Glossary
Listings of words important in the understanding of Nine Inch Nails.
#A military unit formed in the fictional world of Year Zero. A NIN song that initially appeared on the vinyl edition of The Fragile A telephone number from the Year Zero promotion. A telephone number from the Year Zero promotion. A telephone number from the Year Zero promotion. A numbering system found with Year Zero promotional items. See Numbers article for specific information. AA fan compled bootleg of all songs that NIN played live from 1989 to 2000. 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. The tenth track off of The Downward Spiral. A musician whom was recruited to play with the NIN live band.
Abbreviation for And All That Could Have Been. A producer whom has worked with NIN on numerous occasions. The second track off of the album Still.
Abbreviation for Art Is Resistance. A producer who has worked with NIN on numerous occasions. A musician who was recruited to play with the NIN live band. The first track off the album With Teeth.
The remix of March of the Pigs.
A fictional character from the world of Year Zero.
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.
Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. B
Abbreviation for Beside You In Time 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. 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. 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. Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero.
The 9th track off the album The Downward Spiral A type of medication given to soldiers in the fictional world of Year Zero. Website created for the fictional world of Year Zero. A Nine Inch Nails album. Also known as Halo 5. A music video made to promote the Broken EP, released in 1992. A track from Nine Inch Nails on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. |
CDFormer bassist.
Trent sang a cover of this tune with Option 30.
The Skinny Puppy song that supposedly inspired "Down In It". A Joy Division cover recorded for The Crow. EFGHThis 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
Heard when a line in "Every Day Is Exactly The Same" is played backwards. Originated from The Meathead Perspective. J
Short for "Just Like You Imagined". KLTrack 11 from The Fragile (left). Track 3 from Broken. Track 9 from Still.
Demo of "Reptile" on The Downward Spiral: Deluxe Edition.
The label of a CD in a picture on nin.com, speculated to contain unreleased tracks from The Fragile recordings.
Abbreviation for "Love Is Not Enough". Shorthand for "The Line Begins To Blur".
Track 5 from With Teeth. MNO
Short for Open Source Resistance. P
Short for Pretty Hate Machine. QRA 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. ST
Short for The Fragile. UVW
Short for With Teeth. XY
Short for Year Zero. Z |