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As in 100% f**king free...
 by dvddesign on 05.05.2008      36 comments




http://theslip.nin.com/

Trent loves you all and wants to prove it to you the only way the man can.

By screwing over the record executives AGAIN.

God I love NIN.

I hope more and more big artists get the message with Trent's efforts and see that despite the absence of their safety net of the record management company that artists CAN make a living

There are 36 comments about this post:
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Mxyzptlk says:
(# 0) on 05/05/2008 06:31
Hell yes. Thanks for the heads up!
Reaprar's Destructoid Blog
Reaprar says:
(# 1) on 05/05/2008 06:39
I hope so too.
animateria's Destructoid Blog
animateria says:
(# 2) on 05/05/2008 06:46
Well if you are rich like NIN and Radiohead...

Why the hell not?

Cool find though... Very cool.
Rucksack's Destructoid Blog
Rucksack says:
(# 3) on 05/05/2008 06:47
Thanks!

Trent really does have his finger on the way records should be distributed.
Jim Sterling's Destructoid Blog
Jim Sterling says:
(# 4) on 05/05/2008 06:50
<3 The Reznor.
Justice's Destructoid Blog
Justice says:
(# 5) on 05/05/2008 06:57
This is pretty much the same thing Radiohead did, good idea methinks.
Y0j1mb0's Destructoid Blog
Y0j1mb0 says:
(# 6) on 05/05/2008 06:59
Yse Sir..
Guagloves's Destructoid Blog
Guagloves says:
(# 7) on 05/05/2008 07:11
YESSS
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Samit Sarkar says:
(# 8) on 05/05/2008 07:16
Radiohead didn’t pioneer the whole free thing, but it now seems that they’ve popularized it / started a trend. Good on you, Trent!
Mason Rhade's Destructoid Blog
Mason Rhade says:
(# 9) on 05/05/2008 07:18
rock on, this is awesome
Hoygeit's Destructoid Blog
Hoygeit says:
(# 10) on 05/05/2008 07:32
So rad!
blehman's Destructoid Blog
blehman says:
(# 11) on 05/05/2008 08:15
I want to have Trent's babies.
Kryptinite's Destructoid Blog
Kryptinite says:
(# 12) on 05/05/2008 08:36
Free....will download when I get back home
Professor Pew's Destructoid Blog
Professor Pew says:
(# 13) on 05/05/2008 08:36
Needs more beats and bass :)
MaxVest's Destructoid Blog
MaxVest says:
(# 14) on 05/05/2008 08:37
I would probably never purchase a regular NIN album release, but I'm going to PayPal him $5 just because I like the way he thinks.
Garbz's Destructoid Blog
Garbz says:
(# 15) on 05/05/2008 08:56
I don't like NIN's music but goddamn do i respect the hell out of Trent Rezner.
The-Excel's Destructoid Blog
The-Excel says:
(# 16) on 05/05/2008 10:18
I heard he uses BitTorrent to download music.

I don't even like his music but I'm downloading it anyway because the statistics add up. And because it's Creative Commons licensed.
PaperBowser0's Destructoid Blog
PaperBowser0 says:
(# 17) on 05/05/2008 10:26
fuck yeah, thanks for the link! XD
Conrad Zimmerman's Destructoid Blog
Conrad Zimmerman says:
(# 18) on 05/05/2008 10:40
Yeah. I haven't enjoyed listening to him since I became an adult with actual problems but I'll download this just to give record companies the proverbial finger.
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
king3vbo says:
(# 19) on 05/05/2008 11:06
Trent Reznor is a badass
njsykora's Destructoid Blog
njsykora says:
(# 20) on 05/05/2008 11:18
So The Crimea gave away their second album free, Radiohead gave away an album for free and milked it for all it was worth, the new Coldplay single is free and now a NIN album free?

I like how this new music industry is going.
MissHinasaki's Destructoid Blog
MissHinasaki says:
(# 21) on 05/05/2008 11:50
Fucking A!
sleepingagain's Destructoid Blog
sleepingagain says:
(# 22) on 05/05/2008 11:56
woo! thanks!
mix's Destructoid Blog
mix says:
(# 23) on 05/05/2008 12:06
That is amazing!
The-Excel's Destructoid Blog
The-Excel says:
(# 24) on 05/05/2008 13:58
Oh dip they're distributing the FLAC files with BitTorrent. That rules in words that don't even exist in our language.
DaedHead8's Destructoid Blog
DaedHead8 says:
(# 25) on 05/05/2008 15:02
Fucking awesome.
Spartacus's Destructoid Blog
Spartacus says:
(# 26) on 05/05/2008 15:41
Holy shit biscuits, Trent Raznor is amazing.
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
Sharpless says:
(# 27) on 05/05/2008 16:00
I don't even really like NIN, but this man is making me a fan. Radiohead is cool and all, but it's people like Trent, who are really committed to this sort of change, that will help change the industry. Hats off to him.
brainderailment's Destructoid Blog
brainderailment says:
(# 28) on 05/05/2008 16:09
fuck yeeeah.
FunnyFarm's Destructoid Blog
FunnyFarm says:
(# 29) on 05/05/2008 17:43
for those that didn't know, he also gave away his 2cd all instrumental album "ghosts i-iv", for free a few months ago.
Sharpless's Destructoid Blog
Sharpless says:
(# 30) on 05/05/2008 20:36
@FunnyFarm
As I understand it, that wasn't exactly the same. That album was more similar to Radiohead's experiment. I believe Trent was offering it for free, but also giving the option to pay $5 or more for it. This album, on the other hand, is simply referred to as being totally free, nothing requested in return. So this one is actually "more free" than the previous one.
Gynecologist Cobra's Destructoid Blog
Gynecologist Cobra says:
(# 31) on 05/06/2008 00:34
FunnyFarm:

Only Ghost I was free. Ghosts II-IV was sold for a nominal fee from NIN themselves, with separate options to spend more money for better editions. This is essetially his thanks.
A Humble Mr Perfect's Destructoid Blog
A Humble Mr Perfect says:
(# 32) on 05/06/2008 14:46
Do you know why I love NIN? Cuz it makes me think of Mario World.

A Humble Mr Perfect's Destructoid Blog
A Humble Mr Perfect says:
(# 33) on 05/06/2008 14:48
DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT

Ocified-Xboxer's Destructoid Blog
Ocified-Xboxer says:
(# 34) on 05/07/2008 05:18
NICE! You get my vote for C-Blog of the week...Thanks for the heads up!
Rifter01's Destructoid Blog
Rifter01 says:
(# 35) on 05/14/2008 09:22
Woooooooooooot woot!!

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