Year Zero Research/Proven Leads
Hidden Images
First Clue: NIN Tour Shirt
One the back of a new NIN Tour Shirt, some of the letters are highlighted. These letters form the phrase "I AM TRYING TO BELIEVE."Using this information, fans discovered that www.iamtryingtobelieve.com is an actual site.
- Full ninwiki page for www.iamtryingtobelieve.com here
An Excerpt from The Hobbit
The following images were taken from the Year Zero related websites. They appeared to be snippets of random words, however, once coalated, they revealed more.
Once the hidden images were compiled and analyzed, it was discovered that they are from a passage in the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The following passage is from the second chapter entitled "Roast Mutton".
"For your hospitality our sincerest thanks, and for your offer of professional assistance our grateful acceptance. Terms: cash on delivery, up to and not exceeding one fourteenth of total profits (if any); all traveling expenses guaranteed in any event; funeral expenses to be defrayed by us or our representatives, if occasion arises and the matter is not otherwise arranged for."
What this passage implies is not yet known, but several theories have been suggested. (Refer to Zero Theories Section)
Year Zero in 2022
According to both a statement from Trent Reznor and an image clue from The Year Zero Website entitled "I Am Trying To Believe"[1], Year Zero occurs in 2022.
Clue One
http://www.ninwiki.com/images/b/b0/Yz2022.jpg
The faded image to the left of the main article shows the date "2022", yet the article itself is reduplicated and clearer, showing the date "0000".
Clue Two
In an MTV News Article from February 15th, 2007[2] Trent Reznor reveals:
"Concept record. Sixteen tracks. What's it about? Well, it takes place about 15 years in the future. Things are not good. If you imagine a world where greed and power continue to run their likely course, you'll have an idea of the backdrop."
Audio Clues
My Violent Heart
- Members of the community have noted that the burst of static at the end of the My Violent Heart strongly resembles what has become to be known as The Presence when run through a spectrograph.
nohurry.mp3
"nohurry.mp3" (here) is one of the three (so far) mp3s linked to on the Another Version of the Truth forums. It is about a son of an Imam who is killed by a SWAT team looking for a Muslim extremist.
- The end of the recording has another Morse Code message
http://www.ninwiki.com/images/4/4b/Nohurry_morse.jpg
It has been decoded to be: 24.10.1
opalo.mp3
"opalo.mp3" [3] is one of the three (so far) mp3s linked to on the Another Version of the Truth forums. It is a woman talking about a DEA battle with a Columbian drug cartel.
- The end of the recording has another Morse Code message
http://www.ninwiki.com/images/d/dd/Opalo_morse.jpg
It has been decoded to be: 24.10.3
BallgameOver.mp3
ballgameOver.mp3 (here) is one of the three (so far) mp3s linked to on the Another Version of the Truth forums. It is about a man (presumed to be "Angry Sniper") who sets off bombs of Silver Nitrate in Wrigley Field, and then shoots and kills someone.
- The end of the recording has another Morse Code message
http://www.ninwiki.com/images/5/5e/Ballgameover_morse.jpg
It has been decoded to be: 24.10.5