Nails in CD coffin

Nine Inch's Trent. Just a rumour, though

The digital revolution in music certainly has its upside for us hard-pressed punters – now it's the turn of the Nine Inch Nails to give away their album.

In the second such gesture from the US rockers, the 10-track album called The Slip is a 'thank you to our fans for their continued support,' and can be downloaded from the band's website.

In March the progressive rockers (as in, they adapt to technology not noodle guitars and synths) gave away nine tracks from the instrumental Ghosts I-IV album, with the remaining 27 songs costing a whooping five bucks. So they have a reputation for screwing every penny out of their fans!

It helps, of course, that the band have the nest egg of having sold 10 million albums between 1992 and 2007 and they've a track record - if you excuse the pun – for criticising the record industry over hefty CD prices.

Singer and songwriter Trent Reznor laid into his former Universal label for 'ripping off' music fans and memorably told a gig audience to 'steal, steal and steal some more'.

The Nine Inch Nails have led the way for bands like Radiohead's – who let punters set the price of their album – and Coldplay’s recent decision to give away the first single from their new album.

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