NINE INCH NAILS – “The Downward Spiral” was released 31 years ago today. Did you already know these facts?

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Nine Inch Nails‘ second album, “The Downward Spiral”, was released on March 8, 1994. Did you already know these 5 facts?

★ The protagonist of the concept album moves in “The Downward Spiral”, which ends with his suicidal breakdown.

★ Trent Reznor converted the house in Los Angeles where Sharon Tate was murdered by members of the Manson family in 1969 into a studio and recorded “The Downward Spiral” there.

★ Reznor was inspired by David Bowie’s “Low” and Pink Floyd’s“The Wall”, as both albums focus on introspection and dissociation.

★ Like the first album “Pretty Hate Machine”, “The Downward Spiral” was also produced by Flood. Due to artistic differences, it was the last collaboration.

★ The album reached number 2 in the US Billboard charts, 9 in the UK, 13 in Canada and 12 in Australia, which means: 4x platinum in the USA, 3x in Canada and gold in the AU and UK.

Listen to songs from “The Downward Spiral” in our “NDH & Industrial” playlist on Spotify: