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[[Image:The_slip.jpg|thumb|200px|Halo 27: ''The Slip''<br />[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520the%2520slip%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 Find on Amazon] - [http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=nine+inch+nails+the+slip&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg Find on eBay]]]'''''The Slip''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 27]]''''') is the eighth and latest studio album from [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It was released as a free download on May 5, 2008, a CD/DVD package on July 22, 2008 and contains the previously released Web-only singles "[[Discipline]]" and "[[Echoplex]]a vinyl on August 4th, 2008."

===Physical productProduct===

Originally, the physical product was intended to be released on July 22, 2008 in the US, Canada, and Japan as a numbered, CD/DVD package, limited to 250,000 units , with the UK, Europe, and Australian unnumbered editions to be released on July 21in the UK, 2008Europe, and Australia with the same content as the North American and Japanese editions. It is not known at this time why the decision was made for the numbers produced to be reducedto 250,000 overall.

On July 16, 2008, [[Trent Reznor]] posted two images of the The physical product on nin.com. The post was entitled "The Beginning and the End." The first image shows him holding two copies of the album, hiding his face behind them. The second image shows the backs of both CDs. The one in back reads 1/250,000 and the one in front reads 250,000/250,000. The Limited Edition CD also comes with three 4" x 4"stickers and , each depict representing one of the 10 9 illustrations for the to album songs(printed in booklet or individually embedded in distributed media files), aside from Demon Seed which does not appear to have had its artwork released as a sticker. It also seems with the difference that none of the stickers have the red lines. The cover of the insert is a new piece of artwork that depicts several light gray lines on a dark background (the same color as the one for 1,000,000). Five lines, two on the ends and three stickers appear in the middleconsistent order, all travel straight downward from the top edge which allowed community to the bottom. Two more linesdub them 1st, in between the three middle 2nd and 3rd sticker packs and two outside, on each side, start straight downward, then slant inward, then travel straight downward parallel to the other lines before they would intersect the ones in the middlecreate The Slip Owners Database [http://theslip.apocalyptech. These lines combined form the usual NIN logo (second "N" being backwards)com].

*Engineered by [[Michael Tuller]], Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder

*Project coordination: [[Brett Bachemin]]

*[["Letting You]]", [["Head Down]]", and [["Discipline]] " mixed by Blumpy*[["1,000,000]] " and [["Echoplex]] " mixed by Ken Andrews at Red Swan Studios

<blockquote>we encourage you to [http://remix.nin.com/ remix] it, share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your [[podcasts|podcast]], give it to strangers, etc.</blockquote> According to a [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20818072/nin_release_free_album_online Rolling Stone article], the album was finished May 4th and sent to Sudjam, the company that manages nin.com, at 9:30 p.m. for a midnight release. In a nin.com update on June 26th, 2008, it was reported that since the album's release on May 5th, 2008, over 1,400,000 people had downloaded ''The Slip'' from theslip.nin.com. That number represents individual people, and excludes multiple downloads from the same order. ==Artwork==Of the artwork, Rob Sheridan went on to state: "For Nine Inch Nails' album, we created logos representing each song, and embedded them in the MP3s to give each song its own visual identity when played digitally. Each logo played upon the meaning or title of the song, sometimes overtly, sometimes very abstractly. A scribbled red line crossed into most of the images, struggling to find harmony with the shapes, but ultimately failing." The cover of the booklet is a new piece of artwork that depicts several light gray lines on a dark background (the same color as the one for 1,000,000). Five lines, two on the ends and three in the middle, all travel straight downward from the top edge to the bottom. Two more lines, in between the three middle and two outside, on each side, start straight downward, then slant inward, then travel straight downward parallel to the other lines before they would intersect the ones in the middle. These lines combined form a variation on the [[Logo History|NIN logo]] (second "N" being backwards).

==Multitracks==The [[Multitracks|multitracks]] for the songs single "Discipline" were then posted for download from made available on [[remix.nin.com]]at the same time it was released as a free download. Multitracks for the remaining songs on ''The Slip'' were made available on May 5, 2008 as a free download from remix.nin.com.

According to a ==Touring==''For more information, see [[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20818072/nin_release_free_album_online Rolling Stone articleLights In The Sky Tour]]'' The album (as well as ''Ghosts I-IV'', which was released the album same year) was finished May 4th supported by a tour that visited North and sent South America. This tour was notable for having the most ambitious production of any NIN tour up to Sudjamthat point, using groundbreaking lighting and video technology. The middle portion of the set, referred to as the company "Ghosts" portion, utilized some of that manages nin.comalbum's unorthodox (for NIN) instrumentation such as marimba, at 9:30 p.m. for a midnight releasebanjo and small percussion.

In a [[nin.com]] update on June 26th, 2008, it was reported that since the album's release on May 5th, 2008, over 1,400,000 people had downloaded ==Live==All songs from ''The Slip'' from theslip.nin.com. That number represents individual peoplehave been played live except "The Four Of Us Are Dying" and "Demon Seed", and excludes multiple downloads from though the same orderlatter has been rehearsed.

== Relation to ''Year Zero '' ==Like ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]'', the release of ''The Slip'' came as a surprise to most fans, who were expecting the next release to be a "continuation of ''[[Year Zero 2]]''". Trent Reznor has indicated in interviews since the release that a ''[[Year Zero]]'' sequel was still in the works.

It remains unclear what portions, if any, of ''The Slip'' should be considered as canon in the Year Zero storyline. Aside from from [[Art Is Resistance]] logo in the artwork for "Letting You", there are no clear , direct references to characters or events in ''Year Zero''. Many of Some tracks do share similar themes, such as abuse of power ("Letting You"), an avatar of destruction ("Demon Seed"), submission to authority ("Head Down"), imprisonment ("Echoplex") and the appearance of entities in the sky ("Lights In The Sky"). Other songs, however, like "1,000,000" and "Discipline", seem completely unrelated and feature more "traditional" NIN themes of personal turmoil. HoweverIt remains unclear which portions, if any, through analysis of the lyrics and with consideration of ''The Slip'' should be considered canon in the ''Year Zero theme. "1,000,000" could be about fleeing from authorities after committing offense in a totalitarian universe. "Discipline" could be a soldier or citizen trying to keep in line and not get caught. The song "Letting You," could be the abusive power saying that they want to use one citizen's escape so that they can find the rest of the resistance' storyline.

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