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{{expand}}[[Image:AnOmenEP.jpg|thumb|Album art''An Omen EP'']] '''''An Omen EP_''''' is an upcoming 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, to be 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===&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A1&nbsp; "Keep It Together" – 4:29<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A2&nbsp; "Ice Age" – 6:59<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A3&nbsp; "On The Wing" – 4:53<br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B1&nbsp; "The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters" – 4:25<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B2&nbsp; "The Loop Closes" – 4:48<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B3&nbsp; "Speaking In Tongues" – 6:58<br />

The EP is to be was released in digital and vinyl formats, and will contain 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 full EP was released for streaming at [http://hypem.com/ The Hype Machine] and [http://soundcloud.com SoundCloud] on November 8, 2012. A limited number of copies of the physical release were for sale on HTDA's official webstore, and all copies bought through the site came packaged with a exclusive white label pressing of the EP's lead single ''[[Keep It Together (single)|Keep It Together]]'' on 12" vinyl.

==Music Videos====="Keep It Together"===The band's website lead single for the EP was updated to include promo photosgiven two music videos, more glitch art and the first a raw graphic style from [[Rob Sheridan]]straight "teaser" video, similar to his previous work with [[Nine Inch Nails]]of the song playing in full on a studio console, the second being a performance video of the song at the Reznors' home studio. Both videos were directed by How To Destroy Angels.

The first ==="Ice Age"==="Ice Age" did not get a single for the EPrelease, but was still given a full music video (similar to how "[[Keep It TogetherA Drowning]]", was debuted on Zane Lowethe single from the band's BBC Radio One show on October 8th 2012[[How To Destroy Angels (album)|first EP]], but "[[The Space In Between]]" got the music video). The video reflects the artwork of the band in terms of distortion and CRT monitor effects, and the track was released via digital download on October 9thdirected by [[wp:John Hillcoat|John Hillcoat]].

==="The full EP Loop Closes"===Like "Ice Age", "The Loop Closes" was not released as a single, but given a music video, released for streaming at [http://hypemon January 10, 2013.com/ The Hype Machine] video was directed by the entire band and features the full band singing the lyrics, accompanied by both stock footage and [http://soundcloudnewly shot footage, all of which is stylized with heavy distortion much like the entirety of the artwork for the EP.com Soundcloud] on 8th NovemberThe video's release was accompanied by confirmation that the band's first full-length release, ''Welcome Oblivion'', would be released March 5, 2013.

A limited number of copies of ==Formats==All formats were released on November 13, 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 physical release were for sale on is to order through HTDA's official own webstore.*The EP was released on 12", 180 gram vinyl and all copies bought 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 site band's website, the EP came packaged with a an exclusive white label pressing of the EP's lead single, ''Keep It Together'', on 12" vinyl.

[[Mariqueen Maandig]]<br>[[Trent Reznor]]<br>[[Atticus Ross]]<br>[[Rob Sheridan]]

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. The promotional photography tumblr.com/post/44483580368/making-some-htda-visuals here].===Art credits===Photography for the EP was taken "An omen", by How to destroy angels.  Photography: Tamar Levine and produced in postRob Sheridan<br>Art Direction/Post-production by Production: Rob Sheridan ==External Links==*[http://nincatalog.com/how-to-destroy-angels/ How To Destroy Angels category at nincatalog.com]*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dhow%2520to%2520destroy%2520angels%2520an%2520omen%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 ''An Omen EP'' at Amazon] *[http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=how+to+destroy+angels+an+omen&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg ''An Omen EP'' at eBay]

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