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'''''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.

The unmastered instrumental versions of almost all the songs on ''The Downward Spiral'' ("Ruiner" and "Big Man With A Gun" were not included) have been were made available on [[remix.nin.com]] for streaming and free download. They The site was eventually taken down and they can now be found under the "general playlists" section in the lower right hand corner of the page, in the "featured" subsectionon archive.org.[https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22trent_reznor%22]

*The looping female voice that appears on "Reptile" (approx. 5:06) is from the 1974 film ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre''. The strange mechanical sound before the drums start can be found in the movie ''Leviathan'' and the other sounds during all the song are found in ''Aliens'' (the escape in the vessel). Also, while not a direct sample, the ascending synth melody from 5:13 to 5:20 seems to be a reference to "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the television show ''Twin Peaks''.

A vinyl reissue was annouced announced 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.'"<br/blockquote>The first three Definitive Editions (''Broken'','' The Downward Spiral'' This edition of the vinyl comes with a booklet containing photos and ''The Fragile'') are available for preorder now in an essay about the NIN store (shipping spring ’17), with album. It also remedies the rest to follow in ’17issue of retained song transitions that were split across sides."</blockquote>

*Studio: [[Interscope]] Studios<br>

*[http://portraitofdecay.net/tds.nin.com/index2.html tds.nin.com]*[http://www.russellmills.com/mills/installations/committere.html Russell Mills on the inspiration behind the artwork for the album(archived at Portrait of Decay)]