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Scuttlebutt 'round the internet today suggested that Nine Inch Nails' latest not-halfway-bad Year Zero LP would get itself remixed, repackaged, and issued at an indeterminate date in the future. (The hubbub stems mostly from this post on the NIN tour blog and this image.) That's swell for Trent, but we figured we'd wait until we knew a little bit more about just who exactly is tinkering with the tracks before filling you in.

Then diligent reader Matt Bovett tipped us off to an entry on the Faint's news page, which suggests that they'll be among the ones slapping a fresh coat on Year Zero. Indeed, 'tis true: their manager confirms that the Faint remixed "Meet Your Master", and that it "sounds really great, by the way." We hope so-- their slightly-more-lighthearted goth sensibilities should provide some much-needed levity to Trent's permabrood.

Still no word on any other contributors or a tracklist for Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (or, if you will, "Halo 25").

There's also a potentially amazing (but mostly unsubstantiated) rumor going around that Trent's going to turn Year Zero into a TV show, a gesture that would immediately make him into the second creepiest person on television. That Rachael Ray's gonna be tough to unseat.

The Faint have a couple tour dates on the way in late September, including a gig opening for the Chemical Brothers in Denver. Nine Inch Nails, meanwhile, are out now in Europe, with plenty other continents to follow.

The Faint dates:

09-26 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium *
09-29 Los Angeles, CA - Neighborhood Festival

* with the Chemical Brothers

Nine Inch Nails:

08-18 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08-19 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands Festival
08-21 Edinburgh, Scotland - Meadowbrook Sports Centre (T on the Fringe)
08-22 Dublin, Ireland - Marley Park *
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-28 Birmingham, England - Academy ^
08-30 Wolverhampton, England - Civic Hall ^
09-01 Kontanz, Germany - Rock am See Festival
09-02 Bologna, Italy - Independent Day Festival
09-03 Munich, Germany - Circus Krone
09-05 Tel Aviv, Israel - Fair, Trade & Convention Center %
09-09 Beijing, China - Beijing Pop Festival
09-11 Seoul, South Korea - Olympic Hall
09-13 Hong Kong, China - Asia World Expo
09-15 Sydney, Australia - Big Top Luna Park
09-16 Sydney, Australia - Hordern Pavilion
09-18 Honolulu, HI - Blaisedell Arena

* with Foo Fighters, Silversun Pickups
^ with Ladytron
% with UNKLE