Kiss the Pig

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Kiss the Pig
Today Is the Day - Kiss the Pig.jpeg
Studio album by
Today Is the Day
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 CDRR 6619
Rococo LP RCC-0004

References

  1. ↑ Serba, John. "Kiss the Pig". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ McKay, Aaron. "Kiss The Pig Review". chroniclesofchaos.com. Chronicles Of Chaos. Retrieved 2004-12-07.
  3. ↑ Corey. "Kiss The Pig Review". lambgoat.com. Lambgoat. Retrieved 2004-07-21.
  4. ↑ Ailes, Drew (6 June 2004). "Kiss The Pig Review". yourlastrites.com. Last Rites. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
  5. ↑ Belcher, Tony. "Today Is The Day Interview". www.tartareandesire.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ Smith, Evil. "Today Is Another Day". lordsofmetal.nl. Lords Of Metal. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Schultz, Carl. "Today Is The Day: Studio Report". shop.relapse.com. Resound Magazine/Relapse Records. Archived from the original on 2004-09-04. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Critics' Poll 2004". Rock Sound . Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  9. ↑ Kiss the Pig (booklet). Today Is the Day. Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania: Relapse Records. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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