Kiss the Pig

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Kiss the Pig
Today Is the Day - Kiss the Pig.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 2004 (2004-06-29)
RecordedNovember 29, 2003 (2003-11-29) – April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22)
StudioAustin Enterprise, Nashville, Tennessee
Mastering, Clinton, Massachusetts
Genre Grindcore
Length36:26
Label Relapse, Rococo
Producer Steve Austin
Today Is the Day chronology
Sadness Will Prevail
(2002)
Kiss the Pig
(2004)
Axis of Eden
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chronicles of Chaos Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
LambgoatStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Last RitesPositive [4]

Kiss the Pig is the seventh album by Today Is the Day, released on June 29, 2004 through Relapse Records. Lyrically, the album takes inspiration from the presidency of George W. Bush and the Iraq War. [5] Steve Austin wrote most of the album after a live performance the band played with Slayer in Japan. [6] The same show is where the group met Japanese charcoal artist Takanami Kazuhiko, whose painting titled Evileyes was chosen for the album's cover before recording even began. [7]

Contents

The album's title is supposed to be a reference to Austin's critique of capitalism and American society, and was inspired by how "all of us, from the day we are born are taught to love and worship money, even though money is the ruin of mankind." [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Austin.

No.TitleLength
1."Why They Hate Us"3:35
2."Kiss the Pig"2:00
3."Mother's Ruin"2:27
4."This Machine Kills Fascists"2:46
5."Outland"1:40
6."Don't Tread on Hope"2:25
7."Sympathy Junky"0:44
8."Platinum Pussy"4:43
9."Train Train"0:40
10."Bee's Wax and Star Wars"3:13
11."Birthright"12:13

Accolades

YearPublicationCountryAccoladeRank
2004 Rock Sound United Kingdom"Albums of the Year"45 [8]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Kiss the Pig liner notes. [9]

Today Is the Day

Production

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States2004 Relapse CD RR 6619
Rococo LP RCC-0004

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