slip album slip seventh studio album american industrial rock band released july fourth consecutive inch nails release produced frontman trent collaborators album released free creative license message slip initially released digitally inch nails official website prior advertisement promotion limited edition physical version followed months later iteration album free slip originally intended eventually grew length album recorded released weeks released album single discipline radio stations hours mastered critical reception album generally favorable unorthodox method release attracted significant media attention album peaked number billboard background recording inch nails frontman announced band completed contractual obligations record label longer working company revealed inch nails likely distribute future material independently following announcement inch nails released track instrumental album ghosts march independent label returned writing soon release ghosts month work slip recorded weeks studio time trent home studio album engineered mixed produced originally intended words kept growing legs instrumental performances contributed live band members participate songwriting process contributions limited small parts complete song recordings recording sessions sent album single discipline radio stations remainder album completed hours track mastered according track listing lyrics finished wednesday final mix album thursday mastering friday artwork saturday album released sunday reflected quick turnaround saying fun referring slow bureaucratic pace record production promotion release experienced major record labels music lyrics critics noted tracks slip echoed musical band past record contained musical allusions older inch nails records said slip sums terrain covered nearly decade career went compare album sound edgy irresistible beats downward spiral elusive fragile new_york_times wrote music inch nails past hard rock dance club beats piano ballad building album final track demon seed directly incorporates instrumental elements final track band previous instrumental album ghosts ign commented tracks discipline bits pieces los_angeles_times called slip catchy couple regular albums added blends sounds industrial rock genre punk like attack bringing feel scenarios lyrically pitchfork compared discipline inch nails singles head like hole saying discipline comes long established label free artist trying position pop landscape terms discipline desire sort framework relative terms need discipline need help sure long way nearly year old head like hole refrain die control village_voice reached similar interpretation album lyrical content writing slip deal break corporate machine minded forces represents commenting album said derived weird sense outside isolation watching getting older described quickly assembled album sketch painting compared quick assembly slip longer process creating double album fragile saying creation slip relied project given editorial time artwork collaboration album art director previous inch nails studio albums ghosts year zero teeth downloadable version slip comes containing liner notes album art like ghosts track album accompanied graphic image consists chiefly geometric patterns grey background release trent posted official inch nails website april message saying weeks employed similar tactic release band previous album ghosts earlier year following day released single discipline email radio stations free download official inch nails site song failed conquer pole position chart expected charted song released free download later files pointed date post free direct download link album format posted official inch nails website message said thank continued loyal support years digital download available variety free audio standard higher resolution formats lyrics track embedded viewing supported media players like previous inch nails studio album ghosts slip released share alike license effect allowing use material non profit purpose long credit provided resulting work released similar license website expands saying encourage remix share friends post blog play strangers etc ghosts year zero multi track audio source files album available official inch nails remix site plans giving away online software digital infrastructure slip ghosts released slip released united_states canada july unlike digital release physical version album free physical package released panel contained album page booklet pack dvd live rehearsals letting discipline head videos featured pitchfork_media prior dvd release physical release album limited numbered units worldwide december available unlimited vinyl released canada august united_kingdom august lights sky tour release ghosts date tour announced north american cities returned members previous tour rejoined live band lineup initially include scheduled performances revealed instead contributing bass guitar supporting acts tour include yeah place bury strangers early june tour released free inch nails website featuring songs supporting artists inch nails files free fully tagged included download tour poster band headlined festival virgin festival festival inch nails announced premium seating upcoming tour shows offered pre sale fans registered official inch nails website effort combat ticket concert ticket list legal process previously smaller pre sales available exclusively fan club members july introduced portion live band steps stage hour bassist playing upright bass minute acoustic set taken stage featured led projected visuals ranging falling rain static ruined city band appear playing stage appeared constructed entirely lights inch nails later confirmed tour extend south_america thought americas set dates soon announced north american dates including dates tourist capital florida initially trying set concert film intended theatrical release overseen director dispute bands label records led project cancelled altogether disappointment fans december frustrated enabled relaxed camera policy remaining lights sky performances eventually culminating disc tour documentary created fans fans sanctioned band entitled version truth eventually released dvd blu ray formats reception sales public reception month half online release slip downloaded million times official inch nails website time physical version released months later number grown million physical release album sold copies peaked number billboard internet albums charts based weekly retail sales album charted internationally including number canadian albums_chart number australian albums_chart number albums_chart album single discipline reached number number charts respectively based weekly radio airplay following release slip similarly unorthodox release ghosts confessed retrospect doesn feel like overwhelming success critical reception critical response slip generally favorable average rating based reviews metacritic ign gave album stating simply slip amazing record toronto star said slip hardly sincere gift fans pitchfork media gave album wrote unique capacity raging industrial ballads ambient instrumental passages appears best form downward spiral gains focus restraint remember calling card said musically adventurous work fragile business model inspired complained tracks dying far long said recovers barn like demon seed ghosts slip unorthodox distribution methods garnered attention news agencies questioned consumers pay album stating game sic hard argue future commenting distribution album said play recent album rolling_stone_magazine called giving away slip free radical stunt added democratic fourth wall shattering gesture coming music biggest control freak pitchfork media compared release strategy slip favorably ghosts year zero writing unlike immediate predecessors slip comes packaged crucial difference music satisfying marketing scheme rolling_stone named slip best list ranking album number named number people changing america list concluding creative embracing post era following release online releases slip ghosts awarded artist year award annual track listing songs written composed trent limited edition bonus dvd live rehearsals june live letting live discipline live live head live chart positions personnel video content dvd version
The Slip (album)