An Omen EP

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All tracks are written by Trent Reznor, Mariqueen Maandig and Atticus Ross [17]

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ReleasedNovember 13, 2012
Recorded2011–12
Genre Post-industrial, electronica, trip hop, [1] dark ambient
Length32:33
Label Columbia
Producer Trent Reznor, Mariqueen Maandig, Atticus Ross
How to Destroy Angels chronology
How to Destroy Angels
(2010)
An omen EP_
(2012)
Welcome oblivion
(2013)
Sigil numbers chronology
' Sigil 02'
(2010)
'Sigil 03'
(2012)
' Sigil 04'
(2013)
No.TitleLength
1."Keep It Together"4:29
2."Ice Age"7:00
3."On the Wing"4:54
4."The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters"4:25
5."The Loop Closes"4:48
6."Speaking in Tongues"7:00
Total length:32:33

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