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[[Image:Ntae_cover.jpg|thumb|200px|Halo 29: ''Not The Actual Events''<br />[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:NTAEvinyl.jpg|thumb|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 '''[[The Trilogy|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.
==Track List==
<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>
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]]". The vinyl also had a small amount of the black dust in its package, with smudges and fingerprints already on the sleeve and the record. There are also two variants of the lyric sheet, with one in blue and one in red. The vinyl comes with a digital download card.
=="Schizophreniasdiary"==
==About==
The 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 third release, the now album-length ''Bad Witch'', was announced in May 2018.
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> ===Trilogy concept===''See [[The Trilogy]] for more info''
==EP title==
==Artwork==
The cover artwork harks back is a direct reference to that of ''[[And All That Could Have Been (halo)|And All That Could Have Been]]'' and ''[[Still]]''. The "scratch marks" that appear on the main cover are also present in the upper right hand corner of the ''Add Violence'' front cover and the ''Bad Witch'' back cover. There are seven known variants of the digital art, including the final version.
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*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>
All songs written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross<br>
Published by Form And Texture (ASCAP)/Administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing<br>