Nine Inch Nails Deliver Free Album
By Staff Reporter of the Sun | May 6, 2008
The rock act Nine Inch Nails announced early Monday that it is offering its new album, "The Slip," through its Web site, for free.
In a post on nin.com, the band's longtime leader, Trent Reznor, said, "Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years — this one's on me."
Like the British group Radiohead, which initially released its most recent album, "In Rainbows," on its Web site for a fan-chosen amount of money (some chose zero), Mr. Reznor unveiled the new Nine Inch Nails album without the advertising and marketing fanfare that typically accompany a major release. But "The Slip" appears to be the first time a major act has released an album without giving people a way to pay for it. "The Slip" arrives just two months after Nine Inch Nails distributed the album "Ghosts I-IV," and allowed fans to acquire a portion of it for free or buy the full recording for $5.
"The Slip" will be available on CD and vinyl in July, according to representatives of the band.
