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'''''Year Zero''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 24]]''''' or ''Year Zero: Zero-Gen-Ten'' in Japan) is the sixth studio album by [[Nine Inch Nails]], released on April 13, 2007 in the UK and Europe, and April 17, 2007 worldwide, by [[Interscope Records]]. It was produced by [[Trent Reznor]] in collaboration with [[Alan Moulder]] and engineer [[Atticus Ross]], both of whom worked in a similar capacity on Nine Inch Nails' previous major studio release, ''[[With Teeth (halo)|With Teeth]].''
A subsection of [[nin.com]], [[yearzero.nin.com]], was created and contains contained various things ''Year Zero''-related. A companion piece to the album with [[Remixes|remixes]] of nearly every track was released as ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' on November 20, 2007.
==Track List==
===CD/Digital===
# "''[[Hyperpower!]]''" – 1:42
# "[[The Beginning Of The End]]" – 2:47
C5 "Zero-Sum" - 6:14
*All versions feature an etching of The Presence with the words "NINE INCH NAILS / YEAR ZERO" on side D.
===UK iTunes===
The UK iTunes version of the album included the Dave Sitek remix of "Survivalism" as a bonus track.
<ol start="17"><li>"Survivalism (Dave Sitek Mix)" – 4:31</li></ol>
==Instrumentals==
In a 2005 interview with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang%21 Kerrang!], Reznor expressed his intentions to write material for a new release during the [[Live: With Teeth|''With Teeth'' tour]], and it was confirmed that he was working on it by September 2006. ''Year Zero'' began its mixing stage in January of 2007, and Reznor stated on his blog on [[The Spiral]] that the album was finished as of February 5, 2007. The album marks a new style of lyric writing for Reznor:
<blockquote>"...for the first time in my life, I wanted to break away from the idea of opening up my journal and transferring that into song lyrics. And I really thought about what was at the forefront of my concern, and, at the state I'm at right now, at the age I'm at, just the state of being an American citizen, a lot of concern I have about the direction the country's headed in, and uh, kind of the erosion of freedoms that seems like we're experiencing, and the way we treat the world and our own citizens felt like something I needed to comment on." [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr8FXnur5Z4]</blockquote>
==Alternate Reality Game==
{{see also|:Category:World of Year Zero}}
[[Image:artisresistance.jpg|thumb|77px|Art Is Resistance Poster]]
An alternate reality game was constructed by Trent Reznor and [[Rob Sheridan]], then run in partnership with and developed by [[wp:42 Entertainment|42 Entertainment]] to provide listeners with a greater understanding of the album's concept. Reznor paid for the ARG himself, trying to keep it a secret from his record company as much as possible[http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_args], stating: ''"What you are now starting to experience IS 'year zero'. It's not some kind of gimmick to get you to buy a record - it IS the art form... and we're just getting started. Hope you enjoy the ride."'' The game ran from roughly February 12, 2007 to May 2007, beginning when a string of mysterious websites was discovered around the internet related to the album; the game has since been nominated for two Webby Awards[http://www.theninhotline.net/news/#1207737486]. Learn more at the [[Year Zero Research]] page and view the [[Timeline of Year Zero Discovery|timeline of discovery]] for an explanation of how things unfolded, also, 42 Entertainment has a complete overview of the project [http://www.42entertainment.com/work/yearzero here]. A glossary of terms related to the world of ''Year Zero'' can be found [[Year Zero Glossary|here]].
==Trent Reznor on ''Year Zero''==
<blockquote>"<p>This record began as an experiment with noise on a laptop in a bus on tour somewhere. That sound led to a daydream about the end of the world. That daydream stuck with me and over time revealed itself to be much more. I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't. This record is the latter. Once I tuned into it, everything fell into place... as if it were meant to be. With a framework established, the songs were very easy to write. Things started happening in my "real" life that blurred the lines of what was fiction and what wasn't. The record turned out to be more than a just a record in scale, as you will see over time.<br>
Part one is year zero. Concept record. Sixteen tracks. All written and performed by me, produced / programmed by me and Atticus Ross, mixed by Alan Moulder, mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner. Release date: April 17, 2007.
What's it about? Well, it takes place about fifteen years in the future. Things are not good. If you imagine a world where greed and power continue to run their likely course, you'll have an idea of the backdrop. The world has reached the breaking point - politically, spiritually and ecologically. Written from various perspectives of people in this world, "year zero" examines various viewpoints set against an impending moment of truth. How does it sound? You will hear for yourself soon enough, but given the point of this document is to provide information...
This record is much more of a "sound collage" than recent efforts from me.
A lot of it was improvised.
It is very tedious describing your own music.
It's not just music.
It's probably too long, but it felt like the right thing to do was to paint the complete picture.
It will sound different after a few listens.
You can think about it and it will reveal more than you were expecting.
You can dance to a lot of it.
==Album Credits==
*Mixed at Chalice Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
*''"Hyperpower!"'' drums and "Capital G" drums/brass/winds recorded at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) with assistant engineer Steve Genewick
*Mastering: Brian Gardener at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA)<br><br>
*World building: Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan
*World integration and enhancement: 42, Alex Lieu, Jordan Weisman, Sean Stewart, Elan Lee, Johnny Rodriguez, Susan Bonds<br><br>*Art direction: Rob Sheridan, Trent Reznor<br><br>
*"The Presence," "The Great Divide," "The Scorched Earth" by Hydraulx
*Artist: Matthew Santoro
*"The Hand Of Faith," "The Hand Of Desperation" by Rob Sheridan
*Hair and makeup: Cori Bardo<br><br>*Management: Rebel Waltz, Inc.<br><br>
*Booking: William Morris Agency
*Business management: Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman
*Sounding board: Marc Geiger
*Coordination: Brett Bachemin
*Assistance: Shaynee Lee Gordy<br><br>Thank you very much: Tiffany Andrews, Thavius Beck, Jeremy Berman, Brandi Booth, Steve "Coco" Brandon, Gus Brandt, Andrew "Hans" Buscher, Brad Child, Trevor Cole, Willie Cole, [[Alessandro Cortini]], Jerome Crooks, CX Kidtronik, [[Zack de la Rocha]], Robert Dorian, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, [[Josh Freese]], Valerie Geller, Andrew Grad, Jeff Greenberg, [[Queens Of The Stone Age|Josh Homme]], Alissa Juarez, Pete Keppier, [[Darren Kroupa]], Ana Lenchantin, Tamar Levine, Marie Lewis, Chandra Lynn, Jackie McPherson, Jessyca Estrada Meyer, Dustin Mosley, Pablo Motta, Jamie Myers, April Napier, Sara Newkirk, [[Aaron North]], Valerie Pilinski, Nyke Prince, Michael Prowda, Stephen Rehage, Martin St. Pierre, Claudia Sarne, Chris Schleyer, The [[Solutions Backwards Initiative]], Mark Stephen, Michael Sullivan, Todd Tiedemann, John Van Eaton, [[Jeordie White]], [[Saul Williams]], Irit Zarutsky<br>Ableton, Activision, Analogue Haven, Big City Music, DigiDesign, Guitar Center Hollywood, Izotope, Soundtoys, Line 5, Ohm Force, Metasonix, Native Instruments, [[The NIN Hotline]], Nintendo of America, Rock-It Cargo, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.<br><br>Special thanks to Jimmy Iovine and everyone at Interscope.<br><br>Thank you for the extra effort: Eric Fermin, Larry Tull<br><br>
*©2007 Leaving Hope Music/TVT Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
*Administered by Leaving Hope Music, Inc.
==Artwork==
The man holding the bible and the gun on the two interior panels is the prop man who provided the guns for the "Survivalism" video. The video shoot and the photos were done on the same day.[https://twitter.com/rob_sheridan/status/1118552461487116288/photo/1]
The typeface used on the album and its associated releases is Foundry Gridnick.
==Touring==
In August of 2013, it was stated in an article by the ''NME'' that HBO had rejected the series.
It was revealed by Rob Sheridan in a 2019 episode of the ''Pod Like A Hole'' NIN [[podcasts|podcast ]] that he and Reznor had at one point considered making a comic book based on ''Year Zero''.
==External Links==