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'''''Broken''''' (also known as '''''Halo 5''''') is an EP that was released in 1992. ''Broken'' is the fifth official Nine Inch Nails release. Although it is an EP, it is usually considered to be the band's second major release after ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' since it consists entirely of new material. It was followed later in 1992 by ''[[Fixed (album)|Fixed]]'', a companion EP of remixes of the songs on ''Broken''.

On this EP, there are louder mixes and more distortion on every instrument, including a classic Mellotron MKIV (originally owned by John Lennon), which can be heard most particularly on the track "Gave Up". The lyrics are less of a departure; for the most part the themes involve angst, control and dependency struggles. Reznor said he wanted the album to be "an ultra-fast chunk of death" for the listener, something that would "make your ears a little scratchy".{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

*[[Martin Atkins]] - [[Drums]]*[[Trent Reznor]] - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], Programming, [[Record producer|Producer]]*[[Chris Vrenna]] - [[Drums]], Programming, Beats, Artist

<div align=center>Broken was secretly recorded from March to August 1992 in a variety of locations<br>without the permission of<br>the record label<br>to ensure it could fester without Divine Intervention<br>

<p>Broken was a hard recording to make<br>Broken is an ugly record made during an ugly time in my life<br>Broken marks phase three of nine inch nails: the becoming<br>I am starting to realize what this is all about<br>

<p>Flood started out producing but I ended up<br>

<p>nine inch nails is still not a real band with real people playing real instruments<br>

<p>I am starting work on my new full-length recording – The Downward Spiral – which I<br>

* The record reached #7 on the Billboard 200. The track "[[Wish (song)|Wish]]", which includes the lyric "fist fuck", won a Grammy Award. Reznor later joked that his epitaph should read: "REZNOR: Died. Said 'fist fuck' and won a Grammy." {{Fact|date=February 2007}}