Difference between revisions of "Glossary"

Band formed by Billy Howerdel, a guitar tech that worked for NIN, and featuring Maynard James Keenan from Tool. They opened for NIN during Fragility v2.0 in 2000. See A Perfect Circle on Wikipedia for more information.

A Warm Place

The tenth track off of The Downward Spiral.

Aaron North

A musician whom was recruited to play with the NIN live band.

Aatchb

Abbreviation for And All That Could Have Been.

Adrian Sherwood

A producer whom has worked with NIN on numerous occasions.

Adrift And At Peace

The second track off of the album Still.

AIR

Abbreviation for Art Is Resistance.

Alan Moulder

A producer who has worked with NIN on numerous occasions.

Alessandro Cortini

A musician who was recruited to play with the NIN live band.

All The Love In The World

The first track off the album With Teeth.

All The Pigs, All Lined Up

The remix of March of the Pigs.

And All That Could Have Been

Album: A CD/DVD/VHS album of NIN's live performances during the Fragility 2.0 tour.
Song: The seventh track on Still.

Angry Sniper

A fictional character from the world of Year Zero.

Annie

Andrea Mulrain. She was "a college sweetheart/ heartbreak situation" of Trent's. Her name appears in The Becoming and is the only name of a person to ever appear in a NIN song.

Another Version of the Truth

Song: The fourteenth track off of Year Zero.
Website: Fictional website created for the story of Year Zero.

Art Is Resistance

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero.

B

BYIT

Abbreviation for Beside You In Time

BallgameOver.mp3

A recording from the fictional world of Year Zero. It is about a man (presumed to be Angry_Sniper) who sets off bombs of Silver Nitrate in Wrigley Field, and shoots and kills someone.

Baseball in February

In BallgameOver.mp3, the character mentions that the baseball game is in February. This has significance because currently, professional baseball games usually not held in that month.

Bauhaus

A rock band whom opened for Nine Inch Nails during their Summer Amphitheatre Tour. Lead Singer Peter Murphy collaborated with Trent Reznor for several special radio appearances. See the Wikipedia entry of Bauhaus for more details.

Be The Hammer

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero.

Beside You In Time

Album: A DVD/HD DVD/Blu-Ray documenting the Live: With Teeth tour.
Song: The 12th track off the album With Teeth.

Big Man With A Gun

The 9th track off the album The Downward Spiral

Blue pills

A type of medication given to soldiers in the fictional world of Year Zero.

Brian Tsunoda

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero.

Broken

A Nine Inch Nails album. Also known as Halo 5.

Broken Movie

A music video made to promote the Broken EP, released in 1992.

Burn

A track from Nine Inch Nails on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack.

C

D

Danny Lohner

Former bassist.

Der Kommissar

Trent sang a cover of this tune with Option 30.

Dig It

The Skinny Puppy song that supposedly inspired "Down In It".

Dead Souls

A Joy Division cover recorded for The Crow.

E

F

G

H

Halo

This is the official numbering system of NIN albums. While there is plenty of speculation, there is no official statement of why the word "Halo" is used for this purpose.

I

I Like Dudes

Heard when a line in "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" is played backwards. Originated from The Meathead Perspective.

J

JLYI

Short for "Just Like You Imagined".

K

L

La Mer

Track 11 from The Fragile (left).

Last

Track 3 from Broken.

Leaving Hope

Track 9 from Still.

Liar

Demo of "Reptile" on The Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition.

Lost Fragile Tracks

The label of a CD in a picture on nin.com, speculated to contain unreleased tracks from The Fragile recordings.

LINE

Abbreviation for "Love Is Not Enough". Shorthand for "The Line Begins To Blur".

Love Is Not Enough

Track 5 from With Teeth.

M

N

O

OSR

Short for Open Source Resistance.

P

PHM

Short for Pretty Hate Machine.

Q

R

Reznor Heating and Air Conditioning

A company that was started by George Reznor, great-great grandfather of Trent Reznor. The Reznor family has not had anything to do with the company in decades, despite it still using the Reznor name. You can read more here.

S

T

TF

Short for The Fragile.

U

V

W

WT

Short for With Teeth.

X

Y

YZ

Short for Year Zero.

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-Listings of words important in the understanding of Nine Inch Nails.
+Listings of words important in the understanding of [[Nine Inch Nails]].
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 ==#==
-===[[105th Airborne Crusaders]]===
+;[[105th Airborne Crusaders]]
 A military unit formed in the fictional world of [[Year Zero]].
-===[[10 Miles High]]===
+;[[10 Miles High]]
 A [[NIN]] song that initially appeared on the vinyl edition of [[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]
-===[[12163331810|1 (216) 333-1810]]===
+;[[12163331810|1 (216) 333-1810]]
 A telephone number from the [[Year Zero]] promotion.
-===[[13102951040|1 (310) 295-1040]]===
+;[[13102951040|1 (310) 295-1040]]
 A telephone number from the [[Year Zero]] promotion.
-===[[18664456580|1 (866) 445-6580]]===
+;[[18664456580|1 (866) 445-6580]]
 A telephone number from the [[Year Zero]] promotion.
-===[[Numbers|24.x.x]]===
+;[[Numbers|24.x.x]]
 A numbering system found with [[Year Zero]] promotional items.  See [[Numbers]] article for specific information.
 ==A==
-===[[A Mix Of All That Was]]===
+;[[A Mix Of All That Was]]
-A fan compiled bootleg of all songs that [[NIN]] played live from 1989 to 2000.
+A fan compled bootleg of all songs that [[NIN]] played live from 1989 to 2000.
-===[[A_Perfect_Circle#A_Perfect_Circle|A Perfect Circle]]===
+;[[A_Perfect_Circle#A_Perfect_Circle|A Perfect Circle]]
 Band formed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Howerdel Billy Howerdel], a guitar tech that worked for [[NIN]], and featuring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynard_James_Keenan Maynard James Keenan] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_%28band%29 Tool].  They opened for [[NIN]] during [[Fragility v2.0]] in 2000.  See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Circle A Perfect Circle] on Wikipedia for more information.
-===[[A Warm Place]]===
+;[[A Warm Place]]
 The tenth track off of [[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]].
-===[[Aaron North]]===
+;[[Aaron North]]
 A musician whom was recruited to play with the [[NIN]] live band.
-===Aatchb===
+;Aatchb
 Abbreviation for [[And All That Could Have Been]].
-===[[Adrian Sherwood]]===
+;[[Adrian Sherwood]]
 A producer whom has worked with [[NIN]] on numerous occasions.
-===[[Adrift And At Peace]]===
+;[[Adrift And At Peace]]
 The second track off of the album [[Still]].
-===AIR===
+;AIR
 Abbreviation for [[Art Is Resistance]].
-===[[Alan Moulder]]===
+;[[Alan Moulder]]
 A producer who has worked with [[NIN]] on numerous occasions.
-===[[Alessandro Cortini]]===
+;[[Alessandro Cortini]]
 A musician who was recruited to play with the [[NIN]] live band.
-===[[All The Love In The World]]===
+;[[All The Love In The World]]
 The first track off the album [[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].
-===All The Pigs, All Lined Up===
+;All The Pigs, All Lined Up
 The remix of [[March Of The Pigs (song)|March of the Pigs]].
-===And All That Could Have Been===
+;And All That Could Have Been
 *'''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|Album]]:'''  A CD/DVD/VHS album of [[NIN|NIN's]] live performances during the [[Fragility|Fragility 2.0]] tour.
 *'''[[And All That Could Have Been (song)|Song]]:'''  The seventh track on [[Still]].
-===[[Angry Sniper]]===
+;[[Angry Sniper]]
 A fictional character from the world of [[Year Zero]].
-===Annie===
+;Annie
 Andrea Mulrain.  She was [http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?p=186147#186147 "a college sweetheart/ heartbreak situation"] of [[Trent Reznor|Trent's]].  Her name appears in [[The Becoming]] and is the only name of a person to ever appear in a [[NIN]] song.
-===Another Version of the Truth===
+;Another Version of the Truth
 *'''[[Another Version Of The Truth (song)|Song]]:'''  The fourteenth track off of [[Year Zero]].
 *'''[[Another Version Of The Truth (website)|Website]]:'''  Fictional website created for the story of [[Year Zero]].
-===[[Art Is Resistance]]===
+;[[Art Is Resistance]]
 Website created for the fictional world of [[Year Zero]].
 ==B==
-===BYIT===
+;BYIT
 Abbreviation for [[Beside You In Time]]
-===[[BallgameOver.mp3]]===
+;[[BallgameOver.mp3]]
 A recording from the fictional world of [[Year Zero]].  It is about a man (presumed to be [[Angry_Sniper]]) who sets off bombs of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_nitrate Silver Nitrate] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_field Wrigley Field], and shoots and kills someone.
-===[[Baseball in February]]===
+;[[Baseball in February]]
 In [[BallgameOver.mp3]], the character mentions that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball baseball] game is in February.  This has significance because currently, professional baseball games usually not held in that month.
-===[[Bauhaus]]===
+;[[Bauhaus]]
 A rock band whom opened for [[Nine Inch Nails]] during their [[With Teeth: Summer Amphitheater Tour|Summer Amphitheatre Tour]]. Lead Singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_John_Murphy Peter Murphy] collaborated with [[Trent Reznor]] for several special radio appearances.  See the Wikipedia entry of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus_%28band%29 Bauhaus] for more details.
-===[[Be The Hammer]]===
+;[[Be The Hammer]]
 Website created for the fictional world of [[Year Zero]].
-===[[Beside You In Time]]===
+;[[Beside You In Time]]
 *'''[[Beside You In Time (halo)|Album]]:'''  A DVD/HD DVD/Blu-Ray documenting the [[Live: With Teeth]] tour.
 *'''[[Beside You In Time (song)|Song]]:''' The 12th track off the album [[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].
-===[[Big Man With A Gun]]===
+;[[Big Man With A Gun]]
 The 9th track off the album [[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]
-===[[Blue pills]]===
+;[[Blue pills]]
 A type of medication given to soldiers in the fictional world of [[Year Zero]].
-===[[Brian Tsunoda]]===
+;[[Brian Tsunoda]]
 Website created for the fictional world of [[Year Zero]].
-===[[Broken]]===
+;[[Broken]]
 A [[Nine Inch Nails]] album.  Also known as [[Halo numbers|Halo 5]].
-===[[Broken Movie]]===
+;[[Broken Movie]]
 A music video made to promote the [[Broken|Broken EP]], released in 1992.
-===[[Burn]]===
+;[[Burn]]
 A track from [[Nine Inch Nails]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Born_Killers_%28soundtrack%29 Natural Born Killers soundtrack].
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 ==C==
 ==D==
-===[[Danny Lohner]]===
+;[[Danny Lohner]]
 Former bassist.
-===Der Kommissar===
+;Der Kommissar
 [[Trent]] sang a cover of this tune with [[Option 30]].
-===Dig It===
+;Dig It
 The [[Skinny Puppy]] song that supposedly inspired "[[Down In It (song)|Down In It]]".
-===[[Dead Souls]]===
+;[[Dead Souls]]
 A Joy Division cover recorded for ''The Crow''.
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 ==H==
-===[[Halo numbers|Halo]]===
+;[[Halo numbers|Halo]]
 This is the official numbering system of [[NIN]] albums.  While there is plenty of speculation, there is no official statement of why the word "Halo" is used for this purpose.
 ==I==
+;I Like Dudes
+Heard when a line in "[[Every Day Is Exactly The Same (song)|Every Day Is Exactly The Same]]" is played backwards. Originated from [[The Meathead Perspective]].
 ==J==
+;JLYI
+Short for "[[Just Like You Imagined]]".
 ==K==
 ==L==
-===[[La Mer]]===
+;[[La Mer]]
-Track 11 from ''[[The Fragile]]'' (left).
+Track 11 from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' (left).
-===[[Last]]===
+;[[Last]]
 Track 3 from ''[[Broken]]''.
-===[[Leaving Hope]]===
+;[[Leaving Hope]]
 Track 9 from ''[[Still]]''.
-===Liar===
+;Liar
 Demo of "[[Reptile]]" on ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition]]''.
-===Lost Fragile Tracks===
+;Lost Fragile Tracks
-The label of a CD in a picture on nin.com, speculated to contain unreleased tracks from ''[[The Fragile]]'' recordings.
+The label of a CD in a picture on nin.com, speculated to contain unreleased tracks from ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'' recordings.
-===LINE===
+;LINE
 Abbreviation for "[[Love Is Not Enough]]". Shorthand for "[[The Line Begins To Blur]]".
-===Love Is Not Enough===
+;Love Is Not Enough
 Track 5 from ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''.
 ==M==
 ==N==
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 ==O==
-===OSR===
+;OSR
-Abbreviation for [[Open Source Resistance]]
+Short for [[Open Source Resistance]].
 ==P==
+;PHM
+Short for [[Pretty Hate Machine]].
 ==Q==
@@ Line 183: / Line 192: @@
 ==R==
-===[http://www.rezspec.com/ Reznor Heating and Air Conditioning]===
+;[http://www.rezspec.com/ Reznor Heating and Air Conditioning]
 A company that was started by George Reznor, great-great grandfather of [[Trent Reznor]]. The Reznor family has not had anything to do with the company in decades, despite it still using the Reznor name. You can read more [http://www.miscmedia.com/8-27-98.html here].
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 ==T==
+;TF
+Short for ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]''.
 ==U==
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 ==W==
+;WT
+Short for ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]]''.
 ==X==
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 ==Y==
-===YZ===
+;YZ
-Short for [[Year Zero]].
+Short for ''[[Year Zero]]''.
 ==Z==
+|}
 [[Category:Disambiguation|Glossary]]