Brutal Planet
Brutal Planet is the fourteenth solo and twenty-first studio album overall by American rock musician Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Musically, it sees Cooper tackling a much darker and heavier approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, industrial/metal sound.
Themes
Lyrically, Brutal Planet deals with themes of dark "social fiction", including domestic violence, prejudice, psychopathic behavior, war, depression, suicide, Neo-Nazism and school shootings. The album was followed by a sequel, titled Dragontown.Reception
Doug Van Pelt, editor of the alternative Christian music-oriented HM Magazine, found that the lyrics communicated biblical morals "in a very powerful way". Van Pelt stated further that the final argument is provided in the title track, which condemns the systems of judgment that the world uses. Moreover, "Blow Me a Kiss" urges the listener to think deeper about spiritual matters.Personnel
- Alice Cooper – vocals
- Ryan Roxie – guitars
- Phil X – guitars
- China – guitars
- Eric Singer – drums
- Bob Marlette – rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards
- Sid Riggs – additional programming, sound design
- Eva King – strings arrangement
- Natalie Delaney – backing vocals
- Produced by Bob Marlette
- Executive producer – Bob Ezrin
- Engineered, mixed and arranged by Bob Marlette
- Additional engineering – Dave Reed, German Villacorta
- Assistant engineers – German Villacorta, Jaime Sickora
- Mastered by Dave Collins
- Recorded at the Blue Room, Woodland Hills, CA and the A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
- Mixed, Mastered at the A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA