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Kiss the Pig
Studio album by Today Is the Day
Released	June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29)
Recorded	November 29, 2003 (2003-11-29) – April 22, 2004 (2004-04-22)
Studio	Austin Enterprise, Nashville, Tennessee Mastering, Clinton, Massachusetts
Genre	Grindcore
Length	36:26
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
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Chronicles of Chaos
Lambgoat
Last Rites	Positive

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. Steve Austin wrote most of the album after a live performance the band played with Slayer in Japan. 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.

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."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Austin

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the Kiss the Pig liner notes.

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

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. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
6. Smith, Evil. "Today Is Another Day". lordsofmetal.nl. Lords Of Metal. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
7. ^ 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)

External links

• Kiss The Pig at Discogs (list of releases)
• Kiss the Pig at Bandcamp

• 2004 albums
• Relapse Records albums
• Today Is the Day albums