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[[Image:Thespirallogo1.png|thumb|200px|The Spiral logo, from a t-shirt]][[Image:Spiral_Shirt_2_front.jpeg|thumb|The second exclusive t-shirt]]'''The Spiral''' was the official fan club for [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It featured message boards, exclusive photographs, exclusive videos, and Q&A chat sessions with the band. The Spiral was started in June 2005 and featured two levels: Standard and Premium. It was shut down in 2009, but the site (located at nin-thespiral.com) has been archived [http://www.portraitofdecay.net/www.nin-thespiral.com/ here].

==Membership details==The Standard membership had an annual fee of US $25 30 in the United States ($35 international) and included:

The Premium membership had an annual fee of US $55 60 in the United States ($65 international) and consisted of everything in the Standard membership plus:

An exclusive members-only NIN show was performed on [[2006/03/31 CabazònIn The Spiral's second year of operation, CA|March 31membership prices were reduced to $25 and $55, 2006]] during the [[With Teeth Spring Arena Tour]]worldwide.

==Concert experiences==Members of The Spiral were given access to soundchecks on [[2005/11/11 Montréal, QC|Nov. 11, 2005]] and [[2006/03/24 Austin, TX|March 24, 2006]], with the 2006 soundcheck also being streamed at The Spiral website. An exclusive members-only NIN show was performed on [[2006/03/31 Cabazòn, CA|March 31, 2006]], during the [[With Teeth Spring Arena Tour]]. The soundcheck from this date was also streamed at The Spiral website. ==Changes and closure==In 2007, a message was left posted on the Spiral page stating:<blockquote>"after much thought and discussion, we've decided to give [[nin.com ]] and the spiral a drastic overhaul/upgrade. over the next 6-7 months, we'll be preparing for the launch of the new nin.com/spiral (merged) site. we will not be accepting any new memberships during this time. the spiral will remain "as is" and all existing memberships will remain valid. be prepared"</blockquote>

<blockquote>"as of march 31st 2009, the spiral will close its doors for good. any spiral members that are interested in archiving personal content may do so before march 31st. the status of nin.com e-mail accounts will not change for the time being, but all other components of the spiral will be taken down."</blockquote> ==External Links==*[http://www.portraitofdecay.net/www.nin-thespiral.com/ The Spiral (archived at Portrait of Decay)]