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

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".