Halo numbers
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.
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). Recorded in secret so as to evade TVT Records. |
| 06 | Fixed | 1992 | Remix/EP | A companion CD to Broken. Contains several remixes. |
| 07 | March Of The Pigs | 1994 | Single/EP | Promotion/Teaser for The Downward Spiral. Also the first official single of TDS. Contains original and alternate version of single as well as other tracks not on TDS. |
| 08 | The Downward Spiral | 1994 | LP | NIN's third major release, which helped make NIN an icon in both the music industry and the industrial rock community. |
| 08 DE | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition) | 2004 | LP/Remix | NIN's 10th Anniversary of The Downward Spiral CD. This is a 2-Disc set, including all songs from Halo 8 remastered, plus a bonus CD with b-sides, remixes, live songs, and demos for three songs from TDS. The first CD includes a SACD layer with the album remastered on the CD side and upmixed into high quality 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo. |
| 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 several versions of Closer and other TDS remixes. |
| 10/10v2 | Further Down The Spiral | 1995 | Remix/EP | A companion disc for The Downward Spiral with alternate interpretations of some TDS songs, including improvisations by the 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 single. |
| 12 | Closure | 1997 | Double VHS/Prototype Double DVD | The first NIN compilation to capture how far the band has come. The first tape contains live concert and backstage footage, the second tape contains music videos. |
| 13 | The Day The World Went Away | 1999 | Single/EP | First single from and promotional teaser for The Fragile. |
| 14 | The Fragile | 1999 | Double LP | NIN's two-disc follow up to The Downward Spiral. One of NIN's most atmospheric and experimental albums to date. |
| 15 | We're In This Together | 1999 | Import Single/EP | One of Trent's most optimistic singles to date. Comes in 3 separate CDs. Includes bonus tracks that never made it to the final studio CD cut of The Fragile (but included on the vinyl release), as well as the original version of "The Perfect Drug". |
| 16 | Things Falling Apart | 2000 | Remix/EP | A companion disc for The Fragile. Contains various remixes of Fragile songs as well as 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. 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. Contains softer, stripped down versions of various NIN songs, as well as some new material. |
| 18 | The Hand That Feeds | 2005 | Single/EP | First single and promotion teaser for With Teeth. This is the first song that Trent released in multitrack format, inviting public remixes. |
| 19 | With Teeth | 2005 | LP | NIN's next studio album. One of Trent's most mature albums to date. Very cleanly mixed, heavy emphasis on guitars and piano. Live drumming performed by Jerome Dillon and Dave Grohl. |
| 19 DVD-A | With Teeth Dualdisc | 2005 | LP | Dualdisc Edition of "With Teeth". This release is pretty similar to the Dualdisc edition of The Downward Spiral. |
| 20 | Only | 2006 | Single/EP | Second single from With Teeth. Also, NIN's second "open-source" single. |
| 21 | Every Day Is Exactly The Same | 2006 | Single/EP | NIN's 3rd single from With Teeth, and one of the most mellow of the singles. 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. Contains other bonus material. Available in two high-definition formats. |
| 23 | Survivalism | 2007 | Single/EP | First single and promotional teaser for the upcoming album "Year Zero". Also, the 3rd 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 a fan-made remix as well as remixes by Saul Williams, Ladytron and Modwheelmood. Includes DVD of multitracks. |
| 26 | Ghosts I–IV | 2008 | LP | NIN's first independent release. A 36 track instrumental album released under Commercial Commons in several different formats, initially over the internet and then in retail. Ghosts I released for free. |
| 26 DE | Ghosts I–IV | 2008 | LP | A Deluxe Edition of Ghosts I-IV, featuring the album, a DVD of multitracks for each track, plus previously unreleased Ghosts 37 & 38 and a blu-ray disc of all 36 Ghosts 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 (thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on me-TR). |
| 27 CD-LE | The Slip CD + DVD | 2008 | LP | Physical form of The Slip, released on 21st July 2008 and was limited to 250,000 copies 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 featur 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: it recieved a commercial release only in Australia)
- 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 | CD 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. |