Strobe Light (album)

Strobe Light is a fictitious album by one-man industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails. An April Fools' Day joke, Strobe Light' parodies elements of mainstream R&B and rap music such as prolific producers and guest musicians. An album cover, track listing, and a message regarding the album was provided with the album. The album cover has the exact same font and color scheme as the 2008 Nine Inch Nails album The Slip and features frontman Trent Reznor wearing Shutter Shades. The attached message stated: "Download the Free Strobe Light EP

To download NIN's new full-length album Strobe Light, PRODUCED BY TIMBALAND, enter a valid email address in the fields below. A download link will be sent to you immediately. Your credit card will be charged $18.98 plus a $10 digital delivery convenience fee. Your files will arrive as windows media files playable on quite a few players with your name embedded all over them just in case you lose them. You will also receive an exclusive photo and a free email account with our partner Google's Gmail service.

Your email will be kept confidential and will not be used for spam, unless we can make some money selling it."

After users confirmed their e-mail addresses, they received a page parodying the infamous Blue Screen of Death, with the phrase "Aprl_Fls" substituted for the word "error".