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Here, we examine the enduring ripple of the album’s enormous cultural impact MaWords: James Hickie.

Today, in celebration of the album’s 20th anniversary, we’re revisiting those memories. In 1994, Nine Inch Nails released their masterpiece, The Downward Spiral. It’s the kind of record that brands you, that inexorably weaves itself into the fabric of your memories. The Downward Spiral is a record for punching walls, for smashing bottles, for scaring your parents. slaughtered Sharon Tate–but, for so many confused, pent-up, and pissed off listeners, it was a call to arms, a tangible expression of their own inner rage. There’s no doubt it’s a nasty piece of work–hell, it was recorded on the property where Charles Manson and co. And The Downward Spiral, a concept record about the destruction of man, probably pissed us off most. Elliott Smith made us cry, but Trent Reznor made us mad. A few weeks after Trent Reznor began renting the house at 10050 Cielo Drive, to serve as the studio for Nine Inch Nailss second album, The Downward Spiral, and the EP Broken, a friend of his noticed something. Teenage rage is entirely different from teenage angst. Some may be inexorably linked to the album itself, others may just share its themes, tone, and atmosphere. Wakeup Call Tweaker 39,932 listeners Easy Listening. The Downward Spiral is the second studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on March 8, 1994, by Nothing Records in the United. #RealLife is a new, monthly feature where Consequence of Sound staffers join forces with a diverse cadre of writers to share personal stories inspired by one legendary album. Release Date 1 January 1994 The Downward Spiral (also known as Halo 8) is the third major release by American Industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released in 1994 on Reznoru0002 read more Similar Albums 2 A.M.