Two additional hidden tracks are featured in a cover of Adam Ant’s “(You’re So) Physical” that features Reznor’s most sensual vocal to date, and “Suck,” a tense piece that bounces between a light funk and a doom-laden resolution.

Frontman Trent Reznor released explosive and confrontational music that bowled over fans and enraged critics as he battled infamy, drug addiction, and a string of vicious controversies. Michael Trent Reznor, May 17, 1965, Mercer, Pennsylvania, U.S.). By the time the EP peaks with “Gave Up,” NIN has almost transformed into the most sonically enhanced garage band of all-time. Nine Inch Nails arrived on the music scene like a wrecking ball and left a wave of destruction behind. Nine Inch Nails was essentially a stage name for singer and multi-instrumentalist Trent Reznor (b. “Wish,” “Last,” and “Happiness In Slavery” form a powerful core that stands out that much more considering the overall brevity of the project. Broken begins with barely a whisper (“Pinion”) before throwing itself full-force into an industrial fan of rough-shard guitars and dramatic atmospherics. Broken is the 1992 EP that firmly established his reputation and set up the anticipation for his incredibly abrasive masterwork, 1994’s The Downward Spiral. Reznor, however, wasn’t just some grinder-come-lately but a technologically astute musician who understood the dynamics of intense music and who was looking for new ways to express his inner rage.

Pretty Hate Machine established Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor as a creative yet commercial recording artist his industrial tones managed to find a groove that attracted rather than repelled an audience.

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