As of July 30, Reznor and co-producer Alan Moulder had committed to tape half of the material due to appear on the new album, tentatively titled "Bleedthrough," according to Nine Inch Nails' website. The pair had been working in Los Angeles, and was planning to return to Reznor's studio in New Orleans for "another month of treatments/lab work leading into the official mix with Alan," according to the site.

"I've decided to produce the record myself," Reznor said in a message posted at the site. "Why, do you ask? Well, I feel very inspired right now and I want this record to be what's in my head, for better or worse."

Reznor added that he brought Moulder on as a "sounding board/co-producer/mixer and James Brown (not that James Brown) for some tracking. Atticus Ross is my right-hand man and programmer and has been from the start of this record. Leo Herrera is engineering. Rick Rubin has been a mentor, source of inspiration and guiding force throughout the process."

Mixing is scheduled to take place in October, and the album is expected to surface in early 2005. Reznor will then assemble a touring band and will tour "extensively worldwide."

As previously reported, Reznor recruited Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl to lay down live drum tracks for the set.

"There is a much less refined approach to most of this record and I wrote a lot of the tracks envisioning powerful live drumming," Reznor said. "Enter Dave Grohl. Working with him has been one of the most inspiring and exciting experiences I've had in the studio. The tracks he's played on (all 15) have come alive in a 'better-than-I'd-even-hoped-for' type way.'"

Aside from drums, Reznor is playing all of the music on the album.

While "Bleedthrough" is still months away, NIN fans can look forward to the fall release of the double DVD "Closure." Originally released on VHS format in 1997, the set documents Nine Inch Nails' tour in support of 1994's "Downward Spiral," and also features the group's music videos. The DVD version will feature 90 minutes of additional footage not included on the original release. A streaming-video trailer is posted at the group's website.

Also on tap for this fall is "The Downward Spiral - Deluxe Edition," a remastered version of the 1994 set remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound.

No specific release date has been announced for either project.