---
title: "The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/7c4cab8d-dead-3870-b501-93c90fd0a580"
artist: "Nine Inch Nails"
year: 1994
label: "TVT Records"
---

# The Downward Spiral

**The Downward Spiral** is an album by Nine Inch Nails, released in 1994 on TVT Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Downward Spiral |
| Artist | Nine Inch Nails |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1994 |
| Label | TVT Records |
| Catalog number | 654492346-2 |
| Tracks | 14 |
| Place in discography | 3 of 17 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Mr Self Destruct | 4:31 |
| 2 | Piggy | 4:24 |
| 3 | Heresy | 3:54 |
| 4 | March of the Pigs | 2:59 |
| 5 | Closer | 6:13 |
| 6 | Ruiner | 4:59 |
| 7 | The Becoming | 5:31 |
| 8 | I Do Not Want This | 5:42 |
| 9 | Big Man With a Gun | 1:36 |
| 10 | A Warm Place | 3:26 |
| 11 | Eraser | 4:51 |
| 12 | Reptile | 5:07 |
| 13 | The Downward Spiral | 5:41 |
| 14 | Hurt | 7:00 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal) · [Nu Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nu-metal)

## Release tags

Industrial Metal · Alternative Metal · Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Broken (1992)](https://themetalnet.com/album/abcff3e9-a3f4-3a94-a6be-32381104084e)
- Next release: [The Fragile (1999)](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc4d7589-a6b9-35ca-a6b6-8c8e70c3baaa)

## Artist

- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails)

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