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Kiss the Pig
Kiss the Pig
Studio album by Today Is the Day
Released	June 29, 2004
Recorded	November 29, 2003 – April 22, 2004
Studio	Austin Enterprise, Nashville, Tennessee; Mastering, Clinton, Massachusetts
Genre	Grindcore
Length	36:26
Label	Relapse, Rococo
Producer	Steve Austin
Today Is the Day chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	^[2]
Lambgoat	^[3]
Last Rites	Positive^[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]

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.	Title	Length
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

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
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

Steve Austin – vocals, guitar, sampler, production, engineering
Chris Debari – bass guitar, backing vocals
Mike Rosswog – drums

Production

Aaron Kotilainen – assistant engineering
Dave Wilson – assistant engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2004	Relapse	CD	RR 6619
United States	2004	Rococo	LP	RCC-0004

References

^ Serba, John. "Kiss the Pig". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ McKay, Aaron. "Kiss The Pig Review". chroniclesofchaos.com. Chronicles Of Chaos. Retrieved 2004-12-07.
^ Corey. "Kiss The Pig Review". lambgoat.com. Lambgoat. Retrieved 2004-07-21.
^ Ailes, Drew (6 June 2004). "Kiss The Pig Review". yourlastrites.com. Last Rites. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
^ Belcher, Tony. "Today Is The Day Interview". www.tartareandesire.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
^ Smith, Evil. "Today Is Another Day". lordsofmetal.nl. Lords Of Metal. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Critics' Poll 2004". Rock Sound. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ 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)