The Downward Spiral
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The Downward Spiral is Nine Inch Nails' critically acclaimed 1994 industrial rock concept album known for its dark themes, innovative production, and major influence on alternative music.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Downward Spiral canonical | 3 |
| 14 (The Downward Spiral) | 1 |
| Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral (production/engineering) | 1 |
| The Downward Spiral (song "Closer") | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | US Billboard 200 top 10 album ⓘ |
| containsSingle |
Closer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ March of the Pigs NERFINISHED ⓘ Piggy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Further Down the Spiral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Broken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
industrial metal ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
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industrial metal ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 65 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark and disturbing lyrical content
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innovative production techniques ⓘ major influence on 1990s alternative music ⓘ use of sampling and sound design ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Closer
NERFINISHED
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Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ March of the Pigs NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Self Destruct NERFINISHED ⓘ Piggy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruiner NERFINISHED ⓘ The Becoming NERFINISHED ⓘ The Downward Spiral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCreator | Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Flood
NERFINISHED
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Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
A&M Studios
NERFINISHED
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Le Pig NERFINISHED ⓘ Pig NERFINISHED ⓘ Record Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1992–1993 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Interscope Records
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Nothing Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-03-08 ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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depression ⓘ nihilism ⓘ religion ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| trackCount | 14 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
14 (The Downward Spiral)
this entity surface form:
Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral (production/engineering)
this entity surface form:
The Downward Spiral (song "Closer")