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{{expand}}[[Image:Thespiralsite.jpg|thumb|The Spiral site, circa 2007]][[Image:Thespirallogo1.png|thumb|The Spiral logo, from a t-shirt]][[Image:Spiral_Shirt_2_front.jpeg|thumb|The second exclusive t-shirt]]'''The Spiral''' is was the official fan club for [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It features 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.

The Spiral was started in June 2005 and features two levels: Standard and Premium. ==Membership details==The Standard membership is currently had an annual fee of US $25 30 in the United States ($35 international) and includesincluded:

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

As of recent a message was left on the In The Spiral page stating:'after much thought and discussions second year of operation, we've decided membership prices were reduced to give nin.com $25 and the spiral a drastic overhaul/upgrade. over the next 6-7 months$55, 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 validworldwide. be prepared'

Existing ==Concert experiences==Members will still be able of The Spiral were given access to upgrade to Premium durring this period of timesoundchecks on [[2005/11/11 Montréal, QC|Nov. 11, 2005]] and [[2006/03/24 Austin, TX|March 24, 2006]], but the upgrade will only last with the span of their current membership2006 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. ==External LinksChanges and closure==*In 2007, a message was posted on the Spiral page stating:<blockquote>after much thought and discussion, we've decided to give [[http:/nin.com]] and the spiral a drastic overhaul/wwwupgrade.over the next 6-7 months, we'll be preparing for the launch of the new nin-thespiral.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> In 2009, a new message explaining the closing of The Spiral]was posted on the homepage:<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>