Brutal Planet

Brutal Planet is the fourteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper, released in 2000. Musically, this finds Alice tackling a much darker and heavier approach than on previous albums, with many songs approaching a somewhat modern-sounding, industrial/metal sound. Lyrically, it deals with themes of dark "social fiction", including domestic violence ("Take It Like a Woman"), prejudice ("Blow Me a Kiss"), psychopathic behavior ("It's the Little Things"), war ("Pick Up the Bones"), depression, suicide ("Sanctuary"), Neo-Nazism and school shootings ("Wicked Young Man"). The album was followed by a sequel, titled Dragontown (2001).

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


 * Additional musicians
 * Sid Riggs – additional programming, sound design
 * Eva King – strings arrangement
 * Natalie Delaney – backing vocals (track 1)


 * Production
 * 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