Halo numbers are the numbers assigned to pieces of the NIN discography in the order that they are released, so that a collection can be neatly ordered, supplied, and bragged about. Halo numbers are sometimes modified for variations of a release, such as the different versions of The Downward Spiral. Some Halo numbers are shared with promotional items; Halo 10 is shared with the "Hurt" and "Piggy" promo CDs and Halo 16 is shared with the "Into The Void" promo CD.
There are four types of Halo:
- Studio albums(8)
- Singles/EPs(12)
- Remix albums(4)
- Live albums(3).
Halos
| Halo # | Name | Release Year | Album Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Down In It | 1989 | Single/EP | First NIN single, teaser for Pretty Hate Machine. |
| 02 | Pretty Hate Machine | 1989 | LP | NIN's first major studio release. |
| 03 | Head Like A Hole | 1990 | Single/EP | NIN's second single promotion with studio remixes of Head Like A Hole, Terrible Lie, and Down In It. |
| 04 | Sin | 1990 | Single/EP | NIN's third single. Contains alternate mixes of Sin and a cover of Queen's "Get Down, Make Love". |
| 05 | Broken | 1992 | EP | NIN's second major studio release; initially sold with a 3" mini disc that contained two bonus tracks (later to be tracks 98 and 99 on the CD in some regions, 7 and 8 in others). Recorded in secret so as to evade TVT Records' input. |
| 06 | Fixed | 1992 | Remix/EP | A companion CD to Broken. Contains several remixes by industrial pioneers like Coil and J.G. Thirlwell of Foetus. |
| 07 | March Of The Pigs | 1994 | Single/EP | Teaser for The Downward Spiral and the first official single from the album. Contains original and remixed versions of the song as well as one TDS b-side, several Reptile remixes, and Big Man With A Gun (depending on the region). |
| 08 | The Downward Spiral | 1994 | LP | NIN's third major release, helping establish the name as an icon in both the music industry and the alternative rock community. |
| 08 DE | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition) | 2004 | LP/Remix | NIN's 10th anniversary release of The Downward Spiral CD. The first disc contains the original album digitally remastered in high resolution stereo and digitally remixed and remastered in high resolution 5.1 surround sound (SACD layer), while the second contains digitally remastered b-sides, remixes, demos, and rarities. |
| 08 DVD-A | The Downward Spiral DualDisc | 2004 | LP | Dualdisc edition of NIN's 10th Anniversary of The Downward Spiral CD. Its CD side contains the remastered album, while its DVD side contains the album upmixed into high quality 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo (in Dolby Digital and MLP lossless), as well as the music videos for Closer (director's cut), March Of The Pigs, and Hurt, an image gallery, and a discography up to 2004. |
| 09 | Closer To God | 1994 | Single/EP | Promotion for one of NIN's most well-known singles. Contains many remixes of Closer and other TDS songs as well as a cover of Soft Cell's "Memorabilia". |
| 10/10v2 | Further Down The Spiral | 1995 | Remix/EP | A companion disc for The Downward Spiral with alternate interpretations of some TDS songs, including original works by Aphex Twin. |
| 11 | The Perfect Drug | 1997 | Remix/EP | An EP with remixes of The Perfect Drug, originally made for the Lost Highway soundtrack. U.S. version does not contain the actual title track. |
| 12 | Closure | 1997 | Double VHS/Prototype Double DVD | The first NIN live compilation to capture how far the band has come. The first tape contains live concert and backstage footage, while the second contains music videos. The DVD was leaked onto torrent sites around Christmas 2006. |
| 13 | The Day The World Went Away | 1999 | Single/EP | First single from and promotional teaser for The Fragile. Includes alternate versions of the title track and "Starfuckers, Inc." as well as a remix of the title track. |
| 14 | The Fragile | 1999 | Double LP | NIN's two-disc follow up to The Downward Spiral. One of NIN's most atmospheric, experimental and personal albums to date. |
| 15 | We're In This Together | 1999 | Import Single/EP | One of NIN's most potentially optimistic singles to date. Comes as 3 separate CDs that include bonus tracks left off the final studio CD cut of The Fragile (but included on the vinyl release), as well as the full length version of "The Perfect Drug", some remixes, and a mashup. |
| 16 | Things Falling Apart | 2000 | Remix/EP | A companion disc for The Fragile containing various remixes and reinterpretations of its songs, an album outtake, and a cover of Gary Numan's "Metal". |
| 17 CD1 | And All That Could Have Been | 2002 | LP/VHS/DVD/Deluxe LP | A live album featuring NIN performing during the Fragility Tour v2.0 tour. Deluxe LP comes with the bonus disc Still. |
| 17 CD2 | Still | 2002 | Bonus CD | A bonus disc that comes with the Deluxe LP of And All That Could Have Been or separately from nin.com. Contains softer, stripped down versions of various NIN songs, as well as some new material and outtakes from The Fragile. |
| 18 | The Hand That Feeds | 2005 | Single/EP | First single and promotion teaser for With Teeth. This is the first song NIN released in "open-source" multitrack format, inviting public remixes. |
| 19 | With Teeth | 2005 | LP | NIN's followup to The Fragile, focusing more on the rock side of the band and featuring live drumming by both Jerome Dillon and Dave Grohl. |
| 19 DVD-A | With Teeth Dualdisc | 2005 | LP | Dualdisc edition of "With Teeth". This release is similar to the Dualdisc edition of The Downward Spiral, with the DVD side featuring a 5.1 surround sound mix. |
| 20 | Only | 2006 | Single/EP | Second single from With Teeth and NIN's second "open-source" single. |
| 21 | Every Day Is Exactly The Same | 2006 | Single/EP | NIN's third single from With Teeth. Includes two versions of the single, two versions of "The Hand That Feeds", and two versions of "Only", one of which was remixed by hip-hop artist El-P. |
| 22 | Beside You In Time | 2007 | DVD/HD-DVD/BLU-RAY | DVD with footage from the "Live: With Teeth" tour and some bonus material. Also available in both of the competing high definition video formats of the time. |
| 23 | Survivalism | 2007 | Single/EP | First single and promotional teaser for the upcoming album "Year Zero" and the third NIN song to be officially open-sourced. |
| 24 | Year Zero | 2007 | LP | Nine Inch Nails' last album with Interscope, a highly electronic concept album set in the year 2022. More info at Year Zero Research. |
| 25 | Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D | 2007 | Remix/EP | The official remix album for "Year Zero". Contains remixes by Saul Williams, Ladytron and Modwheelmood. Includes DVD with the entirety of Year Zero as multitracks. |
| 26 | Ghosts I–IV | 2008 | LP | NIN's first independent release. A 36 track instrumental album fully licensed under Creative Commons in several different formats, initially over the Internet and then at retail. Ghosts I was released for free on a torrent site. |
| 26 DE | Ghosts I–IV | 2008 | LP | A deluxe edition of Ghosts I-IV, featuring the album, a DVD of multitracks for each track including previously unreleased Ghosts 37 & 38, plus a Blu-ray disc of all 36 Ghosts in high resolution audio accompanied by a slideshow. |
| 26 LE | Ghosts I–IV | 2008 | LP | The Limited Edition version of Ghosts I-IV, this release as limited to just 2,500 numbered copies, each hand-signed by Trent Reznor. It has the same details as the Deluxe Edition, but also features the album on vinyl as well as two high-quality giclée prints of images to accompany the album. |
| 27 | The Slip | 2008 | LP | Ten track album released for free only through nin.com. |
| 27 CD-LE | The Slip CD + DVD | 2008 | LP | Physical form of The Slip, released on 21st July 2008 and limited to 250,000 CDs worldwide. The pack also includes 3 stickers featuring the artwork for various songs on the album. |
Strobe Light
"'Strobe Light' was announced on April Fools' Day 2009. The only real clue to this album being a prank is that it was not assigned a Halo marking, as it would have been Halo 28. As part of the joke, the album was said to have been produced by Timbaland and feature special guest singers such as Jay-Z and Fergie.
"Halo-less" Official Releases
- Into The Void (1999)
- Capital G (2007)
Promotional Releases
Promotional singles released to radio:
- Happiness in Slavery (1992)
- Wish (1993)
- Physical (1993)
- Hurt (1994)
- Burn (1994)
- Piggy (1995)
- Starfuckers, Inc (1999)
- Into The Void (2000) (NOTE: The Into The Void promo contains different content than the Australian commercial release)
- Deep (2001)
- Ghosts I (2008)
Seeds
Seed numbers are used to catalog promotional releases that come directly from NIN, in a similar manner to the Halo numbers. The bootleg three-disc "Definitive NIN" collection was released via BitTorrent
| Seed # | Name | Release Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Collected | 2005 | DVD in card sleeve, sent out in the post via nin.com to promote With Teeth. Includes discography and clips of music videos. |
| 02 | The Definitive NIN - The Singles | 2006 | Uploaded to The Pirate Bay, features NIN's singles from Pretty Hate Machine through to With Teeth. Only available as a torrent, includes artwork. |
| 03 | The Definitive NIN - Deep Cuts | 2006 | Uploaded to The Pirate Bay, features various songs from NIN's back-catalog, up to With Teeth. Only available as a torrent. Includes artwork. |
| 04 | The Definitive NIN - Quiet Tracks | 2006 | Available from The Pirate Bay and only available as a torrent. Includes artwork and quieter songs from the NIN Discography. |
| 05 | Lights In The Sky | 2008 | Free download from lightsinthesky.nin.com to promote NIN's 2008 tour, includes a song from each supporting act on the upcoming tour, and one NIN song. |
| 06 | NINJA 2009 Summer Tour EP | 2009 | Free download from ninja2009.com to promote NIN's 2009 tour. It includes new music from Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, and Street Sweeper. The new songs by NIN are the long awaited studio recordings of "Not So Pretty Now" and "Non-Entity" which were both created some time during the With Teeth era. |
External Links
The following websites attempt to document every version of every NIN release: