The album, originally released in 1989, will be available from November 22.

Frontman Trent Reznor said he had remastered the album's original mixes in order to off a “greatly improved sonic experience” for listeners.

He added: “It’s been an interesting trip watching the fate of this record float from one set of hands to another (a long and depressing story) but it’s finally wound up in friendly territory, allowing us to polish it up a bit and present it to you now.

“We had fun revisiting this old friend, hope you enjoy.”

Reznor recently created the soundtrack for the movie The Social Network, which tells the story of Facebook.

(by Jason Gregory)