NIN on course to pocket a million dollars week one

Nine Inch Nails have sold out of the limited edition ultradeluxe boxed set version of their new album, Ghosts I-IV, in just three days. The four LP set, which went on sale this past Monday, was limited to just 2,500 copies and retailed via the band's website for $300 a pop.

We dragged out the Kerrang! calculator and did the maths, and, boys and girls, you'll be pleased to know that band mianman Trent Reznor has netted a cool $750,000 from sales of the boxed set alone. Nice!

Ghosts I-IV is also available as a digital download for just $5 or there is also the option of buying a CD version for $10 and a deluxe edition package (two audio CDs, a data DVD with all 36 tracks in multi-track format and a Blu-Ray disc with Ghosts I-IV in high-definition 96/24 stereo with an accompanying slideshow) for $75.

Yet, despite the low price point, Ghosts I-IV is currently the most popular rock release being shared by people over peer-to-peer BitTorrent networks. According to a report on tech website The Register yesterday, The Pirate Bay has eight thousand concurrent downloads of Ghosts I-IV.

Tags: Nine Inch Nails

Posted by Dan at 11:15AM | March 6, 2008

Good on him

Good on him. That's sticking it to Interscope!

xox

Posted by Sarah | March 6, 2008 11:37 AM | Reply to this

Good for Trent

The $5 price is a brave move and it come good.

But why is the $750,000 amount considered news? The $300 package is excellent, and it's foolish to think all the cash will begoing to Trent - he'll see 25% of that amount atmost.

Come on Kerrang, drag yourself out of the tabloid gutter and avoid the sensationalist headlines.

Posted by Steve | March 6, 2008 11:53 AM | Reply to this

Good for Trent

Stop being a spoil sport! :) It may be a sensationalist headline, but considering artists these days make sweet FA off actual CD sales and can only really survive on touring and merch money I think this is a major result. Plus it’s quite interesting to see that even though it’s 5 dollars for 36 songs, so many people are getting it off of Bit Torrent. That’s about 7 cents a track and some people aren’t even willing to pay that!

Jake

Posted by Jake | March 6, 2008 12:14 PM | Reply to this

NIN are shit.

Posted by andymark | March 6, 2008 2:41 PM | Reply to this

shit as in Superb Hot Inventive Trent? i agree!

Posted by gail_pablo | March 6, 2008 3:20 PM | Reply to this

dont get me wrong i love NIN but i dont think he shud of slagged off the smashing pumpkins for reforming ' just for the money' when he's selling these things for $300 especially considering back in 2000 smahsing pumpkins released an entire album for free on the internet which was more than just instrumentals

Posted by jackl | March 6, 2008 7:27 PM | Reply to this

HAHa

hey can commiy suicide now,lol

Posted by emptyhearts1 | March 6, 2008 11:01 PM | Reply to this

HAHa

lol at you, comedy genius!!

Posted by Asteroid Bagel | March 7, 2008 2:27 PM | Reply to this

Nin Ghosts I-IV

I bought the album 2xcd (isn't realseased till 8th april), got a download of 36 instrumentals, its very fragile like in its approch and the vibe also could be compared to fragile, a cool c.d to chill out to.

I don't expect this to be everyones cup of tea. Its not classic NIN but its classical NIN.
Good for trent for doing something that he wanted.
Enjoy.

Posted by Luke Brobyn | March 7, 2008 5:27 PM | Reply to this

Nine Inch Nails rocks and Kerrang DON'T!!!

Who gives a shit how much money Trent Reznor makes or doesn't make off the back of his new album. Why is Kerrang coming on like Musicweek for people that listen to rock. Has long as this magazine keeps this kind of sensationalist, industry arse licking rhetoric going it will see its reputation as an alternative music publication slide into the shitter. Oh wait, thats already happened. You wankers are the next NME. Shame on me for ever having bought any copies of this shite magazine.

Posted by Fluxx | March 9, 2008 2:08 PM | Reply to this

Nine Inch Nails rocks and Kerrang DON'T!!!

Good stuff, i agree wholeheartedly, i can't believe the balls Kerrang print these days. For the past decade they have been in the fucking toilet. Wise up, fuckers!

Posted by The Wab | March 12, 2008 1:46 AM | Reply to this