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==About=='''''The Downward Spiral ''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 8]]''''') is [[Nine Inch Nails]]' second LP. It was mixed into a 5released on March 8, 1994.1 surround format for itIt is likely the most acclaimed and well-known of the band's discography, and is said to have brought "industrial" music to the mainstream. For its tenth anniversary. It , ''The Downward Spiral'' was re-released in two new formats:* As a two 2-CD set"Deluxe Edition" (labeled [[Halo numbers|Halo 8DE]]). The first CD disc is a an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SACD SACD]/CD hybrid of The Downward Spiral "remixed and remastered featuring the album in high -resolution stereo and 5.1 surround sound." The second CD is a CD with "disc features various remixes, b-sides, demos, and other non-album tracksthat were available around the time of the original release." The Downward Spiral was also re-released in * As a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DualDisc DualDisc] format. The CD side is The Downward Spiral "features a digitally remasteredversion of the album." The DVD side contains "the downward spiral digitally remixed and remastered in includes high-resolution stereo and 5.1 surround sound, high resolution stereo and surround playback on dvd-audio players, dolby digital stereo and surround playback on standard dvd players, music versions of the album as well as videos: for "[[Closer|closer]] (surround and stereo)", "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|march of the pigsMarch Of The Pigs]], " and "[[Hurt|hurt]], image gallery, [" (live). Also included is artwork from ''The Downward Spiral'' era and] a discography."

Most fans seem to agree that the "[[Closer|]]" (noted for its "I wanna want to fuck you like an animal]]" song lyric) has meaning deeper than its surface lyrics (note the desperate dependency expressed by the final line, "you are the reason, I stay alive"). The entire concept album is interpreted to be about the journey of one man in dealing with religion, society, drugs, sex, and finally suicide. The narrator was not exactly modelled after [[Trent]]'s previous life, though he would later go through his own sort of "downward spiral" during the Fragility tour, battling issues such as drug abuse.

* The frantic drumming at the end of "[[Piggy]]" played by [[Trent]] himself - his first and only attempt at live drumming on a record, and one of the few "live" drum performances on the album ([[Stephen Perkins]] on "[[I Do Not Want This]]", [[Andy Kubiszewski]] on "[[The Downward Spiral(song)|The Downward Spiral]]" and [[Chris Vrenna]] on "[[Hurt]]"). He states that it was from him testing the mic setup in studio, but he liked the sound too much to not include it. [http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/articles.php?id=6]

* "[[A Warm Place]]" is based on the melody from [[David Bowie]]'s 1980 single "[[Crystal Japan]]". Some hear it as a complete rip-off, while others argue that from a music theory point of view that the structure has significant differences.*The looping female voice that appears on "[[Reptile]]" (approx. 5:06) is from the 1974 film ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre''.

Recently on the [[Year Zero Warm-Up Tour]], ''The Downward Spiral '' era songs have been getting more frequent play time. A particularly extreme example is the [[2007/02/15]] show in Madrid, Spain, when the first 7 songs from ''The Downward Spiral '' were performed in their exact order on the album.

#"[[Mr. Self Destruct]]" – 4:30#"[[Piggy]]" – 4:24#"[[Heresy]]" – 3:54#"[[March of the Of The Pigs(song)|March Of The Pigs]]" – 2:58#"[[Closer]]" – 6:13#"[[Ruiner]]" – 4:58#"[[The Becoming]]" – 5:31#"[[I Do Not Want This]]" – 5:41#"[[Big Man With a Big A Gun]]" – 1:38#"[[A Warm Place]]" – 3:22#"[[Eraser]]" – 4:54#"[[Reptile]]" – 6:51#"[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]" – 3:58#"[[Hurt]]" – 6:15

#"[[Closer ]]" (Precursor)]]" - 7:16#"[[Piggy ]]" (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)]]" - 4:03

#"[[Hurt ]]" (Quiet)]]" - 5:08#"[[Closer To God (song)|Closer To God]]" - 5:05#"[[March Of The Pigs (song)|All The Pigs, All Lined Up]]" - 7:26

#"[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Bottom)Downward Spiral]]" (The Bottom) - 7:32#"[[Ruiner|Ruiner ]]" (Demo)]]" - 4:51#"[[Reptile|Liar ]]" (Reptile Demo)]]" - 6:57#"[[Heresy|Heresy ]]" (Demo)]]" - 4:00

The re-release of ''The Downward Spiral '' has started rumors (along with Trent's own words, shown below) that ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'', ''[[Broken]]''/''[[Fixed]]'', and ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]] '' will be re-released in high definition stereo and surround sound.