The Trilogy

Halo 29: Not The Actual Events

Halo 31: Add Violence

Halo 32: Bad Witch

The albums Not The Actual Events, Add Violence and Bad Witch form a trilogy of related albums, respectively released in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The tours I Can't Seem To Wake Up 2017 and Cold And Black And Infinite Tour took place to support it. This period marks the inclusion of Atticus Ross as a an official member of NIN, as well as a member of the live band during the tours.

Tracklist

Not The Actual Events

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

Add Violence

1. "Less Than" – 3:30
2. "The Lovers" – 4:09
3. "This Isn't The Place" – 4:44
4. "Not Anymore" – 3:06
5. "The Background World" – 11:44

Bad Witch

1. "Shit Mirror" – 3:06
2. "Ahead Of Ourselves" – 3:30
3. "Play The Goddamned Part" – 4:51
4. "God Break Down The Door" – 4:14
5. "I'm Not From This World" – 6:41
6. "Over And Out" – 7:49

Concept

About

Themes

Links to other albums

The Downward Spiral

Side B of the Not The Actual Events vinyl features 3 additional, unlisted tracks from The Downward Spiral in reverse: "Hurt", "The Downward Spiral" and "Reptile".

In the physical component for Not The Actual Events, the song lyrics of "She's Gone Away'" are superimposed over a copy of page 14 from the Deluxe Edition booklet of The Downward Spiral, and lyrics embedded in the Apple Music release include extra, unsung words directly referencing "Reptile".

With Teeth

Year Zero

Lyrics

Hidden Lyrics