Glossary

Listings of words important in the understanding of Nine Inch Nails. A glossary of terms related to the world of Year Zero can be found here.

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999,999

The first track on The Slip. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

1,000,000

The second track on The Slip. A version of this song appears on the bonus DVD of the physical edition of the album.

1 Ghosts I - 9 Ghosts I

The nine tracks that comprise the first volume of the instrumental album Ghosts I-IV.

10 Ghosts II - 18 Ghosts II

The nine tracks that comprise the second volume of the instrumental album Ghosts I-IV.

10 Miles High

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

19 Ghosts III - 27 Ghosts III

The nine tracks that comprise the third volume of the instrumental album Ghosts I-IV.

28 Ghosts IV - 36 Ghosts IV

The nine tracks that comprise the fourth volume of the instrumental album Ghosts I-IV.

A

AATCHB

Abbreviation for And All That Could Have Been.

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 tour. The bootleg consists of what was felt was the "best" performance 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" performance 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 Violet Fluid

A short instrumental piece featured on March Of The Pigs as well as disc 2 of the deluxe reissue of The Downward Spiral. Mislabeled on some copies as "A Violent Fluid".

A Warm Place

The tenth track off of The Downward Spiral. A version of this track appears on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack.

Adrift And At Peace

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

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."

All Time Low

The fifth track off the album Hesitation Marks. A version of this track also appears on the Deluxe Edition and iTunes Deluxe Edition of the album.

Amos, Tori

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

An Omen EP

The second EP recorded by How To Destroy Angels.

And All That Could Have Been

• Release: 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.

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. A remix by the Kronos Quartet and Enrique Gonzalez Müller is featured on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.
• 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 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.

Appendage

A short piece of music that was tacked onto the end of "Please" on the cassette edition of The Fragile.

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."

ATLITW

Abbreviation for "All The Love In The World".

At The Heart Of It All

The seventh track on both versions 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 release that is not at least partially performed by NIN. A shorter version appears on the Aphex Twin release 26 Mixes for Cash.

Avery, Eric

Former Jane's Addiction bass player who was announced to be a part of the NIN live band in early 2013. He left the band during rehearsals and was replaced by Josh Eustis and later Pino Palladino.

AVOTT

Abbreviation for Another Version Of The Truth.

B

Bauhaus

A rock band whom co-headlined with 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.

Becoming, The

The seventh track off of The Downward Spiral. A version of this track can be found on Still.

Beginning of The End, The

The second track off of Year Zero. A remix by Ladytron appears on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Belew, Adrian

Guitarist who has appeared on several NIN releases. He was also announced to be a part of the NIN live band in early 2013, but was replaced by Robin Finck before the tour started.

Beside You In Time

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

Beauty Of Being Numb, The

The tenth track off of Further Down The Spiral. It is a mostly instrumental track that is somewhat of a remix of "Mr. Self Destruct".

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.

Black Light Burns

Project that includes NIN collaborators Danny Lohner, Josh Eustis and Josh Freese.

Black Noise

The fourteenth track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

BMWAG

Abbreviation for "Big Man With A Gun".

Bowie, David

A famous musician who Trent Reznor was not only influenced by, but has worked with on many occasions. He was also a co-headliner with NIN for the Dissonance tour.

Broken

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

Broken Movie

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

Burn

• Release: A promotional release containing "Burn".
• Song: A track from Nine Inch Nails on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. The track was later released on disc 2 of the deluxe reissue of The Downward Spiral. A version of this track may be found on Beside You In Time.

BYIT

Abbreviation for Beside You In Time.

C

Came Back Haunted

• Release: The first single released from Hesitation Marks.
• Song: The third track off of Hesitation Marks. A version of this track appears on the Live 2013 EP.

Capital G

• Release: A single released from the Year Zero album.
• Song: The seventh track off of Year Zero. A remix of it exists on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Carapetis, Alex

Drummer for NIN during some of the 2005 tour dates.

Closer

The fifth track off the album The Downward Spiral. Versions of this track appear on disc 2 of the deluxe reissue of the album as well as Closer To God, And All That Could Have Been and Beside You In Time.

Closer To God

• Release: 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.

Coil

Electronic music act who remixed many NIN tracks. Coil member Peter Christopherson also directed several music videos and How To Destroy Angels was named after Coil's first single.

Collector, The

The third track from With Teeth. A version of this song appears in the bonus features of Beside You In Time.

Columbia Records

The label that How To Destroy Angels signed with in 2012 and Nine Inch Nails signed with in 2013.

Complication

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

Copy Of A

The second track off the album Hesitation Marks. A version of this track appears on the Live 2013 EP.

Corona Radiata

The eighth track on The Slip. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

Cortini, Alessandro

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

CRC Sessions

A live in-studio performance at the Chicago Recording Company during Fragility v2.0, which inspired the stripped-down versions of NIN songs that would appear on Still.

D

The Damning Well

Project that includes former NIN members Danny Lohner, Richard Patrick and Josh Freese.

Day The World Went Away, The

• Release: Also known as Halo 13.
• Song: The second track on left disc of The Fragile. Versions of this track also appear on The Day The World Went Away and Still.

Dead Souls

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

Deep

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

Demon Seed

The tenth track on The Slip. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

Dillon, Jerome

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

Disappointed

The sixth track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Discipline

The fourth track on The Slip. A version of this song appears on the bonus DVD of the physical edition of the album.

Dissonance

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

Down In It

• Release: 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.

Downward Spiral, The

• Release: Also known as Halo 8. This is the third studio album released by NIN.
• Song: The thirteenth track on the album The Downward Spiral. A remix of this song appears on Further Down The Spiral as well as disc 2 of the deluxe reissue of The Downward Spiral.

E

Eater Of Dreams, The

The first track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

EDIETS

Abbreviation for Every Day Is Exactly The Same.

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".

Echoplex

The fifth track on The Slip. A version of this song appears on the bonus DVD of the physical edition of the album.

Erased, Over, Out

The eleventh track off of Further Down The Spiral. This track is a remix of the song, "Eraser".

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.

Exotic Birds

One of Trent Reznor's early bands. He contributed keyboards, programming and backing vocals. The band also featured Chris Vrenna, Andy Kubiszewski and Nick Rushe. It was also managed by John A. Malm, Jr..

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

• Release: 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 and Beside You In Time.

Everything

The seventh track off the album Hesitation Marks. A version of this track also appears on the Japanese edition of the album.

Eustis, Josh

Member of Telefon Tel Aviv who was enlisted to play various instruments on the Festival 2013 and Tension tours.

F

FDTS

Abbreviation for Further Down The Spiral.

Filter

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

Fincher, David

A filmmaker who has worked with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails on several occasions.

Finck, Robin

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

Find My Way

The fourth track off the album Hesitation Marks. Versions of this track also appear on the Deluxe Edition and iTunes Deluxe Edition of the album, as well as the Live 2013 EP.

Fischer, Lisa

A backing vocalist who was enlisted as part of the touring band for the Tension Tour.

Fist Fuck

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

Fixed

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

Flood

Producer who worked on every major Nine Inch Nails release from 1989 to 1994.

Four Of Us Are Dying, The

The ninth track on The Slip. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

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 before the tour started.

Fragile, The

• Release: Also known as Halo 14. This is the fourth studio album released by NIN.
• Song: The sixth track on the album The Fragile. Versions of this song were released on Still and nin.com.

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.

Frail, The

The third track from the left disc of The Fragile. Versions of this song appear on Things Falling Apart as well as And All That Could Have Been.

Freese, Josh

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

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. It also appears as a bonus track on the remastered edition of Pretty Hate Machine.

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.

Gibson, Sharlotte

A backing vocalist who was enlisted as part of the touring band for the Tension Tour.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the David Fincher film, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The soundtrack was scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

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.

Good Soldier, The

The fourth track from Year Zero. A version of this song appears on the vinyl edition of Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Great Below, The

The twelfth track from the left disc of The Fragile. A version of this song appears on And All That Could Have Been.

Great Collapse, The

The second track on Things Falling Apart. This is said to be an outtake from The Fragile and it contains lyrical elements from "The Wretched".

Great Destroyer, The

The thirteenth track from Year Zero. A version of this song appears on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Greater Good, The

The twelfth track from Year Zero. An instrumental version of this song appears on Survivalism.

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.

Gunshots By Computer

The first track from Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D. This track is a remix of the song, "Hyperpower!".

H

Halo

This is the official numbering system of NIN releases. While there is plenty of speculation, there is no official statement of why the word 'halo' is used for this purpose.

Hand That Feeds, The

• Release: Also known as Halo 18.
• Song: The fourth track off of With Teeth. Versions of this track appear on The Hand That Feeds, Every Day Is Exactly The Same and Beside You In Time.

Happiness In Slavery

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

Haymes, David

Keyboard player for NIN during some of the 1990 tour dates.

Head Down

The sixth track on The Slip. A version of this song appears on the bonus DVD of the physical edition of the album.

Head Like A Hole

• Release: 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.

Hesitation Marks

Also known as Halo 28. This is the ninth studio album released by NIN and the first major label album since Year Zero.

Hillebrandt, Keith

Sound designer, remixer and programmer who has worked on Nine Inch Nails releases as well as doing remixes that appeared on Things Falling Apart and Nin.com.

HLAH

Abbreviation for Head Like A Hole.

HM

Abbreviation for Hesitation Marks.

HMIAIH

Abbreviation for "Help Me I Am In Hell".

Home

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

How To Destroy Angels

• Band: A project featuring Trent Reznor, Mariqueen Maandig Reznor, Atticus Ross and Rob Sheridan.
• Release: The first EP recorded by How To Destroy Angels.

HTDA

Acronym for How To Destroy Angels.

Hurt

• Release: 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

IDNWT

Abbreviation for "I Do Not Want This".

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.

ILFTJYF

Abbreviation for "I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally".

I Would For You

The eleventh track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

I'm Afraid of Americans

A single by David Bowie that Trent Reznor and NIN 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.

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.

In Two

The twelfth track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

The Innocent

One of Trent Reznor's early bands in which he played keyboards.

Interscope Records

The parent company of Nothing Records.

Into The Void

• Release: A single 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.

IWFY

Abbreviation for "I Would For You".

J

Jane's Addiction

A band that played alongside NIN during the Lollapalooza Tour and was a co-headliner during the NIN/JA leg of the Wave Goodbye Tour.

JLYI

Abbreviation for "Just Like You Imagined".

Just Like You Imagined

The seventh track off of the left disk of The Fragile. A version of this track can be found on And All That Could Have Been.

K

Kinda I Want To

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

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. Versions of this track were released on the DVD/VHS of And All That Could Have Been and nin.com.

Last

The third track on Broken. Versions of this track also appear on Fixed and remix.nin.com.

Leaving Hope

The ninth track on Still. No other versions of this track appear. Also the name of Trent Reznor's former music publishing company.

Letting You

The third track on The Slip. A version of this song appears on the bonus DVD of the physical edition of the album.

Liar

The demo of "Reptile". This version appears on disc 2 of the deluxe reissue of The Downward Spiral.

Life You Didn't Lead, The

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.

Lights In The Sky

The seventh track on The Slip. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

Lights In The Sky Tour

The 2008 tour in support of Ghosts I-IV and The Slip.

LINE

Abbreviation for "Love Is Not Enough".

Line Begins To Blur, The

The eleventh track from With Teeth. A version of this song appears on Beside You In Time.

LITS

Abbreviation for Lights in the Sky.

Live: With Teeth

The name given to the NIN tour following the release of the album With Teeth. The tour started in March of 2005 and ended in October of 2006. Included the Fall Arena Tour, the Spring Arena Tour and the Summer Amphitheater Tour, among others.

Lohner, Danny

Former NIN member who 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 Reznor'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.

Lynch, David

A filmmaker who has worked with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails on several occasions.

M

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

• Release: Also known as Halo 7. This 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.

March Of The Fuckheads

The seventh track off of Closer To God. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

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.

Mark Has Been Made, The

The fourth track from the right disc of The Fragile, 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.

Mars, Lee

Keyboard player for NIN during some of the 1990 and 1991 tour dates.

Maybe Just Once

Unreleased early Nine Inch Nails track that was recorded as part of Purest Feeling.

Me, I'm Not

The sixth track off of Year Zero. This track was originally "leaked" for the promotion of Year Zero. A remix of it exists on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

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.

Meldal-Johnsen, Justin

Bass player and multi-instrumentalist for Nine Inch Nails during the Lights In The Sky Tour and the Wave Goodbye Tour.

Memorabilia

A cover of a Soft Cell song that is featured on Closer To God as well as disc 2 of the deluxe reissue of The Downward Spiral.

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.

Mills, Russell

Artist who created paintings that were used for several NIN releases, such as The Downward Spiral, Closure and Hesitation Marks.

Moulder, Alan

Producer who has worked on every major NIN release from 1994 to the present.

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.

Murphy, Peter

The lead singer for the band Bauhaus. NIN served as an opening act for him in 1990 and also collaborated with him on the With Teeth: Summer Tour 2006 Radio Collaboration. He was also a frequent guest vocalist on the Wave Goodbye Tour.

Modwheelmood

A project from NIN and How To Destroy Angels live member Alessandro Cortini.

Musarra, Ron

Original drummer for NIN in 1988 while Chris Vrenna was playing keyboards. Previously a member of Slam Bamboo with Trent Reznor.

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". A remix of it exists on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

N

Natural Born Killers Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the Oliver Stone film, Natural Born Killers. The soundtrack was produced by Trent Reznor and features the NIN tracks "Burn", "A Warm Place" and an alternate version of "Something I Can Never Have".

nearLY

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

New Flesh, The

A NIN song that initially appeared on the vinyl edition of The Fragile. This track can also be found on the UK version of We're In This Together.

NIN

The abbreviation of Nine Inch Nails.

nin.com

The official site of Nine Inch Nails.

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.

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 a portmanteau of 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. A version of this track was released on nin.com.

Non-Entity

An outtake from With Teeth debuted by Trent Reznor for ReAct Now: Music & Relief; a relief program for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The studio version of this track was released as part of the NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP. A live version of this track can be found on Beside You In Time.

North, Aaron

A guitarist who was recruited to play with the NIN live band. He left the band in 2007.

Not So Pretty Now

A track originally from the With Teeth outtakes. The song has been played during Live: With Teeth tour and the studio version was released as part of the NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP.

Nothing can stop me now

Recurring 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".

Nothing Records

Now-defunct subsidiary of Interscope Records, founded by Trent Reznor and John A. Malm, Jr. after NIN's split from TVT Records.

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. However, a live video of it can be found on the DVD release of Closure and certain bootlegs.

Null

This is the official numbering system of releases under The Null Corporation that are not by NIN or How To Destroy Angels, such as The Social Network Soundtrack and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack.

The Null Corporation

Independent record label founded by Trent Reznor and Rob Sheridan after NIN's split from Interscope Records.

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.

Only

• Release: 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.

Only Time, The

The ninth track from Pretty Hate Machine. A version of this song appears on Closure.

Option 30

One of Trent Reznor's early bands. He contributed keyboards and vocals, but did not participate in the songwriting.

P

Palladino, Pino

Bassist who appears on Hesitation Marks and who was also enlisted to play bass for the Tension Tour.

Patrick, Richard

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.

Perfect Drug, The

• Release: 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 recorded by Nine Inch Nails for the film Lost Highway. It is renowned for its near-impossible drum solo.

Performance 2007

The 2007 tour in support of Year Zero. This tour is unique in that it did not enter the continental US.

Persistence Of Loss, The

The eighth track from Still. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

PHM

Short for Pretty Hate Machine.

Physical

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

Pigface

An ever-evolving industrial supergroup featuring Martin Atkins that once toured with Trent Reznor as a guest vocalist. Also once included Chris Vrenna and Jeff Ward.

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.

Pilgrimage

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

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.

Please

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

Pretty Hate Machine

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

Pretty Hate Machine Tour

Various tour legs from 1988-1991 in support of Pretty Hate Machine. Included the Hate Tour, the Sin Tour and the Lollapalooza Tour, among others.

Purest Feeling

• Bootleg: The "unofficial" first album by NIN. This album was recorded as a demo, but was later released as a bootleg 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 seventh track from Nine Inch Nails' demo for Pretty Hate Machine.

Q

Quake

Video game for which Trent Reznor composed the music/soundtrack.

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 two QOTSA albums.

R

remix.nin.com

A subsidiary of nin.com where users can upload and download fan-made remixes and obtain multi-tracks. Many official remixes can also be found there.

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.

Reptilian

The second track off of March of The Pigs. The track is a remix of "Reptile."

Revolting Cocks

An industrial supergroup that once toured with Trent Reznor as a guest vocalist. Also once included former NIN drummer Jeff Ward.

Reznor, Trent

The founder and sole member of Nine Inch Nails.

Reznor, Mariqueen Maandig

Wife of Trent Reznor and member of How To Destroy Angels. Former singer for West Indian Girl.

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.

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 edition of The Fragile, no other versions of this track currently exist.

Ross, Atticus

Frequent Nine Inch Nails collaborator and member of How To Destroy Angels. Also did The Social Network Soundtrack and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack with Trent Reznor.

Rubin, Ilan

Drummer for Nine Inch Nails during the Wave Goodbye Tour and 2013 and 2014 tours.

Ruiner

The sixth track off of The Downward Spiral. A version of this track can be found on the UK edition Further Down The Spiral.

Running

The tenth track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Rushe, Nick

Keyboard player for NIN during some of the 1990 tour dates.

RWIB

Abbreviation for "Right Where It Belongs".

S

Sanctified

The fourth track off of Pretty Hate Machine. Versions of this track also appear on Purest Feeling and the Live 2013 EP.

Satellite

The eighth track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

Screaming Slave

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

Seed

Seed numbers are used to catalog promotional releases that come directly from NIN, in a similar manner to the Halo numbers. An example of a seed would be Collected or The Definitive NIN.

Self Destruct

Various tour legs from 1994-1996 in support of The Downward Spiral. This is widely regarded as the most chaotic era in the history of NIN performances. Portions of the tour are documented on tape/disc 1 of Closure. Included the Self Destruct Tour, the Further Down The Spiral Tour and the Dissonance tour, among others.

Self Destruction, Final

The ninth track (tenth track on the UK edition) off of Further Down The Spiral. This track is a remix of the song, "Mr. Self Destruct".

Self Destruction, Part Two

The third track off of Further Down The Spiral. This track is a remix of the song, "Mr. Self Destruct".

Self Destruction, Part Three

The third track off of the UK edition of Further Down The Spiral. This track is a remix of the song, "Mr. Self Destruct".

Sheridan, Rob

Art director for NIN, webmaster of Nin.com and member of How To Destroy Angels.

Sherwood, Adrian

A producer who has worked with NIN on numerous occasions.

SICNH

Acronym for "Something I Can Never Have".

Sigil

This is the official numbering system of How To Destroy Angels releases. There is no official statement of why the word 'sigil' is used for this purpose.

Sin

• Release: 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. 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.

Slam Bamboo

One of Trent Reznor's early bands in which he played keyboards. Also featured early NIN drummer Ron Musarra.

Slip, The

The eighth studio album by NIN, also known as Halo 27. It was released as both a free download and a CD/DVD package.

Slipping Away

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

The Social Network Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the David Fincher film, The Social Network. The soundtrack was scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

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 the 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.

SONOIO

A project from NIN and How To Destroy Angels live member Alessandro Cortini.

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.

Starfuckers, Inc.

• Release: A promotional release containing "Starfuckers, Inc.".
• Song: 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 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

• Release: Also known as Halo 23. This 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

Talpas, Gary

Original NIN art director, a role later fulfilled by Rob Sheridan.

Tapeworm

A "supergroup" that Trent Reznor 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 that the band was officially dead.

TBOTE

Abbreviation for "The Beginning Of The End".

TDS

Acronym for The Downward Spiral.

TDTWWA

Acronym for The Day The World Went Away.

TEOD

Abbreviation for "The Eater Of Dreams".

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.

TFOUAD

Abbreviation for "The Four Of Us Are Dying".

That's What I Get

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

Theme From Call Of Duty: Black Ops II

Instrumental theme song composed by Trent Reznor for the video game Call Of Duty: Black Ops II.

Theme From Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

Instrumental theme song by Nine Inch Nails for the film Tetsuo: The Bullet Man.

Things Falling Apart

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

This One Is On Us

A fan collective specializing in NIN live video releases. They were responsible for the Another Version of The Truth 3 part live release.

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.

TLBTL

Abbreviation for "The Line Begins To Blur".

TMHBM

Acronym for "The Mark Has Been Made".

TNH

Acronym for The NIN Hotline.

TPD

Acronym for The Perfect Drug.

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.

Tweaker

A project from former NIN drummer Chris Vrenna.

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.

TWOIT

Abbreviation for "The Way Out Is Through".

U

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

Various Methods Of Escape

The ninth track off the album Hesitation Marks. There are currently no other versions of this track.

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. A remix of it exists on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

VMOE

Abbreviation for "Various Methods Of Escape".

Vrenna, Chris

A former drummer for NIN.

W

Ward, Jeff

Drummer for Nine Inch Nails during the 1991 tour dates.

Warning, The

The ninth track from Year Zero. A version of this song appears on Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D. Another track with the same name was mentioned on the PDF poster for With Teeth, but it is most likely a different composition.

Wave Goodbye Tour

The 2009 Nine Inch Nails farewell tour. This also included a leg with Jane's Addiction, referred to as NIN|JA 2009.

Way Out Is Through, The

The first track from the right disc of The Fragile. No other versions of this song appear on any halos.

Welcome Oblivion

• Release: The first album recorded by How To Destroy Angels.
• Song: The fourth track (fifth on the vinyl version) off of Welcome Oblivion.

We're In This Together

• Release: Also known as Halo 15. This single 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.

While I'm Still Here

The thirteenth track off the album Hesitation Marks. A version of this track also appears on the Deluxe Edition and iTunes Deluxe Edition of the album.

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 in 2007.

Williams, Saul

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

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.

WISH

Abbreviation for "While I'm Still Here".

With Teeth

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

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.

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.

Woolley, James

Keyboard player for Nine Inch Nails from 1991 until late 1994.

Wretched, The

The fourth track from the left disc of The Fragile. Versions of this song appear on Things Falling Apart as well as And All That Could Have Been.

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.

You Know What You Are?

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

You Know Who You Are

The fifth track off of Head Like A Hole. It is a mostly instrumental track that is somewhat of a remix of "Head Like A Hole".

YKWYA

Abbreviation for "You Know What You Are?" or "You Know Who You Are".

YZ

Acronym for Year Zero.

YZR

Acronym for Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Z

Zero-Sum

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

Zoo Station

The first track off of AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, a Q Magazine tribute album to U2's Achtung Baby. This track currently does not appear on any Halos.