“The Year Zero” is a new album by Nine Inch Nails.
It was inspired by a daydream Trent Reznor had about the end of the world (which takes place in 2022)
What the hell does this guy eat for lunch anyway?
YZ is a concept album that is far too complicated to even attempt to explain here.
It seems like a game of ‘Clue on Glue’ set to a seething and throbbing Techno/Alternative musical background.
I found a very strange website that contains, among other things, several MP3’s from the new album.
I’ve yet to give them a listen so it’s at your own risk.
This appears to be an intentional internet leak, I presume.
But be warned, Reznor’s apocalyptic vision is disturbing on many levels.
It’s also intensely creative.
If this sounds interesting, click the pic above.
While you’re there check out a few of the links and download a tune.
~m
addendum~
I downloaded these songs:
*My Violent Heart
*Survivalism
*Me, I’m not
*In This Twilight
I should add that they sounded incredible.
Pure NIN.
~m
Smoke & Mirrors 
Well, I was willing to give it a listen. The ‘tune’ I clicked on was not music – sounded more like BBC or NPR commentary, then there was some dude speaking spanish for a while and then more commentary.
Not sure how one can attribute this to music. But I have to be honest – generally I really don’t like most of the ‘message’ stuff out there – it seems more like forcing a view down your throat than a message anyway.
But hey – it’s always fun to expand your horizons and check stuff out, right?
WC
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Trent Reznor is, and always has been, fascinating and brilliant with both his lyrics and music abilities. I haven’t clicked on the link yet but I’m sure I won’t be disapointed when I do.
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I am unfortunately one of those people who can’t get DSL because of a out in the sticks issue so I couldn’t really tell. I’ll have to wait like all of the other quasi-normal people I guess. OH WELL! ANABEL (See how I rhymed that? Perhaps I could be a poet)
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I really like the ‘My Violent Heart track. That’s definitely some spicy stuff. Sounding like a culmination of the best elements of some of his earlier material (as energetic as Pretty Hate Machine, as powerful as The Fragile…I like). I thought the single (with a nice video) is a bit lame though. Like he’s trying to cover something off PHM and missing the mark.
I never heard With Teeth, but I’m looking forward to this now. I like concept albums, but I think it isn’t necessarily as heavily ‘message’ as WC suggests. Industrial and post-apocalypticism go hand in hand…but yeah….never going to be everyone’s cup of tea.
What was I saying?
Oh yeah…thanks for pointing me in that direction.
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I love Trent for so many reasons. I cannot wait to hear the new stuff. You know he’s from PA right?? Most all creative geniuses come from PA. I said MOST! I saw NIN with David Bowie once. Left the concert before Bowie even showed up. I know seems like a sacrilege.
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Reznor is always disturbing.
Maybe that’s why I like NIN so much.
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I love that man’s voice. I bought his last album “With Teeth”. The somehow the CD got all scratched to hell and skips constantly. I’m devastated. Will have to buy a new one I guess. He’s far ahead of his time and a seriously messed up dude. Therefore I’m totally attacted to him. Go figure.
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I like some of NIN’s earlier stuff, such as “Closer.” This album will have to grow on me, I think.
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I’ve been listening to these today. It’s not bad. 🙂
I do like his voice. Sexy whispers.
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I downloaded “Closer.” However, after listening to the new songs last night, I realized that I need to make another virtual trip to iTunes. 😉
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*My Violent Heart
I think I already heard this on a Bach album once. 8)
-Smith
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