'''''Year Zero''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 24]]''''' or ''Year Zero: Zero-Gen-Ten'' in Japan) is the sixth studio album by [[Nine Inch Nails]], due for release released on April 1613, 2007 in the UK and Europe, and April 17, 2007 worldwide, by [[Interscope|Interscope Records]]. It was produced by Nine Inch Nails frontman [[Trent Reznor]] in collaboration with [[Alan Moulder ]] and engineer [[Atticus Ross]], both of whom worked in a similar capacity on Nne Nine Inch Nails' previous major studio release, ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].''. Mastering was done by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner.
In a 2005 interview with A subsection of [[nin.com]], [[http://enyearzero.wikipedianin.org/wiki/Kerrang%21 Kerrang!com]], Reznor expressed his intentions to write material for a new release during the ''With Teeth'' tour, was created and it was confirmed that he was working on it by September 2006. contained various things ''Year Zero'' began its mixing stage in January of 2007, and Reznor stated on his Spiral blog that -related. A companion piece to the album with [[Remixes|remixes]] of nearly every track was finished released as of February 5''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' on November 20, 2007.
A ==Track List=====CD/Digital===# "''[[Hyperpower!]]''" – 1:42# "[[The Beginning Of The End]]" – 2:47# "[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]" – 4:23# "[[The Good Soldier]]" – 3:23# "[[Vessel]]" – 4:53# "[[Me, I'm Not]]" – 4:52# "[[Capital G (song)|Capital G]]" – 3:50# "[[My Violent Heart]]" – 4:19# "[[The Warning (Year Zero song)|The Warning]]" – 3:38# "[[God Given]]" – 3:50# "[[Meet Your Master]]" – 4:08# "[[The Greater Good]]" – 4:52# "[[The Great Destroyer]]" – 3:17# "[[Another Version Of The Truth (song)|Another Version Of The Truth]]" – 4:09# "[[In This Twilight]]" – 3:33# "[[Zero-Sum]]" – 6:14 ===12" Vinyl=== A1 "HYPERPOWER!" - 1:42<br> A2 "The Beginning Of The End" - 2:47<br> A3 "Survivalism" - 4:23<br> A4 "The Good Soldier" - 3:23<br> A5 "Vessel" - 4:52<br> A6 "Me, I'm Not" - 4:51<br> B1 "Capital G" - 3:50<br> B2 "My Violent Heart" - 4:13<br> B3 "The Warning" - 3:38<br> B4 "God Given" - 3:50<br> B5 "Meet Your Master" - 4:14<br> C1 "The Greater Good" - 5:03<br> C2 "The Great Destroyer" - 3:17<br> C3 "Another Version Of The Truth" - 4:09<br> C4 "In This Twilight" - 3:33<br> C5 "Zero-Sum" - 6:14*All versions feature an etching of The Presence with the words "NINE INCH NAILS / YEAR ZERO" on side D. ===UK iTunes===The UK iTunes version of the album included the Dave Sitek remix of "Survivalism" as a bonus track. <ol start="17"><li>"Survivalism (Dave Sitek Mix)" – 4:31</li></ol> ==Instrumentals==The instrumental versions of all the songs on ''Year Zero'' were made available on [[remix.nin.com]] for streaming and free download. The site was eventually taken down and they can now be found on archive.org.[https://archive.org/details/yearzeroinstrumental] ==About==In a 2005 interview with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang%21 Kerrang!], Reznor expressed his intentions to write material for a new release during the [[Live: With Teeth|''With Teeth'' tour]], and it was confirmed that he was working on it by September 2006. ''Year Zero'' began its mixing stage in January of 2007, and Reznor stated on his blog on [[The Spiral]] that the album was finished as of February 5, 2007. The album marks a new style of lyric writing for Reznor: <blockquote>...for the first time in my life, I wanted to break away from the idea of opening up my journal and transferring that into song lyrics. And I really thought about what was at the forefront of my concern, and, at the state I'm at right now, at the age I'm at, just the state of being an American citizen, a lot of concern I have about the direction the country's headed in, and uh, kind of the erosion of freedoms that seems like we're experiencing, and the way we treat the world and our own citizens felt like something I needed to comment on. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr8FXnur5Z4]</blockquote> ==Alternate Reality Game=={{see also|:Category:World of Year Zero}}[[Image:artisresistance.jpg|thumb|Art Is Resistance Poster]]An alternate reality game was constructed by Trent Reznor and [[Rob Sheridan]], then run in partnership with and developed by [[wp:42 Entertainment|42 Entertainment]] to provide listeners with a greater understanding of the album's concept. Reznor paid for the ARG himself, trying to keep it a secret from his record company as much as possible[http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_args], stating: ''"What you are now starting to experience IS 'year zero'. It's not some kind of gimmick to get you to buy a record - it IS the art form... and we're just getting started. Hope you enjoy the ride."'' The game ran from roughly February 12, 2007 to May 2007, beginning when a string of mysterious websites are being was discovered around the internetrelated to the album; the game has since been nominated for two Webby Awards[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/#1207737486]. Learn more at the [[Year Zero Research]] pageand view the [[Timeline of Year Zero Discovery|timeline of discovery]] for an explanation of how things unfolded, also, 42 Entertainment has a complete overview of the project [http://www.42entertainment.com/work/yearzero here]. A glossary of terms related to the world of ''Year Zero'' can be found [[Year Zero Glossary|here]]. ===Year Zero Hints===For full details on all hints found through the retail release of the CD see [http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?t=22943&highlight=year+zero++lyric+booklet this ETS thread].====The Booklet====* On the front of the booklet the words "THE MAILSTROM" can be read in the top left corner. This leads to the website [[The_Mailstrom|http://www.themailstrom.com/]].* Highlighted characters in the lyrics and notes throughout the booklet spell out the wreckage and shard for the Mailstrom wreckage Usurp.* Numbers scattered throughout the booklet led to the discovery of the wreckage and shard for the Mailstrom wreckage Flood.* The white bars in the bottom left of the "Meet Your Master" lyrics page are different in the Metropolis Records release and Interscope release of the CD. When combined with similar lines found on an [[Open Source Resistance]] flier the words "VIABILITY INDEX" can be read, leading to [[Viability_Index|http://www.viabilityindex.com]].====The CD====* When the CD is warmed up, the thermocrome covering on the CD reveals a string of binary numbers that when translated into ASCII read "exterminal.net", leading to the website [[Exterminal|http://www.exterminal.net]].====The Case====* The characters printed on the gun on the panel left of the CD spell out the wreckage and shard for Mailstrom wreckage Scorpion. ==Trent Reznor on ''Year Zero''==<blockquote><p>This record began as an experiment with noise on a laptop in a bus on tour somewhere. That sound led to a daydream about the end of the world. That daydream stuck with me and over time revealed itself to be much more. I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't. This record is the latter. Once I tuned into it, everything fell into place... as if it were meant to be. With a framework established, the songs were very easy to write. Things started happening in my "real" life that blurred the lines of what was fiction and what wasn't. The record turned out to be more than a just a record in scale, as you will see over time. Part one is year zero. Concept record. Sixteen tracks. All written and performed by me, produced / programmed by me and Atticus Ross, mixed by Alan Moulder, mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner. Release date: April 17, 2007.
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==Album Credits==*Writing and performance: Trent Reznor*Production: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross*Mix: Alan Moulder*Engineering: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder, Brett Bachemin, Doug Trantow, Alan Mason*Recorded all over the world*Mixed at Chalice Studios (Los Angeles, CA)*''You can dance to a lot of it."Hyperpower!"''drums and "Capital G" drums/brass/winds recorded at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) with assistant engineer Steve Genewick*Mastering: Brian Gardener at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
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