Come next month, NIN fans will finally be able to hold their own physical copy of The Slip on July 22nd. Much like the elaborate physical release of Ghosts I-IV, which sold out instantaneously, The Slip will come with a load of goodies that should appease the ever growing fan base. And who said Mr. Reznor was a reclusive grump?

In the United States, Canada and parts of Japan, the two-disc set, distributed by RED, is limited to 200,000 individually numbered copies in digipak form. It will include a bonus DVD of Nine Inch Nails performing material from “The Slip” during rehearsals, as well as a 24-page booklet and stickers.

“The Slip” will also be available on vinyl August 5 in the United States and Canada and a day before internationally; this incarnation will not be limited.

[Reuters]

Originally a digital release (and free), NIN offered the album online for download via their official site, which is an alternative they plan to keep. This new service is becoming a lucrative financial investment for the industrial rock guru, who is finding success both critically and commercially with the last two releases. If this trend continues, the “surprise” online release will become the norm, with the haul to the record store being a thing of the past. Pretty scary.

If you haven’t heard it, The Slip is a pretty solid collection of songs, bringing back the ol’ swing of raw, crunching guitars and thumping noise that made Pretty Hate Machine the staple rock album of the ’90s. I mean, we dig it.

The next few months should pull Reznor from the studio for now, as he’s taking the band out on tour, including stops at Lollapalooza and Virgin Festival. For more information, don’t hesitate to check out our new writer, David Buchanan’s, extensive outlook for NIN and their Zero Hour plan.

New dates in italics. Tickets for these shows are starting to show up on ticketmaster.com.

Nine Inch Nails 2008 Tour Dates:
08/18 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
08/20 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center *
08/22 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
08/23 - Aurburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills *
08/25 - Toledo, OH @ Seagate Convention Center *
08/27 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center #
08/29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center #
08/31 - Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena ^
09/02 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre &
09/03 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center &
09/05 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena &
09/06 - Inglewood, CA @ The Forum &
10/02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires
10/04 - Santiago, Chile @ Arena Santiago
10/07 - Sao Paolo, Brazil @ Via Funchal
10/09 - Poro Alegre, Brazil @ Pepsi on Stage
10/12 - Bogota, Colombia, Coliseo El Campin
10/15 - Caracas, Venezuela @ Poliedro de Caracas
10/18 - Mexcio City, Mexico @ MOTOROKR Festival
10/19 - Guadalajara, Mexico @ MOTOROKR Festival
10/22 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Arena Monterrey
10/23 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Arena
10/25 - New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Festival
10/28 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
10/29 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
10/31 - Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center
11/01 - Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center
11/03 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex
11/05 - Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
11/08 - Manchester, NH @ Verizon Wireless Arena
11/09 - Worchester, MA @ DCU Center
11/11 - Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
11/12 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
11/14 - Hamiliton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
11/15 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
11/17 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
11/18 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Memorial Coliseum
11/20 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ US Cellular Center
11/21 - Columbia, MO @ Mizzou Arena
11/22 - Tulsa, OK @ Bok Center
11/25 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
11/26 - Council Bluffs, IA @ Mid-America Center
11/28 - Rapid City, SD @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Arena
11/29 - Billings, MT @ Metrapark Arena
12/01 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
12/04 - Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place
12/05 - Victoria, BC @ Save on Foods Memorial Centre
12/07 - Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena
12/08 - Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center
12/09 - Missoula, MT @ Adams Center
12/12 - Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
12/13 - Las Vegas, NV @ Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

* = w/ A Place to Bury Strangers
# = w/ Does It Offend You, Yeah?
^ = w/ White Williams
& = w/ Deerhunter

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