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'''''Bad Witch''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 32]]''''') will be was released on June 22, 2018on Capitol Records. This album acts as the third installation installment of a '''[[The Trilogy|trilogy]]''', following the 2016 release of ''[[Not The Actual Events]]'' and the 2017 release of ''[[Add Violence]]''. The album leaked on June 18, 2018.

Like the two previous releases, ''Bad Witch'' will be is available as a 12" vinyl, a digital download and as a CD. Despite the fact that ''Not The Actual Events'' and ''Add Violence'' were marketed as EPs, ''Bad Witch'' is marketed as an album. In a post on [[ETS]], [[Trent Reznor]] explained the decision behind the format change by stating that "EPs show up with singles in Spotify and other streaming services = they get lost easier. EPs feel less important in today’s music-isn’t-as-important-as-it-once-was world. Why make it easier to ignore?"

An exclusive single run (limited to 2400), off-white vinyl pressing was also offered through Merchbar as part of the #SpotifyFansFirst campaign. A limited number of CD and vinyl copies pre-ordered through Australian retailer JB Hi-Fi came with a card autographed by Reznor and [[Atticus Ross]].

Despite the fact that the two releases that preceded it were marketed as EPs, ''Bad Witch'' is marketed as an album.[https://twitter.com/consequence/status/994607158418386946] It was officially announced on May 10, 2018. The official [[nin.com]] website description states:

The official [[nin<blockquote>"CONCLUSION.com]] website description states:SHADOWS ON THE CAVE WALL."</blockquote>

<blockquote>On May 19, 2018, at "CONCLUSIONThe Physical World" ticket presale, an exclusive listening station was made available for those in attendance. SHADOWS ON THE CAVE WALLIt gave fans the opportunity to hear the songs "Ahead Of Ourselves" and "Play The Goddamned Part" before the album's release."</blockquote>

In The album makes use of saxophone on several tracks, more than any previous NIN recording. This is explained in an interview with Zane Lowe''Entertainment Weekly''[http://itunes.appleew.com/usmusic/post2018/sa.24db9a2006/20/trent-59e3reznor-11e8bad-8359witch-8a5db8dbb4ce?app=music&ign-itsct=be1_con_zan&ign-itscg=10703interview/], where the interviewer compares the use of sax to that on [[Trent ReznorDavid Bowie]] somewhat explained the concept underlying each piece of the trilogy:<blockquote>"Let me drop some cryptic information on you. The idea of this three EP thing was all to find truth in us figuring out who we are now and how we fit into the world. The first EP, 's ''Not The Actual EventsBlackstar'', was meant to be from a personal angry self-destructive reflection on that question and defining how I feel in a world, that feels stranger, part of that’s aging. Part of that’s because the world is getting weirder. Finding your place in a world that looks different every day little bit changes and reacting to that in the first EP through anger and self-destruction and setting a match to your life.:

The second EP<blockquote>"Clearly, ''Add Violence''Bowie is front of mind, and that was meant to certainly an influence. In terms of the same question. But looking for answers externally. Maybe it’s because precision of this and there’s comfort in that. Maybe there’s arrangement, I think back to [being] younger, reading about Psychedelic Furs as a reason things feel kind bunch of crazy students that all picked instruments and it’s not learned enough to make a record. As someone that I’m insanehad studied his ass off how to play an instrument, I thought, 'You can do that I’m ?' Some people worried about technique or if it’s in a situation that’s insanetune, or if it’s played well.<br>And with the third EP which has grown into an LP ([For ''Bad Witch''). It was coming to one final look at that question from rejecting what EP number two says, and I thought] let’s just use it wasn’t an easy answer… The entire system has a much more bleak and pessimistic outlook and I want add to say too much because it gives away kind of the what the thing is. But it wasn’t necessarily what mayhem and message we thought it was going are trying to be when we startedconvey. I thought it was going to go more science fictionAll this time [the sax] had been just sitting in my studio staring at me. I don’t really want to overwhelm you with cleverness and deep diving and part of that felt like an arms race and it also felt like a cop outTaunting me."</blockquote>

On May 19==LP Title==Unlike the two preceding EPs, 2018, at "The Physical World" ticket presale, an exclusive listening station was made available for those the title of ''Bad Witch'' is not derived from a lyric sung or printed in attendancethe album’s digital or liner notes. It gave fans A definitive explanation of the opportunity title is yet to hear the songs "Ahead Of Ourselves" and "Play The Goddamned Part" before the album's releasebe revealed.

The "scratch marks" seen in the ''Not The Actual Events'' and ''Add Violence'' cover artworks appear in a different form on the right border of the back cover of this album.  An alternate front cover was found, depicting different hues and contrasts on all five boxes, as well as a different hand and a different computer chip. The alternate cover appeared on a Caroline Records promo CD. The computer chip, within the fifth box, appears to be an image of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_4004 Intel 4004 CPU]. In an [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-atticus-ross-talks-stage-fright-and-trent-reznors-musical-genius-702117/ interview] with ''Rolling Stone'', Atticus commented: "There's a primitive aspect or reflection of who we are in these times on there. It seems like we've been led. And I think we implied that in the cover, staring at shadows on the wall." ==Credits==*Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross<br><br>*Written, arranged, produced, programmed and performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross<br><br>*Additional vocals "Shit Mirror": [[Mariqueen Maandig Reznor]] and Ian Astbury<br><br>*Mix: [[Alan Moulder]]*Engineering: Chris Richardson and Justin McGrath*Mastering: Tom Baker at Baker Mastering<br><br>*Art Direction: 12:01- Office of Hassan Rahim*Legal: Zia Modabber for Katten Munchin Rosenman LLP, Ross Rosen for Ross B. Rosen & Associates, LLC*Management: Silva Artist Management*Booking: Marc Geiger for WME*Business Management: William Harper and Michael Walsh for Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman<br><br>Thank you: Mariqueen Maandig Reznor, Claudia Sarne, Steve Barnett, Michelle Jubelirer, Ashley Newton, Ambrosia Healy, Arjun Pulijal, Erin Cooney, Ed Scott, Jim Chancellor, Andrew Lazonby, Cesar Rosas<br><br>© 2018 Form and Texture (ASCAP) / Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Songs In the Key of Mink (BMI) / Administered by Downtown DMP Songs ==Live==All songs from ''Bad Witch'' have been played live except "Play The Goddamned Part" and "I'm Not From This World".

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