Bob Marlette

Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Tony lommi, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Seether, Saliva, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, and Sheryl Crow.

Career Marlette started out as a session musician and the first album he appeared on was Al Stewart's 24 Carrots. He has then worked as a musician, mainly as keyboardist and pianist, and composer for numerous artists including Tracy Chapman, John Wetton, Laura Branigan, Alice Cooper, Krokus and The Storm.

In 1994 he produced Red Square Black's Square EP, his first collaboration with John 5, which would be followed by David Lee Roth's album DLR Band, 2wo (industrial metal project of John 5 and Rob Halford), the mixing of the UK bonus CD of Marilyn Manson's The Last Tour on Earth and Loser. In the late 1990s besides Rob Halford he started producing other big hard rock names like Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi, and Quiet Riot.

In the new millennium he became famous for producing hit-records for post-grunge and alternative metal bands as well as traditional hard rock bands. In 2011, he produced heavy metal band Anvil's new album Juggernaut of Justice, their first album after the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil. He is a regular at Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire.

In addition, Marlette produced, mixed, and engineered Shinedown’s debut album Leave a Whisper, which was certified Platinum in the United States, and produced Saliva’s album Every Six Seconds, also certified Platinum. Marlette went on to produce the band’s follow-up Back Into Your System, which earned Gold certification, and co-wrote and produced their hit single “Ladies and Gentlemen,” which peaked at number 2 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and number 25 on the Alternative Songs chart, later achieving Gold status.

His work on Seether’s Disclaimer II contributed to the album’s Platinum certification in the U.S. and Gold status in multiple countries, with the single “Broken” reaching 4× Platinum. Marlette also produced the studio tracks on Black Sabbath’s Reunion, which was certified Platinum in the U.S. and Canada and Silver in the U.K..

Selected discography

ÆGES – Weightless Airbourne – Breakin' Outta Hell Airbourne – Runnin' Wild Alice Cooper – Brutal Planet Alice Cooper – Dragontown Andy Fraser – Fine, Fine Line Ankla – Steep Trails Anvil – Juggernaut of Justice Anvil – Hope in Hell Atreyu – Congregation of the Damned Black Sabbath – Reunion Black Stone Cherry – Folklore and Superstition Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky Bleeker Ridge – Small Town Dead Dee Carstensen – Beloved One Filter – The Sun Comes Out Tonight Filter – The Trouble with Angels He is Legend – Heavyfruit Ill Niño – Confession Laura Branigan – Touch Lynyrd Skynyrd – God & Guns Lynyrd Skynyrd – Last of a Dyin' Breed Marilyn Manson – The Last Tour on Earth Marshall Crenshaw – Good Evening Quiet Riot – Alive and Well Red Sun Rising – Polyester Zeal Rick Springfield, Tim Pierce & Bob Marlette – Sahara Snow Rob Halford – The Essential Halford Rob Zombie – Essential Rob Zombie – Spookshow International Live Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor Saliva – Back into Your System Saliva – Blood Stained Love Story Saliva – Cinco Diablo Saliva – Every Six Seconds Sebastian Bach – Abachalypse Now Sebastian Bach – Give Em' Hell Sebastian Bach – Kicking & Screaming Seether – Disclaimer II Seether – Karma and Effect Seether – Seether: 2002–2013 Shinedown – Leave A Whisper Smashing Satellites – SonicAluzion Texas Hippie Coalition – Ride On Texas Hippie Coalition – Gunsmoke Tonight Alive – Limitless Tony Iommi – Iommi Tony Iommi/Glenn Hughes – Fused Tracy Chapman – Crossroads Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman Union – The Blue Room Wilson Phillips – Shadows and Light 2wo – Voyeurs