‘Year Zero’ has been out for a week, but the release party for it in Melbourne which I’m writing this from is tonight. It is quite tame at this early hour, but I already scored a free copy of the album so I’m quite happy. The album has already been leaked on the net, by none other than Trent Reznor himself, with a big ‘fuck you’ to the RIAA, but it is well worth the purchase anyway :-)

The album itself is a concept piece which is very reminiscent of 1984, with the added value of refreshing the old warning by Benjamin Franklin- ‘those who give up freedom for temporary safety, deserve neither freedom, nor safety’, although this is from memory, so forgive any inadvertant paraphrasing on my part…

I’m quite set on an early night tonight, but I’ll let the winds of fate, take me where they will. It all depends whether some of my lovely and newly acquired friends will show up by the time I’m ready to roll. Friday is usually a big night for the Melbourne goth scene, but I’ve chores to do tomorrow which I’ve pushed back more than once, so we’ll see.

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