giving more information as to what is happening in the universe and specifying more details, opening up more puzzles, and inspiring the community to dig deeper to explore more of this world.
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| − | On February 14th, 2007, [[My Violent Heart|"My Violent Heart"]], track eight of [[Year Zero]], was "leaked" to the Internet. On February 15th, the first single, [[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]], was played on KROQ radio and then other radio stations throughout the day, marking its official air date, over a week ahead of schedule. A full-quality rip soon ended up on the Internet. | |
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| − | On February 19th, 2007, "[[Me, I'm Not]]", track six of [[Year Zero]] was "leaked" via another USB drive found in Barcelona, Spain. Along with the the song was another [[2432.mp3|file]] that when ran through a spectograph analyzer revealed the phone number [[12163331810|1-216-333-1810]], which in turn led us to the [[U.S. Wiretap]] Website.
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| − | On February 22nd, 2007, a new site called "[[Art is Resistance]]" appeared on the web, giving links to downloadables such as forum avatars, wallpapers, stencils, and stickers. This site heavily showcases the resistance flag, which was seen (perhaps even hinted at) on a [http://www.nin.com/current/photos/2_21_07.jpg photo of Trent] at nin.com the previous day. Also, a few hours after this site was revealed, the [[Year Zero]] website was updated with a teaser video and the finalized album cover. | |
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| − | [[Image:Yearzero_cover.jpg|thumb|200px|Cover for Year Zero]]
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| − | On February 25th, 2007, several fans noticed a "glitch" next to the song "[[In This Twilight]]" on yearzero.nin.com. Later that night, an [[Echoing the Sound|ETS]] member found a USB key at a concert in the UK. He handed it off to a friend who contacted several sources online to host the song and image which were on the USB key. Later, another website, [[Hollywood in Memoriam]], was discovered.
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| − | On February 27th, [[Beside You In Time (halo)|Beside You In Time]] was released, and a new website was found through images in the booklet, [[Solutions Backwards Initiative]], which also lead to [[Secure Broadcast Informatics]]. | |
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| − | On March 3th, a different AIR flyer was handed out at the show in London which led fans to a billboard and two new websites, [[Operation Swamp 0000]] and [[Operation Chip Sweep]]. | |
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| − | On March 7th, 2007, several USB drives given out before the Nine Inch Nails concert in London were revealed to contain both the high-resolution and low-resolution versions of the "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]" video. The video had led to the discovery of three more sites - [[The Water Turned To Blood]], [[Judson Ogram Correctional Facility]], and [[Cedocore]].
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| − | When fans pre-ordered [[Year Zero]] at listening parties, they recieved a lithograph. Hidden in the lithograph was another web site - [[The Mailstrom]]. Several "Wreckage/Shard" combinations have been discovered through various means, including buttons given out at other listening parties.
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| − | Countless NIN fans were sent [[The Price Of Treason|an email]] on March 27th, 2007, leading to the discovery of two new sites -- [[The Price of Treason]] and [[Open Source Resistance]]. It is unknown how the list of recipients was compiled, although theories indicate it was a combined subset of Spiral Members, NIN Newsletter subscribers, and those who sent emails to various addresses involved in the ARG.
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| − | Around April 5th, [[Year Zero]] leaked on the web, and a new website was found through one of the songs: [[Grace The Teacher]]. It was also found out who [[Darren Kroupa]] really was. Also around the same time, two websites that still look nonfunctional were found: [[Exterminal]] and [[Free Rebel Art]].
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| − | On April 7th a new website, [[Red Horse Vector]] was found through distorted voice on [[The Great Destroyer]], a song from the new album.
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| − | On April 9th, a new phone number was discovered on the cover of the album at the distribution center it was being stored at, days prior to it's offical release. Below the United States Bureau Of Morality logo on the back casing, is this number: [[1-866-445-6580]]. Calling this number plays a pre-recorded message with a very bold message, warning those in possession of illegal materials.
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| − | On April 12th, an email went out to [[Open Source Resistance]] subscribers. It gave a location of a new mural, and told people to meet under the pig and follow the revolver to a van on April 13th(Friday). They are told to wear something that shows their affiliation and to be inconspicuous. The writing on the mural lead to a new site: [[One Country At A Time]] which has a short graphic novel about a group of soldiers in Syria. | |
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| − | The [[Year Zero Research|Year Zero Research Page]] is being constantly updated to track recent developments, theories, and essentially organize the [[Year Zero]] events into a cohesive storyline. Check out the [[Research Timeline]] to see how the events unfolded.
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