Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (180g 2LP) Vinyl Record

Released in March 1994, The Downward Spiral turned Trent Reznor from industrial cult hero into one of rock's most important artists. Recorded largely in a rented Los Angeles house he converted into a studio called Le Pig, and co-produced with Flood, the album follows one man's descent into despair through a dense web of synthesizers, distorted guitars and sampled noise. It debuted at number two in the US.

"Closer" and "March Of The Pigs" became unlikely hits, "Piggy" and "Heresy" seethe and spit, and the album ends with "Hurt", the bruised, beautiful closer that Johnny Cash later made his own. Heard today it sounds less like a provocation than a deeply honest record, and its influence on alternative and industrial music is hard to overstate.

This Definitive Edition was prepared by Reznor and art director John Crawford, with 2017 remastered audio from Tom Baker and vinyl mastering by John Golden on 180-gram vinyl. The gatefold set includes printed inner sleeves with lyrics and a 12-page booklet. An essential 1990s record.

Side A
1. Mr. Self Destruct
2. Piggy
3. Heresy
4. March Of The Pigs

Side B
1. Closer
2. Ruiner
3. The Becoming

Side C
1. I Do Not Want This
2. Big Man With A Gun
3. A Warm Place
4. Eraser

Side D
1. Reptile
2. The Downward Spiral
3. Hurt