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[[Image:The_Downward_Spiral_Deluxe_Edition.jpg|thumb|10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Halo 8 DE) with slipcover]]
'''''The Downward Spiral''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 8]]''''') is [[Nine Inch Nails]]' second studio album, though it is largely considered the third major release after the ''[[Broken]]'' EP, which consisted of entirely new material. It was released on March 8, 1994. It is likely the most acclaimed and well-known of the band's discography, and is said to have brought "industrial" music to the mainstream. A collection featuring [[Remixes|remixes ]] from ''The Downward Spiral'' was released as ''[[Further Down The Spiral]]'' on June 1, 1995.
==Track List==
<blockquote>"The studio was equipped with a 56-input Amek Mozart console with Rupert Neve modules, two Studer A800 Mk3 multitrack machines, Mac-based Pro Tools and a host of outboard gear, in addition to Akai S1100 and Kurzweil K2000 samplers; Prophet VS, Digidesign Turbosynth, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim Expander, Oberheim OBMx, Roland MKS80 and Minimoog synthesizers; Doepfer and Oberheim sequencers; a Mellotron MKIV polyphonic tape replay keyboard; a Roland R70 drum machine; and assorted Jackson and Gibson guitars."[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep12/articles/classic-tracks-0912.htm]</blockquote>
In a Q+A session before the [[2017/09/15_Chicago,_IL|2017 Riot Fest show]], it was revealed that [[David Lynch]]'s use of sound in his films was an inspiration for the sound design of ''The Downward Spiral''.
==Concept and Interpretations==
The vinyl was released on September 23, 2008, and has the same artwork and track listing as the original 1994 release.
===Definitive 2017 EditionVinyl===A vinyl reissue was annouced in December 2016and began shipping in August 2017, with further vinyl reissues of the other major NIN releases to follow.[http://www.nin.com/nine-inch-nails-records-reissued-vinyl/] <blockquote>"Trent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford set out to make the “definitive editions” of all the main NIN releases on vinyl. Reznor: 'We want to present the catalog as it was intended to be, with no compromises. That means a careful remastering of the audio from the original sources, a careful and painstaking recreation of the artwork, pristine materials, some surprises and an insane attention to detail that you probably won’t notice… but it matters to us. No extra bullshit and gimmicks – the “real” records in their truest form available at a reasonable price.'"</blockquote>
==Touring==
==Artwork==
[[Image:Wound.jpg|thumb|"Wound", the basis for the artwork]]
[[Image:TDSinnercover.jpg|thumb|''The Downward Spiral'' inner cover art]]
On his website[http://www.russellmills.com/mills/installations/committere.html], [[Russell Mills]] explained the ideas and materials used for the paintings that became the album cover and the inner cover/j-card insert.
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The piece I made focuses on teeth and their associative potential. A row of teeth is embedded in flows of salt crystals. Salt corrodes all but gold and glass; it is destructive as well as preservative."</blockquote>
The typeface used is DINEngschrift in lowercase (the same typeface was used on ''[[Hesitation Marks]]'' and in all caps on ''[[The Perfect Drug (halo)|The Perfect Drug]]''.)
==Album Credits==
==External links==
*[http://portraitofdecay.net/tds.nin.com/index2.html tds.nin.com(archived at Portrait of Decay)]
*[http://www.russellmills.com/mills/installations/committere.html Russell Mills on the inspiration behind the artwork for the album]
*[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/sep12/articles/classic-tracks-0912.htm ''Sound On Sound'' article about the album and "Closer"]
*[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/key394a.shtml ''Keyboard'' Magazine article about the the making of ''The Downward Spiral'']
*[http://nincatalog.com/the-downward-spiral/ ''The Downward Spiral'' at nincatalog.com]
*[http://www.nincollector.com/archive/releases/halo_08/halo08.htm ''The Downward Spiral'' at nincollector.com]