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I was also interested in how organic matter can provide clues for past lives and past events. One hair from a human head carries enough DNA for that person to be identified. Similarly our teeth, which, after death, survive longer than any other part of our bodies, are carriers of intimate details of past lives. Committere, an installation featuring artwork and sketches for The Downward Spiral, "Closer" and "March of the Pigs" by Russell Mills was displayed at the Glasgow School of Art. Mills explained the ideas and materials that made up the painting (titled "Wound") that was used for the album's cover art: RPM Top 100 Albums of 1994". RPM. Vol.60, no.21. December 12, 1994. ISSN 0315-5994. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018 . Retrieved February 5, 2019– via Library and Archives Canada. Reynolds, Tom (June 13, 2005). I Hate Myself and I Want to Die. Sanctuary Publishing. p.227. ISBN 978-1-86074-628-4. Carl Hammerschmidt (April 1994). "Down on the Spiral". Hot Metal Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved August 24, 2017.The opening sounds of "Mr. Self Destruct" are a sample from the film THX 1138 in which a man is being beaten by a prison guard. [25] The Downward: Nine Inch Nails". HMV Japan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017 . Retrieved January 20, 2016. Q staff (2011). "Q Magazine 250 Best Albums of Q's Lifetime". Q. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011 . Retrieved April 1, 2012. Ambitious, multi-textured epic from 1999 newly reissued on triple 180g vinyl. Features "We're In This Toegther"Shrink-wrapped..

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The looping female voice that appears on "Reptile" (approx. 5:06) is from the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The strange mechanical sound before the drums start can be found in the movie Leviathan and the other sounds during all the song are found in Aliens (the escape in the vessel). Also, while not a direct sample, the ascending synth melody from 5:13 to 5:20 seems to be a reference to "Laura Palmer's Theme" from the television show Twin Peaks. Q staff (2001). "Q 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Q. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012 . Retrieved April 15, 2007. Gilmore, Mikal (March 6, 1997). "The Lost Boys". Rolling Stone. No.755. p.36. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017 . Retrieved August 24, 2017. Trent Reznor's part of the interview article posted at "Trent Reznor Lost Highway Interview". lynchnet.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008 . Retrieved December 25, 2007. Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". GuitarWorld.com. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014 . Retrieved July 14, 2014.