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{{expand}}[[Image:AnOmenEP.jpg|thumb|Album art''An Omen EP'']] '''''An Omen EP_''''' is a release by [[How To Destroy Angels_Angels]], the band's second release and second EP, and their first release under a label, [[Columbia Records]]. The EP was announced by [[Trent Reznor]] on 21st Sepetember September 21, 2012, and was released November 13th13, 2012.It is labeled as [[Sigil numbers|Sigil 3]]. ==Track listing=====Digital===#"[[Keep It Together]]" - 4:29#"[[Ice Age]]" - 6:59#"[[On The Wing]]" - 4:53#"[[The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters]]" - 4:25#"[[The Loop Closes]]" - 4:48#"[[Speaking In Tongues]]" - 6:58 ===Vinyl=== A1 "Keep It Together" – 4:29<br /> A2 "Ice Age" – 6:59<br /> A3 "On The Wing" – 4:53<br /> B1 "The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters" – 4:25<br /> B2 "The Loop Closes" – 4:48<br /> B3 "Speaking In Tongues" – 6:58<br />
==Release==
The EP was released in digital and vinyl formats, and contains contained tracks ("Keep It Together", "Ice Age", "On The Wing", and "The Loop Closes") off of the yetthen-unnamed [[Welcome Oblivion (album)|debut album ]] from the band. The [[howtodestroyangels.com|band's website]] was updated to include promo photos, more glitch art and a raw graphic style from [[Rob Sheridan]], similar to his previous work with [[Nine Inch Nails]]. The first single for the EP, "Keep It Together", was debuted on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio One show on October 8, 2012, and the track was released via digital download the following day.
The band's website full EP was updated to include promo photos, more glitch art released for streaming at [http://hypem.com/ The Hype Machine] and a raw graphic style from [[Rob Sheridan]http://soundcloud.com SoundCloud]on November 8, similar to his previous work with [[Nine Inch Nails]]2012.
==Music Videos====="Keep It Together"===The full lead single for the EP was released for streaming given two music videos, the first a straight "teaser" video, of the song playing in full on a studio console, the second being a performance video of the song at [http://hypem.com/ The Hype Machine] and [http://soundcloudthe Reznors' home studio.com Soundcloud] on 8th NovemberBoth videos were directed by How To Destroy Angels.
==="Ice Age"==="Ice Age" did not get a single release, but was still given a full music video (similar to how "[[A limited number of copies of Drowning]]" was the single from the physical release were for sale on HTDAband's official webstore[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|first EP]], and all copies bought through but "[[The Space In Between]]" got the music video). The video reflects the site came packaged with a exclusive white label pressing artwork of the EP's lead singleband in terms of distortion and CRT monitor effects, ''Keep It Together'', on 12" vinyland was directed by [[wp:John Hillcoat|John Hillcoat]].
===Music videos======Keep It Together"The Loop Closes"===Like "Ice Age", "The lead Loop Closes" was not released as a single for the EP was , but given two a music videosvideo, released on January 10, 2013. The video was directed by the first a straight "teaser" video, of entire band and features the song playing in full on a studio consoleband singing the lyrics, accompanied by both stock footage and newly shot footage, all of which is stylized with heavy distortion much like the second being a performance video entirety of the song at artwork for the ReznorEP. The video's home studio. Both videos were directed by How To Destroy Angels.===Ice Age===Ice age did not get a single release, but was still given a full music video (similar to how [[A Drowning]] was the single from accompanied by confirmation that the band's [[How To Destroy Angels (album)|first EP]]full-length release, ''Welcome Oblivion'', would be released March 5, but [[The Space In Between]] got the music video2013. The video reflects the artwork of the band in terms of distortion and CRT monitor effects, and was directed by [[wp:John Hillcoat|John Hillcoat]]
==VersionsFormats==All versions formats were released on November 13th13, 2012.
*The EP was released in MP3 formats across all MP3 retailers, but the only way to obtain the high quality and lossless audio formats for the release is to order through HTDA's own webstore.
*The EP was released on 12", 180 gram vinyl and will be the only way to obtain the album on a physical medium, as a CD copy of the EP is not to be printed. When ordered through the band's website, the EP came with an exclusive white label pressing of ''Keep It Together''.
==Credits==
Written, arranged, programmed, performed, <br>produced and packaged by How to destroy angels_
[[Mariqueen Maandig]]<br>[[Trent Reznor]]<br>[[Atticus Ross]]<br>[[Rob Sheridan]]
Mixed by [[Alan Moulder]] except 4 mixed by Michael Patterson <br>Mastered by Tom Baker at precision mastering, Hollywood, CA<br>Recorded by Blumpy with additional engineering by Dustin Mosley
Management: Rebel Waltz<br>Booking: Marc Geiger @ WME<br>Publicity: Heathcliff Beru @ Life or Death PR
==Art direction==
The art of the EP was conceived by the entire HTDA group, and was primarily executed by Rob Sheridan. He used a technique of creating art, placing the image onto VHS tapes and then photographing distortion through a CRT monitoras shown [http://robsheridan.tumblr.com/post/44483580368/making-some-htda-visuals here].
===Art credits===
Photography for the EP "An omen", by How to destroy angels.
Art Direction/Post-Production: Rob Sheridan
==External Links==
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|before= [[How To Destroy Angels (album)|How To Destroy Angels]]
|after= N/A[[Welcome Oblivion (album)|Welcome Oblivion]]
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