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Nine Inch Nails' Not The Actual Events. Available here on LP and CD.

Not The Actual Events certainly signals a new direction, though it doesn’t totally steer the ship off the path. Reznor called the EP “an unfriendly, fairly impenetrable record that we needed to make.” The opener, “Branches/Bones,” is harsh in the most pleasurable way, touching on sounds closer to Broken than anything else in the band’s catalog, but still has the modern polish that NIN’s become known for. Its pulsating guitar echoes “Starfuckers, Inc.” or “Wish,” but its short length creates a decisiveness and impact that gives it a sharp edge.

LP - Standard LP.

CD - Standard CD.

Nine Inch Nails

Not The Actual Event

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Album artwork for Not The Actual Event by Nine Inch Nails
CD

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Released 11/17/2017Catalog Number

B002656502

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Nine Inch Nails

Not The Actual Event

Nothing
Album artwork for Not The Actual Event by Nine Inch Nails
CD

$10.99

Released 11/17/2017Catalog Number

B002656502

Learn more

Nine Inch Nails' Not The Actual Events. Available here on LP and CD.

Not The Actual Events certainly signals a new direction, though it doesn’t totally steer the ship off the path. Reznor called the EP “an unfriendly, fairly impenetrable record that we needed to make.” The opener, “Branches/Bones,” is harsh in the most pleasurable way, touching on sounds closer to Broken than anything else in the band’s catalog, but still has the modern polish that NIN’s become known for. Its pulsating guitar echoes “Starfuckers, Inc.” or “Wish,” but its short length creates a decisiveness and impact that gives it a sharp edge.

LP - Standard LP.

CD - Standard CD.