Glossary

Listings of words important in the understanding of Nine Inch Nails.

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105th Airborne Crusaders

A military unit formed in the fictional world of Year Zero. The unit seems to have formed after the bio-terrorism attack in Los Angeles that is described in the Hollywood in Memoriam website. Members of the unit seem to all share a deep belief in Christianity, and use their faith as motivation in the war.

"10 Miles High"

A NIN song that initially appeared on the vinyl edition of The Fragile. Versions of this track can be found in the UK version of We're In This Together and Things Falling Apart.

1 (216) 333-1810

A telephone number from the Year Zero promotion. When the number is called, it plays back an audio recording of case number 71839j from U.S. Wiretap website. The recording is of a female who gets trapped in a nightclub when a person infected with Red Horse comes in.

1 (310) 295-1040

A telephone number from the Year Zero promotion. Upon calling the number, a recording is played of a newsreader, a man making comments on the events explained by the newsreader, and a clip of "Survivalism."

1 (866) 445-6580

A telephone number from the Year Zero promotion. This phone number is found on a sticker on the back of the Year Zero album. The number leads to a recording from the US Bureau of Morality telling the caller that by purchasing the album, they have been flagged as Anti-American.

24.x.y

A numbering system found with Year Zero promotional items. See Numbers article for specific information.

A

A Million Miles Away

A fan-compiled bootleg of one recording of every song that NIN had played live during the 2008 Lights In The Sky Over North/South America. The bootleg consists of what was felt was the "best" performace of each track mixed together to sound like one concert.

A Mix Of All That Was

A fan-compled bootleg of one recording of every song that NIN had played live from 1989 to 2000. The bootleg consists of what was felt was the "best" performace of the song and spans across four discs.

A Perfect Circle

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. Versions of this track appear on Natural Born Killers soundtrack and Beside You In Time.

AATCHB

Abbreviation for And All That Could Have Been.

"Adrift And At Peace"

The second track off of the album Still. No other versions of this track are currently available.

AIR

Abbreviation for Art Is Resistance.

Albini, Steve

A singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He is credited on The Fragile for "supplemental drum recording" at his Electrical Studio. You can read more about Steve Albini on Wikipedia.

"All The Love In The World"

The first track off the album With Teeth. There are currently no other versions of this track.

"All The Pigs, All Lined Up"

The third track off of March of The Pigs. The track is a remix of "March of the Pigs."

Almond, Mark

Half of the duo known as Soft Cell. He is (co-)credited on Closer To God and The Downward Spiral Deluxe Edition for the track, "Memorabilia." You can read more about Marc Almond on Wikipedia.

"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. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Angry Sniper

A fictional character from the world of Year Zero. A predominant character, he's featured in the BallgameOver.mp3 as well as on the Consolidated Mail Systems website. He also appears to be the one running the Be the Hammer site.

Annie

Believed to be Andrea Mulrain. She was "a college sweetheart/ heartbreak situation" of Trent Reznor'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. There are currently no other versions of this track.
• Website: Fictional website created for the story of Year Zero. On first glance, the website appears to be nothing more than a large graphic, with a simple, patriotic, (if somewhat propagandistic) American message, and it is labeled at the bottom as coming from the US Bureau of Morality. Upon more digging, a message board is revealed in which citizens are discussing many things about society, mostly involving resistance to the oppressive authority in place.

Aphex Twin

The stage name of Richard David James. He is an artist who has contributed on many remixes for NIN. And, with the track "At The Heart Of It All," he is the only artist to have an original song appear on a NIN album. Outside his contributions to NIN, he is best known for his unique music style and his top 100 track, "Come to Daddy." You can read more about this artist on Wikipedia under Aphex Twin.

Art Is Resistance

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. Like the name, the site suggests resistance via artistic means, rather than violence.

"The Art of Self Destruction, Part One"

The second track off of Further Down The Spiral. This track is a remix of "Mr. Self Destruct."

"At The Heart Of It All"

The seventh track off of Further Down The Spiral. This track was created (and performed) by Aphex Twin, and is currently the only track to ever appear on a NIN that is not performed by NIN. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Ayan, Adam

A mastering engineer that works at the Gateway Mastering & DVD. He is credited for his surround mastering work on With Teeth.

B

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 are 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. The site seems to be created by a former soldier, and suggests violence as means of resistance against the government.

"Becoming, The"

The seventh track off of The Downward Spiral. A version of this track can be found on And All That Could Have Been (Deluxe Edition)/Still.

"Beginning of The End, The"

The second track off of Year Zero. There are currently no other versions of this track.

"Beside You In Time"

• Album: Also known as Halo 22. It is a DVD/HD DVD/Blu-Ray documenting the Live: With Teeth tour.
• Song: The twelth track off the album With Teeth. A version of this track also appears on Beside You In Time.

"Big Come Down, The"

The ninth track off of the right disc of The Fragile. A version of this track appears on Beside You In Time.

"Big Man With A Gun"

The ninth track off the album The Downward Spiral. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Blue pills

A type of medication given to soldiers in the fictional world of Year Zero. These pills are said to help re-introduce the aggression that is killed by Parepin. Unlike Red pills, which are given only to "special" soldiers, these pills are given to all soldiers.

Bowie, David

A famous musician who Trent Reznor was not only influenced by, but has worked with on many occasions.

Brian Tsunoda

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website seems to be an early research paper abstract about the The Presence. The paper appears to have three authors, one who's name is Brian Tsunoda.

Broken

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

Broken Movie

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

"Burn"

• Album: A promotional release containing "Burn".
• Song: A track from Nine Inch Nails on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. The track was later released on The Downward Spiral 10th Anniversary Edition. A version of this track may be found on Beside You In Time.

BYIT

Abbreviation for "Beside You In Time".

C

"Capital G"

• Album: A single released from the Year Zero album.
• Song: The seventh track off of Year Zero.

Cedocore

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero.

Church of Plano

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero.

"Closer"

The fifth track off the album The Downward Spiral.

"Closer (Precursor)"

The second track off the album Closer To God. This track is a remix of the song "Closer."

"Closer To God"

• Album: Also known as Halo 9.
• Song: The first track off of Closer To God

Closure

Also known as Halo 12. Closure has been released officially as two VHS tapes with NIN tour footage from the Self-Destruct Tour and NIN music videos. An "unoffical" DVD version was "leaked" via BitTorrent in late December of 2006.

Clouser, Charlie

A former NIN band member whose activites included playing drums and keyboard, engineering, mixing, and music programming.

Coachella

A music festival in Indio, CA. NIN played the festival on May 1, 2005.

"Complication"

The seventh track off of the right disk of The Fragile.

Consolidated Mail Systems

Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero.

Copper

In the fictional world of Year Zero, Copper is used in the vaccine to prevent infection by the Red Horse virus.

Cortini, Alessandro

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

D

"Dead Souls"

A Joy Division cover recorded for The Crow Soundtrack. It was later added as the fifth track on Disk 2 of The Downward Spiral "Deluxe Edition".

"Deep"

The second track off of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Soundtrack performed by NIN. This track currently does not appear on any Halos.

"Der Kommissar"

A Falco cover covered by Trent Reznor when he was with Option 30.

"Dig It"

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

Dillon, Jerome

A former drummer for NIN. He left the band in 2005 due to "health issues".

Dissonance

The name given to NIN's set when playing during the Outside Tour with David Bowie in 1995.

"Down In It"

• Album: Also known as Halo 1
• "Song:" The third track off of Pretty Hate Machine. Versions of this track also appear on Down In It, Head Like A Hole, Closure, and Purest Feeling.

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EL-P

Also known as El-Producto. An artist whose remix of the Nine Inch Nails song Only appeared on the Every Day Is Exactly The Same single. El-P and Trent Reznor also collaborated on a song entitled Flyentology, which can be found on El-P's March 2007 release, I'll Sleep When You're Dead.

ETS

Short for Echoing The Sound.

Echoing The Sound

A predominant fan-run internet forum for discussions about Nothing Records artists, most prominently Nine Inch Nails. The site name is taken from the lyrics from the NIN song, "Please".

Elliot R Carraig

A character from the fictional world of Year Zero. Elliot is first mentioned on the Exterminal website as a member of a resistance group called, The Spiders.

"Eraser"

The eleventh track off of The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track can also be found on Further Down The Spiral, Closure, and Beside You In Time.

"Even Deeper"

The eighth track from the Left Disk of The Fragile. Currently, no other versions of this track appear on any other Halos.

"Every Day Is Exactly The Same"

• Album - Also known as Halo 21.
• Song - The sixth track off of With Teeth. Versions of this track can also be found on Every Day Is Exactly The Same.

Exhibit 24

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website is dossier of evidence against a classified individual, who is speculated to be Trent Reznor. In addition, the site lists usernames of members from both The Spiral and Echoing The Sound as a part of The Resistance Network.

exhibitA.wav

exhibitA.wav is an inverted version of "Capital G" found in the Year Zero-related website Exterminal. When combined with the original "Capital G", it produces an [audio clip] leading to the Mailstrom wreckage pain.

Exterminal

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. It is a database of the inmates in Extrajudiciary Federal Detainment Camp in Guam. Included are many references to the actions various individuals and groups, providing a broader understanding of how people are fighting for their freedoms in Year Zero.

F

Filter

A band formed by former NIN guitarist, Richard Patrick. You can read more about this band on their Wikipedia entry.

Finck, Robin

A guitarist for NIN. He left the band to become a member of Guns N' Roses, but re-joined in 2008.

"Fist Fuck"

The fifth track on the album, Fixed. This track is a remix of the song, "Wish".

"Fixed"

Also known as Halo 6. This album is comprised of remixes of the songs from the album Broken.

Flyentology

A track by EL-P that Trent Reznor has collaborated on. It is the tenth track on the album, I'll Sleep When You're Dead.

Fownes, Rich

A musician that was announced to be a part of the NIN live band in early 2008. Several months later, he reportedly left the band and was replaced with Justin Meldal-Johnsen.

"Fragile, The"

• Album: Also known as Halo 14. This is the fourth studio album released by NIN.
• Song: The sixth track on the album The Fragile. A "stripped-down" version of it exists on Still.

Fragility

The name given to the tour in 1999-2000 that was in support of the album The Fragile. The first leg was called Fragility v1.0 and took place in Europe, Japan, and Australia. The second leg was called Fragility v2.0 and took place in North America and European festivals. From the Fragility v2.0 leg of the tours, the CD/DVD/VHS, And All That Could Have Been was made.

Fragility v1.0

The name given to the first leg of the Fragility tour. This leg took place between November 1999 to February 2000 in Europe, Japan, and Australia. See the Fragility article for more details.

Fragility v2.0

The name given to the second leg of the Fragility tour. This leg took place between April 2000 to July 2000 in North America and European festivals. Footage from this leg of the tour was later used to create the CD/DVD/VHS, And All That Could Have Been.

Free Rebel Art

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website is akin to the Art Is Resistance website in that it preaches non-violent resistance. However, further research of the website reveals more.

"Further Down The Spiral"

Also known as Halo 10. This album contains mostly remixes of the tracks from The Downward Spiral.

G

"Gave Up"

The sixth track off of Broken. Versions of this track also appear on Fixed, And All That Could Have Been, and Beside You In Time.

"Get Down, Make Love"

The third track off of Sin. This track is a cover of the Queen song from the album News of The World.

"Getting Smaller"

The ninth track off of With Teeth. This track features Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters (and formerly Nirvana). Currently, the only version of this track is featured on With Teeth.

"Ghosts I–IV"

The seventh studio album by NIN, also known as Halo 26. It is a four-volume album which consists of 36 instrumental tracks.

"God Given"

The tenth track off of Year Zero. A remix of it can be found on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

"Gone, Still"

The fifth track off of Still. This track is an instrumental. Currently, the only version of this track is on Still.

Grace The Teacher

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website features the journal of the fictional character, Jeremiah Snow.

Grohl, Dave

Former drummer of Nirvana and creater and current front man of Foo Fighters. He contributed as a drummer on some of the tracks on the With Teeth album.

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.

"Happiness In Slavery"

• Single:A promotional release for Happiness In Slavery.
• Song:The fifth track off of Broken. Versions of this track appear on Fixed.

"Head Like A Hole"

• Album: Also known as Halo 3.
• Song: The first track off of Pretty Hate Machine. Versions of this track can be found on Head Like A Hole, Closure, And All That Could Have Been, and Beside You In Time.

"Help Me I Am In Hell"

The fourth track from Broken. A version of this track appears in the bonus footage of Beside You In Time.

"Heresy"

The third track off of The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track can be found on Further Down The Spiral (UK version), Closer To God, and the 2-disc Deluxe Edition of The Downward Spiral.

HLAH

Abbreviation for "Head Like A Hole".

Hollywood in Memoriam

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website is a memorial for the victims of what appears to be a terrorist attack on the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

"Home"

An exclusive track off of the vinyl version of With Teeth. There are no other versions of this track on any other Halos.

Hour of Arrival

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. This website is a letter from a fictional character by the name of Doug to his unborn child.

"Hurt"

• Album: A promotional release which contains "Hurt".
• Song: The fourteenth track off of The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track can be found on Further Down The Spiral, Closure, All That Could Have Been, and Beside You In Time.

"Hyperpower!"

The first track off of Year Zero. A version of this track with added lyrics by Saul Williams and slight changes to the music can be found on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

I

I'm Afraid of Americans

A single by David Bowie in which Trent Reznor contributed to.

I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally

The eighth track off of the right disk of The Fragile. There are no other versions of this track on any other Halos.

I Am Trying To Believe

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The content of the website centers around a (fictional) drug called Parepin.

I Do Not Want This

The eighth track off of The Downward Spiral. There are no other versions of this track on any other Halos.

I Like Dudes

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

In This Twilight

• Song: The fifteenth track off of Year Zero. This track was originally "leaked" via a thumb drive as part of the Year Zero experience. A remix of it can be found on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.
• Bootleg: A fan-compiled bootleg of one recording of every song that NIN had played live from 2005 to 2007. The bootleg consists of what was felt was the "best" performace of each track mixed together to sound like one concert.

Interscope Records

The parent company of Nothing Records.

Into The Void

• Album: An album released exclusively in Australia for promotion of The Fragile.
• Song: The second track off the right side of The Fragile. Versions of this track can be found on Things Falling Apart, Into The Void, and the Final Destination Soundtrack.

J

JLYI

Abbreviation for "Just Like You Imagined".

John Ferminger

A fictional character from the world of Year Zero. Mentioned in the website The Water Turned To Blood, John later took on the name of "John of Boston" after being in a traffic accident when water turned to blood under the bridge he was traveling on.

John Lennon

Solo artist and former member of the band, The Beatles. Trent Reznor is in possession of his old mellotron, and has used it while recording tracks for NIN and Marilyn Manson.

Josh Freese

A drummer for NIN. He is a session musician with a prolific career.

Josh Homme

Founder and frontman for the band, Queens Of The Stone Age. You can read more on the Josh Homme Wikipedia entry.

Judson Ogram Correctional Facility

A correctional facility from the fictional world of Year Zero. This place is mentioned in from the website The Water Turned To Blood and is where "John of Boston" is being kept.

Just Like You Imagined

The seventh track off of the left disk of The Fragile. Versions of this track can be found on And All That Could Have Been. It was featured in the trailer for the film "300".

K

Kinda I Want To

The sixth track off of Pretty Hate Machine. Versions of this track also appear on Purest Feeling.

KROQ

A radio station located in Los Angeles. This radio station is known for airing new NIN music and for hosting a December 2005 acoustic performance by NIN. More information can be found on the KROQ Wikipedia entry.

Kroupa, Darren

A NIN fan who died on April 1, 2007. It is understood that Darren met Trent Reznor via The Francis Foundation. He was allowed to visit with NIN during the production of the Year Zero album, where this photo was taken. Darren was eventually incorporated into the fictional Year Zero world on the website Secure Broadcast Informatics.

L

La Mer

The eleventh track from the left disc of The Fragile. A version of this track is on the DVD/VHS version of And All That Could Have Been.

Last

The third track on Broken. Versions of this track also appear on Fixed.

Leaving Hope

The ninth track on Still. No other versions of this track appear.

Liar

The demo of "Reptile". This version appears on The Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition.

Lightergate

The nickname given to the February 20, 2006 show in Grand Rapids, MI. The concert ended prematurely when Trent was hit in the face with a Zippo lighter while playing Hurt.

LINE

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

LITS

• Abbreviation for Lights in the Sky|Lights in the Sky

Live: With Teeth

The name given to the NIN tour in following the release of the album With Teeth. The tour started in March of 2005 and ended October of 2006.

Lohner, Danny

Former NIN member whom has played bass, guitar, and synthesizer. Danny has also played for A Perfect Circle, Tapeworm, Killing Joke, Methods of Mayhem, Skrew, and Angkor Wat. Due to Trent's relationship with Marilyn Manson, Danny had also played acoustic guitar on the track "The Reflecting God" from the Antichrist Superstar album.

Lost Fragile Tracks

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

Lost Highway Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the David Lynch film, Lost Highway. The soundtrack was produced by Trent Reznor and features some tracks by him, as well as the NIN track, The Perfect Drug.

Love Is Not Enough

The fifth track off of With Teeth. Versions of this track can be found on Only and Beside You In Time.

M

The Mailstrom

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The Mailstrom is a server-hopping program designed to catch emails as they are transmitted to the Consolidated Mail Systems, a government controlled central e-mail server for all e-mail content on the Internet. This helps provide insight into the lives of people living in world of Year Zero.

Malm, John A., Jr.

Trent Reznor's former manager and co-founder of Nothing Records. He was involved in a legal clash with Reznor in 2005, which ended with him paying Reznor $2.95 million.

March Of The Pigs

• Album: Also known as Halo 7. This album was released as a teaser single prior to the album The Downward Spiral.
• Song: The fourth track from the album The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track appear on March of The Pigs, Closure, And All That Could Have Been, and Beside You In Time.

Marilyn Manson

Both the stage name of Brian Warner and the band he leads. Trent Reznor has worked with both the man and the band since their signing with Nothing Records in 1993.

Me, I'm Not

The sixth track off of Year Zero. This track was originally "leaked" for the promotion of Year Zero. There are no other versions of this track currently.

The Meathead Perspective

Started in 1999 by a NIN fan known as Meathead, the site looks at the goings-on with all things NIN and adds a humorous twist.

Meet Your Master

The eleventh track off of Year Zero. A remix of it exists on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Message To No One

For the album With Teeth, a PDF file was posted on the NIN website with lyrics to several songs. This is one of the songs on that file, but is not on any album to date.

Metal

The eighth track off of Things Falling Apart. The track is a cover of the Gary Numan song from his album, The Pleasure Principle.

Michael Reznor

See Trent Reznor.

Milfort, Denise

The singer of the track "La Mer" from the album, The Fragile.

Mining For Life

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website is for the fictional company of Anglo-Johnson Ltd., which seems to operate not only mining for platinum in South Africa, but also encourages organ and skin donation.

Moulder, Alan

A producer who has worked with NIN on numerous occasions.

MOTP

Abbreviation of March Of The Pigs.

Mr. Self Destruct

The first track off of The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track can be found on Further Down The Spiral and Closure.

My Violent Heart

The eighth track off of Year Zero. This track was originally "leaked" as part of the Year Zero promotion. The "leaked" version had the ending, which when played through a linear spectrometer, revealed The Presence. On the Year Zero album, however, that ending is on the track, The Warning. There are currently no other versions of this track.

N

NIN

The abbreviation of Nine Inch Nails.

nearLY

Music project/band created by former NIN member, Jerome Dillon.

Neil Czerno

Founder of Open Source Resistance, Neil is a nonviolent activist and an important person in the world of Year Zero.

Nerochip

An item from the fictional world of Year Zero. This item is a tiny red device, initially implanted in the right wrist of all convicts of violent crimes, which traces the whereabouts of the person who carries it.

Nine Inch Nails

The studio name for Trent Reznor, as well as the name of the band hired by him to perform songs while on tour.

Ninternet

Websites that are a part of the NIN community. The name is obviously derived from the abbreviation "NIN" and word, "internet". See Ninternet for these sites.

No, You Don't

The tenth track from the left disc of The Fragile. There are two versions of this track: the original, and the nin.com version.

Nohurry.mp3

An audio track file from the fictional world of Year Zero. The file was found on the Another Version of The Truth website. It is about a son of an Imam who is killed by a SWAT team looking for a Muslim extremist.

Non-Entity

A track created by Trent Reznor for ReAct Now: Music & Relief; a relief program for victims of Hurricane Katrina. A version of this track can be found on Beside You In Time.

North, Aaron

A musician who was recruited to play with the NIN live band. He left the band on 2007.

Not So Pretty Now

A track originally from the With Teeth outtakes. There is currently no commercial release of this track, although it has been played during Live: With Teeth tour.

Nothing can stop me now

Reccuring lyrics in a few NIN tracks. These lyrics can be found in the versions of Piggy, Ruiner, Big Man With A Gun, La Mer, and Sunspots.

Nottingham flyer

At the Nottingham concert, fliers were found which at first seemed to contain hidden text possibly relating to the world of Year Zero.

Now I'm Nothing

A track that was written for, and used as an introduction track to NIN's set during the Lollapalooza tour in 1991. It was usually followed by "Terrible Lie," and was never recorded in the studio nor officially released. A live video of it can, however, be found on the DVD release of Closure and certain bootlegs.

O

Ogilvie, Dave

A producer and musician whom has collaborated with not only NIN, but other bands. Dave has been known to also collaborate with 54-40, David Bowie, Jakalope, Marilyn Manson, Skinny Puppy, and Tool.

One Country At A Time

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website jumps between the narrative of teenager and a comic strip of soldiers in Syria.

Only

• Album: Also known as Halo 20. The first single released after With Teeth.
• Song: The eighth track from With Teeth. Versions of this track also appear on Only, Every Day Is Exactly The Same, and Beside You In Time.

Opal

A substance from the fictional world of Year Zero. Due to global warming, the coca leaves used to make cocaine rot too quickly to use. Opal has taken the place of the dwindling cocaine supply.

Opalescent Haze

A website that appeared a few days prior to the release of Year Zero. The site was originally thought to be one of the Year Zero websites, but was quickly revealed to be a fake.

Opalo.mp3

One of the files found on the Another Version Of The Truth website. It is an audio file with a short report about the DEA battle with a Columbian drug cartel.

Open Source Resistance

A website created as part of the Year Zero experience, but not set in the fiction world of Year Zero. The website encourages people to submit works that will help awareness of the issues which could lead to a world like that in Year Zero.

Operation Chip Sweep

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website seems to be a part of some kind of news organization, and talks about the Nerochip in Great Briton.

Operation Swamp 0000

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. This site appears to have been constructed by one of the "chip-pullers" mentioned on Operation Chip Sweep. It contains detailed instructions, complete with photographs, on safe removal of a nerochip from one's own body.

OSR

Short for Open Source Resistance.

P

Parepin

A drug from the fictional world of Year Zero. This drug is put into the water supply in the United States to help combat biological terrorism. Although, opponents of the drug claim that its use is to change serotonin and dopamine levels to keep the population sedated and easy to manipulate.

Peaches

The stage name for Merrill Beth Nisker. She is the front of the band Peaches and (the) Herm, whom opened for NIN during the second half of their summer 2006 U.S. tour.

Peter Murphy

The lead singer for the band Bauhaus.

Philomela

A character from the fictional world of Year Zero. She is a member of the Another Version Of The Truth Forums. She claims to be partially responsible for the death of a local man that was reported in the papers.

Physical (You're So)

A hidden track off of the Broken album. It is a remake of the Adam Ant song from his album Kings of The Wild Frontier.

Piggy

The second track off of The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track appear on Further Down The Spiral and And All That Could Have Been.

Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)

The first track off of Further Down The Spiral. This track is a remix of Piggy.

Pilgrimage

The ninth track on the left disc of The Fragile. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Pilgrims

A group from the fictional world of Year Zero. The goal of the group is to send information back in time to the year 2007 in order to stop the world of Year Zero from happening.

Pinion

The first track off of Broken. There are no other versions of this track, however there is a video which is on the Closure release.

PHM

Short for Pretty Hate Machine.

Please

The fifth track on the right disc of The Fragile. There are no other versions of this track currently, however, on the cassette version of The Fragile, the track has an extra section.

Pretty Hate Machine

Also known as Halo 2. This was the first official full-length album released by NIN.

"Purest Feeling"

• Album:The "unofficial" first album by NIN. This album was recorded as a demo, but was later released by Hawk Records following the success of The Downward Spiral. Most of the tracks from this album were later re-recorded to make Pretty Hate Machine.
• "Song:"The title and 7th track from Nine Inch Nails' demo for Pretty Hate Machine.

Q

Queens Of The Stone Age

A band whom opened for NIN during the autumn leg of the With Teeth Fall Arena Tour. Reznor has provided guest vocals for QOTSA's 2007 record, Era Vulgaris.

R

Red Horse

A virus in the fictional world of Year Zero. Victims of this virus are prone to homicidal psychosis and massive hemorrhaging from lachrymal ducts, ears anus, and urethra. The virus is highly contagious and may spread via airborne means. The mortality rate is 100% within 48 hours. See Redhorsevector.net for more details.

Red Horse Vector

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. This website talks about the Red Horse virus, an Ebola like virus which is less likely to fail due to climate conditions. There's information on symptoms, development, and also the development of a vaccine. It's also revealed through a video that this was the virus used to kill Jed Mather, the American diplomat, in Algeria.

Red pills

The nickname given to a type of drug in the fictional world of Year Zero. The pills are suppose to be given to soldiers to to reintroduce the aggression killed by Parepin.

Reptile

The twelfth track off of The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track appear on March of The Pigs and the And All That Could Have Been DVD.

Reznor

See Trent Reznor.

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.

Richard Patrick

A former guitarist for NIN, and founder of the band Filter. Recently, he has been linked to the band, Army of Anyone as the lead singer.

Right Where It Belongs

The thirteenth track off of With Teeth. A version of this track can be found on Beside You In Time.

Ringfinger

The tenth track off of Pretty Hate Machine. A version of this track can be found on Purest Feeling.

Ripe

The first part of Ripe (With Decay). This track currently only appears on the vinyl version of The Fragile.

Ripe (With Decay)

The eleventh track off of the right disc of The Fragile. With the exception of the version on the vinyl version of The Fragile, no other versions of this track currently exist.

Ruiner

The sixth track off of The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track can be found on Further Down The Spiral.

S

SBI

Acronym for Secure Broadcast Informatics.

SICNH

Acronym for Something I Can Never Have.

Sanctified

The fourth track off of Pretty Hate Machine. A version of this track also appears on Purest Feeling.

Saul Williams

A hip-hop artist, poet, writer and actor who has collaborated with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails on several occasions.

Screaming Slave

The sixth track off of Fixed. This track is a remix of Happiness In Slavery.

Secure Broadcast Informatics

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The site appears to be for a communications company. But, there seems to be some peices of a puzzle scattered around the main site. Once the puzzle is put together, a password may be entered.

Self-Destruct Tour

This is widely regarded as the most chaotic era in the history of NIN performances. The tour is documented on tape/disc 1 of Closure.

Shards

See Wreckages.

Shatter36

The username of a character from the fictional world of Year Zero. The name appears Another Version of The Truth forums.

Sherwood, Adrian

A producer whom has worked with NIN on numerous occasions.

Sin

• Album: Also known as Halo 4. A (mostly) remix single released after Pretty Hate Machine.
• Song: The seventh track from Pretty Hate Machine. Versions of this track appear on Sin, Closure, and And All That Could Have Been.

Skinny Puppy

A notable Industrial band formed in the early 80's. The very first Nine Inch Nails shows were opening gigs for this band in 1988 and featured material from Pretty Hate Machine and Purest Feeling. Trent Reznor has claimed his "first song" 'Down In It' is a "total rip-off" of 'Dig It' by Skinny Puppy in a radio interview.

Slipping Away

The first track off of Things Falling Apart. This track is a remix of Into The Void.

Solutions Backwards Initiative

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. This website is linked to the Secure Broadcast Informatics website, and seems to have been created by a group of individuals called, Pilgrims.

Something I Can Never Have

The fifth track off of Pretty Hate Machine. Versions of this track appear on Closure, Still, Beside You In Time, and Natural Born Killers soundtrack.

Somewhat Damaged

The first track off of the left disc of The Fragile. A version of this track appears on Beside You In Time.

Squires Of Dimness

A web comic drawn by Anne Tai that revolves around the daily routines of Aaron North, Jeordie White, Alessandro Cortini and Jerome Dillon. While Trent Reznor is mentioned several times during the comic, he is never shown.

Star Chamber

According to U.S. Wiretap, Star Chamber was an underground club that participated in anti-government activity which suffered an attack from the Red Horse virus.

Starfuckers, Inc.

The sixth track off of the right disc of The Fragile. Versions of this track appear on The Day The World Went Away, Things Falling Apart, and And All That Could Have Been.

Still

The companion album to And All That Could Have Been.

Suck

One of the hidden tracks from the album Broken. Versions of this track can be found on Fixed and And All That Could Have Been.

Sunspots

The eleventh track off of With Teeth. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Survivalism

• Album: Also known as Halo 23. This album is a single released to promote Year Zero.
• Song: The third track off of Year Zero. This was one of the tracks "leaked" as part of the Year Zero promotion. Versions of this track can be found on Survivalism and Capital G.

T

Tapeworm

A "supergroup" that Trent was part of as a side project. Over time, the band began to break down, partly due to label issues and partly due to Trent's lack of interest in the project. In 2004, it was announced the the band was officially dead.

TDS

Acronym for The Downward Spiral.

TDTWWA

Acronym for The Day The World Went Away.

Terrible Lie

The second track off of Pretty Hate Machine. Versions of this track may be found on Head Like A Hole, Closure, And All That Could Have Been, and Beside You In Time.

TF

Acronym for The Fragile.

TFA

Acronym for Things Falling Apart.

That's What I Get

The eighth track off of Pretty Hate Machine. A version of this track may be found on Purest Feeling.

The Hand That Feeds

• Album: Also known as Halo 18. This is a single released to promote With Teeth, and features the original track, various remixes and the track Home on the vinyl picture disc release.
• Song: The fifth track off of With Teeth.

The Mark Has Been Made

The fourth track from The Fragile's right disc, it is an instrumental and plays for 5:15, leading into Please or 10 Miles High, depending on if one is listening to the CD/Cassette or Vinyl release respectively.

The NIN Hotline

A news website designed to inform its readers of the goings-on in the world of Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor.

The Perfect Drug

• Album: Also known as Halo 11. This is a single released from the Lost Highway Soundtrack. It features a variety of remixes and the original track on the non-US release.
• Song: A song released by Nine Inch Nails for the film Lost Highway. It is reknowned for its near-impossible drum solo.

Things Falling Apart

Also known as Halo 16. This album was released after The Fragile and mostly contains remixes of songs from that album.

Throw This Away

The fourth track off of Fixed. This track is a remix of the track Last.

THTF

Acronym for The Hand That Feeds.

TMHBM

Acronym for The Mark Has Been Made.

TNH

Acronym for The NIN Hotline.

Tori Amos

A fellow musician, whom has worked with Trent Reznor. Trent contributed vocals on Tori Amos's single "Past The Mission" from the album "Under The Pink". His vocals for the song were unusually, and somewhat unrecognizably soft and pleasant.

TPD

Acronym for The Perfect Drug.

Travis Woodgate

A character from the fictional world of Year Zero. Travis is first mentioned on the Exterminal website as a member of a resistance group called, The Spiders.

Trent Reznor

The founder and sole member of Nine Inch Nails.

TVT Records

The record label that Trent Reznor initally signed with to release Pretty Hate Machine and its accompanying singles, as well as Broken and its remix EP, Fixed.

TV On the Radio

An experimental rock band from New York City. They opened several shows for Nine Inch Nails on the With Teeth Tour.

Twiggy Ramirez

The stage name used by Jeordie White when he played in the band Marilyn Manson.

Twist

The eighth track off of Purest Feeling. This track was a demo version and would eventually be released as Ringfinger on the album, Pretty Hate Machine.

U

U.S. Wiretap

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website contains the case number 71839j, which is the transcript of an agent from the US Bureau of Morality interviewing a police officer about the incident at the Star Chamber.

U.S. Bureau of Morality

A government agency created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The agency seems to be the most powerful force in the United States, overseeing everything from media to family planning.

Underneath It All

The tenth track off of the right disc of The Fragile. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Underneath The Skin

The fifth track off of March of The Pigs. This track is a remix version of Reptile.

V

VIVIsectVI Tour

This tour was the very first Nine Inch Nails tour. They were an opening act for Skinny Puppy.

Vessel

The fifth track off of Year Zero. Other version can be found in Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Viability Index

A website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. The website is a real estate guide. Showing cities affected by the "climate change," this site offers advice on how to sell your property in that area or whether or not to invest there.

Vrenna, Chris

A former drummer for NIN.

W

We're In This Together

• Album: Also known as Halo 15. This album was released after The Fragile and contains mostly tracks and remixes from that album.
• Song: The fifth track off of the left disc of The Fragile. Versions of this track appear on We're In This Together.

Where Is Everybody?

The third track off of the right disc of The Fragile. A version of this track appears on Things Falling Apart.

White, Jeordie

Best known by his stage name, Twiggy Ramirez, when working with Marilyn Manson, Jeordie joined NIN during the 2005 With Teeth tour. He played both bass and guitar during live performaces, and has contributed to studio work. In addition to his musical abilities, he also co-stars with former NIN band mate, Aaron North in the webcomic Squires Of Dimness. He left the band on 2007.

Wish

The second track off of Broken. Versions of this track appear on Fixed, Closure, And All That Could Have Been, and Beside You In Time.

With Teeth

• With Teeth: Also known as Halo 19.
• With Teeth: The seventh track off of With Teeth. A version of this track appears on Beside You In Time.

With Teeth: Summer Amphitheater Tour

The set of summer concerts in support of the album With Teeth, played from May 26, 2006 to July 8, 2006.

With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration

Throughout the course of the With Teeth: Summer Amphitheater Tour, Trent Reznor collaborated with Peter Murphy to perform and record several songs.

With Teeth Arena Tour

The name given to the two legs of the Live: With Teeth Arena Tour. The first leg was in the fall of 2005 and toured major markets in the US and Canada as well as in South America. The second leg, in the winter/spring of 2007, toured smaller markets in the US and Canada.

With Teeth Club Tour

The very first leg of the With Teeth Touring Cycle.

With Teeth International Tour

The second leg of the With Teeth Touring Cycle.

WITT

Acronym for We're In This Together.

Woodstock '94

Nine Inch Nails played this concert festival that was held in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival that took place back in 1969. This single performance is widely accepted as the one that made the band famous.

Wreckages

Information given out in Year Zero promotional items that are used with the website The Mailstrom. Each one of these items opens a different part of the website that allows a look into the world of Year Zero.

WT

Acronym for With Teeth.

Y

Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D

Also known as Halo 25. It is the remix album to accompany Year Zero, and was the first NIN release to come with a disc of multitracks for lsiteners to remix the album by themselves. This was also Trent Reznor's last release as a signed artist.

Year Zero

Also known as Halo 24. Best known as NIN's first concept album, and the extraordinary promotional campaign behind the album's concept.

Yearzero.nin.com

The official subsection of the nin.com website pertaining to Year Zero.

Year Zero Warm-Up Tour

See Performance 2007.

You Know What You Are?

The second track off of With Teeth. Versions of this track appear on Beside You In Time and Doom Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

YZ

Acronym for Year Zero.

YZR

Acronym for Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Z

Zero-Sum

The sixteenth track off of Year Zero. There are two versions of this track.