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[[Image:Ntae_cover.jpg|thumb|200px|Halo 29: ''Not The Actual Events'' (Official cover from NIN.com)<br />[https://store.nin.com/collections/music/products/not-the-actual-events-ep Find on nin.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%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520not%2520the%2520actual%2520events%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 Find on Amazon] - [http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=nine+inch+nails+not+the+actual+events&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 eBay]]][[Image:Ntae_backartNTAEvinyl.jpg|thumb|Back album 200px|Vinyl cover art]][[Image:Ntae_physical_component.jpg|thumb|200px|Physical component]]'''''Not The Actual Events''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 29]]''''') is the second proper EP from [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It was released digitally on December 23, 2016, though pre-orders through [[nin.com]] allowed for a download one day early. This EP acts as the first installment of a trilogy, preceding the 2017 release of ''[[Add Violence]]'' and the 2018 release of ''[[Bad Witch]]''. This is the first release to include [[Atticus Ross]] as an official member of NIN.

==Formats==[[Image:Ntae_pc.jpg|thumb|Physical component]]In addition June 2017, it was announced that ''Not The Actual Events'' is the first in a trilogy of related EPs to a wide digital be released 6-8 months apart. The second EP, ''Add Violence'', was announced the following month. The third release, the EP now album-length ''Bad Witch'', was offered through announced in May 2018. The official nin.com in two other formatswebsite 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> In an interview with Zane Lowe[http://itunes.apple.com/us/post/sa. One was a single24db9a20-59e3-11e8-8359-8a5db8dbb4ce?app=music&ign-itsct=be1_con_zan&ign-sided vinylitscg=10703], and Reznor somewhat explained the concept underlying each piece of the other was a digital + trilogy:<blockquote>"physical component for Let me drop some cryptic information on you . The idea of this three EP thing was all to deal with" versionfind truth in us figuring out who we are now and how we fit into the world. The physical component includes thick card stock papers containing song lyricsfirst EP, ''Not The Actual Events'', various images was meant to be from a personal angry self-destructive reflection on that question and soot defining how I feel in a world, that will cover feels stranger, part of that’s aging. Part of that’s because the world is getting weirder. Finding your hands upon opening. Many place in a world that looks different unique variants have been reportedevery 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 warning sticker on the outer packaging reads:

To be read IN ITS ENTIRETY before openingThe second EP, ''Add Violence'', was meant to the same question. Actions have consequences! NBut looking for answers externally.TMaybe it’s because of this and there’s comfort in that.AMaybe there’s a reason things feel kind of crazy and it’s not that I’m insane, that I’m in a situation that’s insane.E<br>And with the third EP which has grown into an LP (''Bad Witch''). may contain subversive elements It was coming to one final look at that produce feelings of euphoria question from rejecting what EP number two says, and it wasn’t an easy answer… The entire system has a much more bleak and may be harmful pessimistic outlook and unsettling I want to say too much because it gives away kind of the what the consumerthing is. Likewise, this physical package may lead But it wasn’t necessarily what we thought it was going to unrealized expectations or unexpected results upon opening. Caution should be exercised with bothwhen we started. AND THIS IS IMPORTANTI thought it was going to go more science fiction... This will make a mess. By opening this envelope in any way, I don’t really want to overwhelm you assume all risks to your person with cleverness and/or property, deep diving and waive any claim against The Null Corporation, any part of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities from any that felt like an arms race and all damages or harm you may incurit also felt like a cop out."</blockquote>

==EP title==The EP's title, ''Not The Actual Events'', is derived from the descrambled lyrics found within "HALO TWENTY NINEBranches/Bones" is also printed on one : ''Allowing myself to feel a sense of comfort in the sheets, officially confirming its official Halo Number statuspast. Not the actual events but the way I choose to remember them and you.''

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 variantsof the digital art, including the final version.

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