Here's what I've discerned of the story so far, from all the various websites, art, orchestrated RL events, and lyrics to the album. This doesn't even scratch the surface of how vast the effort that has gone into this actually is. Its truly mindblowing when you dig into it. It centers around a dystopian vision of society in the year 2022. 2022 is referred to as "Year Zero" due to an undisclosed event, and the calendar has been re-written to reflect its new designation. ( I.E. 2007 becomes year -15)
The binary on the face of the CD translates into Exterminal.net. Its a "government" website pertaining to some sort of "Bureau of Morality" prison camp. You'll find transcripts of conversations, and photographs of evidence.
The government has started putting a "biological counteragent" called "Parepin" in the water. This drug apparently has lethargic and hallucinogenic side effects.
www.iamtryingtobelieve.com
The "Bureau of Morality" is apparently a major government department in this timeline. They regulate social expression, art and free speech. There is no longer any separation between church and state, and a persons morality and patriotism is reflected by their "citizenship score". "Citizenship score" determines things like your eligibility to work and receive insurance benefits, credit, and other factors.
www.thepriceoftreason.net
http://105thairbornecrusaders.com/
Citizens are tracked via microchip.
http://www.operationchipsweep.net/
There is several forms of resistance refered to. Several sites deal with nonviolent resistance, one site deals with violent resistance. The best I've found so far is scientific resistance. It has something to do with sending information back through time via the internet, in hopes of averting the events that result in the current 2022. From what I've gathered, the websites that appear distorted are distorted as a result of information being sent back through time.
http://www.securebroadcastinformatics.com/
http://www.solutionsbackwardsinitiative.net/pilgrims/
One site talks about foriegn countries opinions of the new developments in America. One site talks about how to remove your microchip. One site talks about selecting proper targets and blowing up government buildings and offices and killing people in general.
http://bethehammer.net/
www.anotherversionofthetruth.com
http://www.artisresistance.com/
www.opensourceresistance.com (this site is supposed to be a present day site, notice the lack of distortion)
http://www.operationswamp0000.net/
Some sort of religious phenomena is occurring, referred to throughout as "The Presence". It's represented as a giant hand coming from the sky, and having an undefined but profound emotional effect on anyone in close proximity. The song "The Warning" is all about this, and man is it a great song when you know what its talking about. I've attached a link to a photo that's been found as a result of people researching this much more thoroughly than I ever will. Apparently, a burst of static present at the end of the original leaked mp3 file "My Violent Heart", when run through a spectrometer, reveals this image of "The Presence". Insanity!
http://www.ninwiki.com/Image:MVH_log.jpg
More sites that reference or talk about "The Presence".
http://www.briantsunoda.net/
http://www.anotherversionofthetruth.com/forum.htm
There's a wiki filled with information people have already discovered about all this, I hope you'll check it out. Theres so much more.
www.ninwiki.com
You can listen to the whole album free here. (that by itself is revolutionary!)
http://yearzero.nin.com
I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I have! From what I've heard, this album is the first of three.....
