Nine Inch Nails released their latest EP, Not The Actual Events, at the end of last year, and when fans ordered it online, they were told that an accompanying “physical component” would arrive in the mail. Well, that “physical component” turns out to be an envelope filled with mysterious black powder and a cryptic note. Fans on Reddit point out that the powder is soot-like and stains their hands. Read the note and check out pictures of the envelope below.

Got my #nineinchnails #physicalcomponent today. Kinda scared to open it. I am familiar I b… https://t.co/61RXyPZShU pic.twitter.com/sw6eMizutk

— KnowKontrol (@knowkontrol) March 1, 2017

@trent_reznor @nineinchnails Opening this was like touching my soul. #nineinchnails pic.twitter.com/hhVZZW4gJV

— Lydia Munster (@LydiaMunster) March 1, 2017

Who the hell had the idea to make packaging like this? This is a first. @trent_reznor @nineinchnails pic.twitter.com/rc5jlyU4ia

— Michael Davis (@mykldavis) March 1, 2017

When Trent Reznor himself trolls you… ?? #nin #NineInchNails #nottheactualevents #physicalcomponent pic.twitter.com/2V3VKkZ7Kc

— FoxInShadow (@foxinshadow) March 1, 2017