Not The Actual Events

Halo 29: Not The Actual Events (Official cover from NIN.com)
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Not The Actual Events (also known as Halo 29) is the second proper EP from Nine Inch Nails. It was released digitally on December 23, 2016, though pre-orders through nin.com allowed for a download one day early. This is the first release to include Atticus Ross as an official member of NIN.

Track List

1. "Branches/Bones" – 1:46
2. "Dear World," – 4:06
3. "She's Gone Away" – 6:00
4. "The Idea Of You" – 3:27
5. "Burning Bright (Field On Fire)" – 5:50

About

The EP was first acknowledged by Trent Reznor on December 17, 2016 in a post on nin.com:

"It's an unfriendly, fairly impenetrable record that we needed to make. It's an EP because that ended up being the proper length to tell that story".

Formats

In addition to a wide digital release, the EP was offered through nin.com in two other formats. One was a single-sided vinyl, and the other was a digital + "physical component for you to deal with" version with further details not yet known.

Artwork

The cover artwork harks back to that of And All That Could Have Been and Still. There are seven known variants, including the final version.

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  Alternate artwork #1 - Origin: Instagram

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  Alternate artwork #2 - Origin: Facebook

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  Alternate artwork #3 - Origin: Embedded in first 2016 digital files

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  Alternate artwork #4 - Origin: Apple Music

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  Alternate artwork #5 - Origin: Embedded in corrected early 2017 digital files

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  Alternate artwork #6 - Origin: hidden in nin.com website

Credits

• Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
• Mix: Alan Moulder and Atticus Ross
• Track 3 + Mariqueen Maandig
• Track 4 + Dave Grohl
• Track 5 + Dave Navarro
• Mastering: Tom Baker at Baker Mastering
• Engineering: Dustin Mosely, Jun Murakawa, Chris Richardson, Chris Holmes
• Art Direction: John Crawford
• Additional Design: Corey Holms
• Special Packaging: Jeff Anderson (Artist In Residence)
• Management: Silva Artist Management
  

All songs written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Published by Form And Texture (ASCAP)/Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
Published by Songs In The Key of Mink (BMI) Administered by Downtown DMP Songs (BMI)

External Links

• Not The Actual Events at nin.com
• Not The Actual Events at Amazon
• Not The Actual Events on eBay

Discography

Previous release - "Hesitation Marks" Halo number: 29 Next release - "The Fragile: Deviations 1"