No, really he is… the new Nine Inch Nails Album “The Slip” is available on nin.com. FOR FREE… yep that’s right it’s totally free.  AND you can get it in one of 4 different formats (MP3. FLAC, M4A, and 24/96 WAV) — yep that’s right you can even get it in high def all for free.  As someone who has been a huge NiN fan ever since I first heard “Head like a Hole”  I just wanted to say THANKS TRENT for all the great music over the years and thanks for trying to show the record companies that there is a better way!

Here’s the official blurb from nin.com:

“as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com.

the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. your link will include all options - all free. all downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.

for those of you interested in physical products, fear not. we plan to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in july. details coming soon.”