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Not the Actual Events
Rock · 2016 · 5 tracks · 21m

Not the Actual Events

Nine Inch Nails

Twenty-one minutes of abrasive, unfriendly industrial noise. A dense wall of digital clipping and sludge-metal weight that feels like a panic attack in a basement.

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It's a short, sharp punch of industrial noise that feels like a panic attack you actually enjoy.

A suffocating, high-tension descent into distorted memory and industrial aggression.

Not the Actual Events · vs · Nine Inch Nails
Aggressive+2.0σ

Aggressive saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 21m
01
Branches / Bones
1:46
02
Dear World,
4:06
03
She’s Gone Away
5:59
04
The Idea of You
3:27
05
Burning Bright (Field on Fire)
5:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, abrupt ending of Branches / Bones that leaves the listener hanging in silence.
The slow, agonizing crawl of She’s Gone Away with its repetitive, hypnotic bassline and ghostly backing vocals.
The overwhelming wall of sludge-distorted guitar that swallows the mix on Burning Bright (Field on Fire).
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