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In January of 2007, Reznor announced that the forthcoming album would be called ''[[Year Zero]]'' and that it could be about the end of the world. Mixing had begun on the album and would finish on February 5. Shortly after the European tour began, as did what Reznor called the "Year Zero experience." He did very few interviews this time, not wanting to spoil the surprise. He would become more vocal about Interscope and the RIAA during this time, expressing his disdain for what he felt was the wrong approach to dealing with MP3 sharing and leaking songs.
The Year Zero experience was Reznor's vision of the world in 15 years if the decline of civil liberties and an endless war on terror continued. People are drugged to keep them complacent and have GPS chips implanted under their skin. Separation of Church and State are a thing of the past and the government can now spy on everyone at every waking moment, even in their own homes. Most significantly, Reznor seems to be asking his fans to take action and prevent this vision of the future from happening, providing sites with downloadable stencils, flyers, and patterns to spread a message against censorship and the decline of civil liberties.
''Year Zero'' was released on April 17, 2007 and debuted at the Number 2 position on the ''Billboard'' charts.