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[[Image:ntae_coverNtae_cover.jpg|thumb|200px|Halo ?29: ''Not The Actual Events''(Official cover from NIN.com)<br />[httpshttp://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%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520not%2520the%2520actual%2520events%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 Find on Amazon] - [http://storerover.ninebay.com/collectionsrover/music1/products711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=nine+inch+nails+not-+the-+actual-+events-ep &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 Find on nineBay]]][[Image:Ntae_physical_component.comjpg|thumb|Physical component]]'''''Not The Actual Events''''' (with no halo number yet assignedalso known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 29]]''''') is the second proper EP from [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It will be was released digitally on December 23, 2016, though pre-orders through [[nin.com]] allowed for a download one day early. This is the first release to include [[Atticus Ross]] as an official member of NIN.
==Track List==
==About==
The album EP was first acknowledged by [[Trent Reznor]] on December 17, 2016 in a post on [[nin.com]]:
<blockquote>"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".</blockquote>
In June 2017, it was announced that ''Not The Actual Events'' is the first in a trilogy of related EPs to be released 6-8 months apart. The second EP, ''[[Add Violence]]'', was announced the following month.
The official nin.com website description states:
<blockquote>"PART ONE OF A THREE EP TRILOGY OF RECORDS. UNAPOLOGETIC, UNFRIENDLY, DENSE, LYRICALLY COMPLEX, SO-FAR-BEHIND-THE-TIMES-IT’S-AHEAD-OF-ITS-TIME, HIPSTER-REPELLING UNCOMPROMISING MUSIC SMART PEOPLE CAN FUCK TO. IT MAY NOT BE FOR YOU."</blockquote>
==EP title==
The EP's title, ''Not The Actual Events'', is derived from the descrambled lyrics found within "Branches/Bones": ''Allowing myself to feel a sense of comfort in the past. Not the actual events but the way I choose to remember them and you.''
==Formats==
[[Image:Ntae_pc.jpg|thumb|Physical component package]]
[[Image:halo_twenty_nine_printed.jpg|thumb|Halo Twenty Nine text]]
In addition to a wide digital release, the EP was offered through nin.com in two other formats. One was a single-sided vinyl, and the other was a digital + "physical component for you to deal with" version. The physical component includes thick card stock papers containing song lyrics, various images and soot that will cover your hands upon opening. Many different unique variants have been reported. The warning sticker on the outer packaging reads:
<blockquote>To be read IN ITS ENTIRETY before opening. Actions have consequences! N.T.A.E. may contain subversive elements that produce feelings of euphoria and may be harmful and unsettling to the consumer. Likewise, this physical package may lead to unrealized expectations or unexpected results upon opening. Caution should be exercised with both. AND THIS IS IMPORTANT... This will make a mess. By opening this envelope in any way, you assume all risks to your person and/or property, and waive any claim against [[The Null Corporation]], any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities from any and all damages or harm you may incur.</blockquote>
"Halo Twenty Nine" is also faintly printed on the reverse of the final sheet, confirming its official halo number status.
Side B of the vinyl version features 3 additional, unlisted tracks from ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' in reverse: "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]", "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]" and "[[Reptile]]".
==Artwork==
The cover artwork harks back to that of ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' and ''[[Still]]''. There are seven known variants, including the final version. <gallery>Image:ntae_alt_1Ntae_alt_1.jpg|thumb|Alternate artwork #1]]- Origin: Instagram[[Image:ntae_alt_2Ntae_alt_2.jpg|thumb|Alternate artwork #2]]- Origin: Facebook[[Image:ntae_alt_3Ntae_alt_4.jpg|thumbAlternate artwork #3 - Origin: Embedded in first 2016 digital filesImage:IMG_1017.JPG|thumbAlternate artwork #4 - Origin: Apple MusicImage:Ntae_alt_6.jpg|Alternate artwork #5 - Origin: Embedded in corrected early 2017 digital filesImage:IMG_1252.JPG|Alternate artwork #6 - Origin: hidden in nin.com websiteImage:Ntae_backart.jpg|Back cover art</gallery> ==Credits==*Nine Inch Nails: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross*Mix: [[Alan Moulder]] and Atticus Ross*Track 3+ [[Mariqueen Maandig]]*Track 4 + [[Dave Grohl]]*Track 5 + Dave Navarro*Mastering: Tom Baker at Baker Mastering*Engineering: Dustin Mosely, Jun Murakawa, Chris Richardson, Chris Holmes*Art Direction: John Crawford*Additional Design: Corey Holms*Special Packaging: Jeff Anderson (Artist In Residence)*Management: Silva Artist Management<br><br>All songs written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross<br>Published by Form And Texture (ASCAP)/Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing<br>Published by Songs In The album cover artwork harks back to that Key of "And All That Could Have Been" and "Still". Currently, there are four different variants.Mink (BMI) Administered by Downtown DMP Songs (BMI)
==External Links==
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