How to Destroy Angels (How to Destroy Angels EP)

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How to Destroy Angels
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EP by
ReleasedJune 1, 2010
Genre Post-industrial, experimental, electronica
Length27:49
Label The Null Corporation
Producer How to Destroy Angels
How to Destroy Angels chronology
How to Destroy Angels
(2010)
An omen EP_
(2012)
Sigil numbers chronology
Sigil 02
(2010)
' Sigil 03'
(2012)
Digital EP Cover
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Singles from How to Destroy Angels
  1. "A Drowning"
    Released: May 4, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
One Thirty BPM (67%) [2]
Pitchfork (7.0/10) [3]
The Second Supper Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Fine Print Magazine(45%) [5]

How to Destroy Angels is the debut extended play by post-industrial group How to Destroy Angels. The six-song EP was released as a free download via the band's website on June 1, 2010, and a retail CD was released on July 6, 2010. A "Hi-Def Upgrade" was also available, with higher quality audio and the music video for the song "The Space in Between", while "A Drowning" was officially released as a single.

Contents

As with many of Trent Reznor's official releases, it was designated with a unique name and number: "SIGIL 02".

The EP was included as bonus tracks on the iTunes release of their debut album, Welcome Oblivion .

Artwork

The artwork for the release was created by Mark Weaver, under art direction by Rob Sheridan. Sheridan stated [6] that the choice for Weaver was to make the release as visually distinct as possible from Nine Inch Nails.

For unexplained reasons, the physical and digital EP both came with different artwork.

Promotion

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Space in Between"3:35
2."Parasite"5:05
3."Fur Lined"4:00
4."BBB"3:31
5."The Believers"5:36
6."A Drowning"7:04

Album personnel

Written, arranged, produced, performed and art directed by How to Destroy Angels.

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