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| BPM = 92| versions =Vessel<br>Vessel (Instrumental)<br>Vessel: Bill Laswell<br>Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell<br>Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell| live = N/A[[Lights In The Sky Tour]]<br>[[NIN 2014 Japan Tour]] through [[NIN + QOTSA Tour]]}}'''"Vessel"''' is the fifth track on the 2007 release ''[[Year Zero]].'' [[Multitracks]] for this song were released in [http://remix.nin.com raw WAV, GarageBand and Ableton Live formats] via [[remix.nin.com]].

'''''===Theories===There is a theory that "Vessel''''' " is about [[John Ferminger]]. In the transcript of his discussion with the facility member he mentions that he is a vessel for the fifth track on truth. Another theory is that the 2007 release ''song is about pills given to US soldiers to counteract the effects of [[Year ZeroParepin]]or [[Opal]]. ("When I put you inside of me, none of that matters anymore" and "I am turning into God" suggests this.'')

This is the original album version. It consists of heavily distorted drum loops, a wall of percussive synthesized sound, and ending improvization using a set batch of synthesized loops that distort and glitch. Its danceable rhythms and highly synthesized nature are somewhat reminiscent of "[[Closer]]." ===Vessel (Instrumental)==='''''Running Time: 4:59''''' This unmastered vocal-less mix was released by [[Trent Reznor]] through his remix.nin.com account.  ===Vessel: Bill Laswell==='''''Running Time: 6:10''''' This official remix appears on the CD and digital releases of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' The intro mixes the glockenspiel melody and "alarm" sound with percussion elements found within the song. A guitar can be heard playing along to the percussion beat, along with an echo effect on the vocals, making it sound as though a voice is whispering underneath the vocal melody. A percussion breakdown comes in after the first chorus and other sound elements come in over the beat. Many of these elements drop out before the second verse, leaving only known a rhythmic percussion loop. As the second verse progresses, sound elements from the original version are added. The outro is similar to the original version as well, with the exception of a couple of new noise elements added.====Song Credits====*Mix translation and additional production: Bill Laswell*Additional beats: Fanu*Created at Orange Music:*Engineer: Robert Musso:*Assistant: James Dellatacoma*Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone Studio, NYC*Administration: Steven Saporta/Invasion Group ===Vessel (Mix 1): Bill Laswell==='''''Running Time: 9:23''''' This remix appears on the vinyl edition of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It begins with an extended instrumental introduction, incorporating many sound elements from the original ''Year Zero'' version. Lyrics are very sparse in the first half of this mix, making it seem more like a dub mix. At almost 4 minutes in, the regular lyrics enter into the mix as many of the sound elements drop out, before gradually coming back in. The vocals contain some distortion which makes them sound far less organic than those in the original version. ===Vessel (Mix 2): Bill Laswell==='''''Running Time: 12:58''''' This remix is on the present momentvinyl edition of ''Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.'' It is exactly the same as the CD remix, but with an extended ending or "appendage" with a running time of about seven minutes, bringing the total length of this version to 13+ minutes.

"Vessel" made its live debut at the Edmonton, Alberta show on [[2008/07/28 Edmonton, AB|July 28th, 2008]]. A picture of its performance was posted on [[nin.com]]'s blog. Throughout the [[Lights in the Sky Tour]], "Vessel" was regularly played before the "Ghosts" section of the setlist, played alongside (or replaced with) "[[Me, I'm Not]]", "[[The Warning]]", or "[[The Great Destroyer]]". "Vessel" has yet to be only been played livetwice since 2008, both within two weeks of each other in 2014 - in Tokyo, Japan on [[2014/02/26 Tokyo, Japan|February 26]] and in Adelaide, Australia, on [[2014/03/13 Adelaide, Australia|March 13]].

* The alarm sounds sound looped in the WARNING box on sites like the [[Art is Resistance]] are actually some of the instrumentals featured in website is a sample from this tracksong (heard at 1:48).

Oh my God,

Oh my God,

==External Links==*[https://archive.org/details/remix-nin-com-audio-00097 "Vessel" (Instrumental) at archive.org] <BR>{{succession box | title=[[Year Zero#Track Listing|Year Zero]] | before= [[The Good Soldier]]| after= [[Me, I'm Not]] | track= 5}}[[Category:NIN Songs]][[Category:NIN Songs Never Played LiveReleased as Multitracks]]