The Downward Spiral (halo)

The Downward Spiral's album cover.

The Downward Spiral (Halo 8) is Nine Inch Nails' second LP. It was released on March 8, 1994. It is likely the most acclaimed and well-known of the band's discography, and is said to have brought "Industrial" music to the mainstream.

The Downward Spiral was mixed into a 5.1 surround format for it's tenth anniversary. It was re-released in a two CD set. The first CD is a SACD/CD hybrid of The Downward Spiral "remixed and remastered in high resolution stereo and 5.1 surround sound." The second CD is a CD with "remixes, b-sides, demos, and non-album tracks." The Downward Spiral was also re-released in a DualDisc format. The CD side is The Downward Spiral "digitally remastered." The DVD side contains "the downward spiral digitally remixed and remastered in stereo and 5.1 surround sound, high resolution stereo and surround playback on dvd-audio players, dolby digital stereo and surround playback on standard dvd players, music videos: closer (surround and stereo), march of the pigs, hurt, image gallery, [and] discography."

Track Listing (original release and DVD-A release)

1. "Mr. Self Destruct" – 4:30
2. "Piggy" – 4:24
3. "Heresy" – 3:54
4. "March of the Pigs" – 2:58
5. "Closer" – 6:13
6. "Ruiner" – 4:58
7. "The Becoming" – 5:31
8. "I Do Not Want This" – 5:41
9. "Big Man With a Big Gun" – 1:38
10. "A Warm Place" – 3:22
11. "Eraser" – 4:54
12. "Reptile" – 6:51
13. "The Downward Spiral" – 3:58
14. "Hurt" – 6:15

Track Listing (SACD/CD release)

Disc 1

1. "Mr. Self Destruct" – 4:30
2. "Piggy" – 4:24
3. "Heresy" – 3:54
4. "March of the Pigs" – 2:58
5. "Closer" – 6:13
6. "Ruiner" – 4:58
7. "The Becoming" – 5:31
8. "I Do Not Want This" – 5:41
9. "Big Man With a Big Gun" – 1:38
10. "A Warm Place" – 3:22
11. "Eraser" – 4:54
12. "Reptile" – 6:51
13. "The Downward Spiral" – 3:58
14. "Hurt" – 6:15

Disc 2

1. "Burn" - 5:00
2. "Closer (Precursor)" - 7:16
3. "Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)" - 4:03
4. "A Violet Fluid" - 1:04
5. "Dead Souls" - 4:53
6. "Hurt (Quiet)" - 5:08
7. "Closer To God" - 5:05
8. "All The Pigs, All Lined Up" - 7:26
9. "Memorabilia" - 7:22
10. "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)" - 7:32
11. "Ruiner (Demo)" - 4:51
12. "Liar (Reptile Demo)" - 6:57
13. "Heresy (Demo)" - 4:00

Re-release Rumors for other Albums

The re-release of The Downward Spiral has started rumors (along with Trent's own words, shown below) that The Fragile, Broken/Fixed, and Pretty Hate Machine will be re-released in high definition stereo and surround sound.

2006/02/10 Spiral chat:

Russhudson: For Trent: I love the 5.1 mixes of "Downward Spiral" and "With Teeth."
The spatial element has always felt like an important part of your music.
Any plans on doing a new mix of "The Fragile"?
Trent_reznor: I'd love to. Maybe when this touring cycle is over I'll get it going.

2004/12/03 nin.com access:

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External links

• The Downward Spiral at nincollector.com
• The Downward Spiral at Amazon.com
• The Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition at Amazon.com