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[[Image:Thespiralsite.jpg|thumb|The Spiral site, circa 2007]]
[[Image:Thespirallogo1.png|thumb|The Spiral logo, from a 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.
==Membership details==The Standard membership had an annual fee of US $25 30 in the United States ($35 international) and included:
*A membership card
*Spiral patch
*Spiral blog
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:
*A Premium-only Spiral T-shirt
*NIN-related e-mail account
*Early entrance to concerts at the Spiral entrance
==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>