Following the Performance 2007 Tour in support of the band 's previous album '' Year Zero '' ( 2007 ) , Reznor set out to make a record " with very little forethought " . '' Ghosts I – IV '' originated from an experiment : " The rules were as follows : 10 weeks , no clear agenda , no overthinking , everything driven by impulse . Whatever happens during that time gets released as ... something . " Reznor explained , " I 've been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years , but by its very nature it would n't have made sense until this point "
Performance 2007 Tour
Performance 2007 Tour
Ghosts I–IV