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.

Brutal Planet
Studio album by Alice Cooper
Released	June 6, 2000
Recorded	2000
Studio	Blue Room, A&M (Hollywood)
Genre	Industrial metal[1] hard rock[2][3]
Length	47:58
Label	Spitfire
Producer	Bob Marlette
Alice Cooper chronology
The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper (1999) Brutal Planet (2000) Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper (2001)
Singles from Brutal Planet
"Brutal Planet (promo only)" Released: 2000 "Gimme" Released: August 2000 "Blow Me a Kiss" Released: 2000 "It's the Little Things (promo only)" Released: 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HM Magazine	[4]
Metal Heads Forever Magazine	76/100[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

Themes

Lyrically, Brutal Planet 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).

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".^[4] Van Pelt stated further that the final argument is provided in the title track, which condemns the systems of judgment that the world uses.^[4] Moreover, "Blow Me a Kiss" urges the listener to think deeper about spiritual matters.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alice Cooper and Bob Marlette except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Brutal Planet"		4:40
2.	"Wicked Young Man"		3:50
3.	"Sanctuary"		4:00
4.	"Blow Me a Kiss"	Cooper, Marlette, Bob Ezrin	3:18
5.	"Eat Some More"		4:36
6.	"Pick Up the Bones"		5:14
7.	"Pessi-Mystic"	Cooper, Marlette, Brian Nelson	4:56
8.	"Gimme"		4:46
9.	"It's the Little Things"		4:11
10.	"Take It Like a Woman"		4:12
11.	"Cold Machines"		4:14

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me"	4:09

2001 tour edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"It's the Little Things" (live)		5:19
13.	"Wicked Young Man" (live)		3:32
14.	"Poison" (live)	Cooper, Desmond Child, John McCurry	4:52
15.	"My Generation" (live)	Pete Townshend	1:32
16.	"Total Rock Rockumentary"		35:48

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

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	23
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9]	32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	66
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	38
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[13]	5
US Billboard 200[14]	193
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	11