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. A digital + "physical component" version was also offered through nin.com, with further details not yet known. 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 album 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".

Artwork

Alternate artwork #1 - Origin: Instagram

Alternate artwork #2 - Origin: Facebook

Alternate artwork #3 - Origin: Embedded in digital MP3 files

Alternate artwork #4 - Origin: Apple Music

The album cover artwork harks back to that of And All That Could Have Been and Still. Currently, there are five different variants.

External Links

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

Discography

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