Nine Inch Nails Surprise Fans With Ghosts I-IV

Nine Inch Nails have released their new album Ghosts I-IV on Monday (March 3) which surprised the fans. Ghosts I-IV is released on ghosts.nin.com and the website is taken down as "someone kicked the plug out of our internets." The 4-volume album contains 36 new instrumental songs composed and recorded during a 10-week period last fall.

Trent Reznor explains on the official site, "I've been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn't have made sense until this point. This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective - dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I'm very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. I hope you enjoy the first four volumes of Ghosts."

You can order Ghosts I-IV on the official site with the following formats:
- Download (US$5)
- 2CD Set (US$10; to be shipped on April 8)
- Deluxe Edition Package (US$75, including 2CD, a data DVD with all 36 songs in multi-track format, and a Blu-ray disc with Ghosts I-IV in high-definition 96/24 stereo and accompanying slideshow; to be shipped on May 1)
- Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition Package (US$100; to be shipped on May 1 and is currently sold out)

You can also download the Ghosts I for free as high quality DRM-free MP3 along with the complete PDF booklet on the official site.