Broken

by Nine Inch Nails

Broken cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 22 September 1992
  • Label: TVT Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:38
  • Community rating: 4.23/5 from 16 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This EP was recorded secretly to circumvent interference from the band's label at the time, TVT Records, with its creation fueled by Trent Reznor's professional frustrations. It represents a significant sonic shift from its predecessor, embracing a much heavier, guitar-driven, and abrasive industrial metal sound. The release was notoriously accompanied by a controversial and largely suppressed short film.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, male-vocalist, alienation, vulgar, rhythmic, violence, hedonism, harsh-vocals, menacing

Tracklist

  1. Pinion (1:03)
  2. Wish (3:46)
  3. Last (4:44)
  4. Help Me I Am In Hell (1:56)
  5. Happiness In Slavery (5:21)
  6. Gave Up (4:08)
  7. Physical (You're So) (5:29)
  8. Suck (5:07)

Credits

  • Nine Inch Nails - primary artist
  • Maise - vocals [barks and roars]
  • Martin Atkins - drums [extra real drums]
  • Adam Ant - written-by
  • Pigface - written-by

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