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'P.O.D.' is a Christian hard rock band from San Diego, California. The letters P.O.D. stand for Payable on Death.
Overview
P.O.D.'s music is influenced by nu metal, rap and, at times, reggae.
While the exact date of formation remains unknown, friends, Marcos Curiel and Wuv Bernardo took part in jam sessions without a vocalist. After his mother's fatal illness, Sonny Sandoval converted to Christianity after seeing God in her eyes as she died; he joined P.O.D in 1992. Traa joined the band later when they needed a bassist for a concert. Before this time, they had a bassist named Gabe (nothing is known about him), who appeared on the original demo tape of '92. (Sonny also has some talent on the bass guitar, so it's highly possible he filled the position for a while.)
P.O.D. released two self-produced albums between 1992 and 1999, "Snuff the Punk" (1992) and "Brown" (1996). In 1997 they released a CD of live recordings from the TomFest Christian concert. Their main activity was focused on building a strong fan base first in the San Diego area and then throughout the rest of America. In 1998 they signed with Atlantic Records allowing them to gain mass-media coverage that auto-production wouldn't allow.
P.O.D.'s 1999 mainstream debut album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, spawned the hits "Southtown", "School of Hard Knocks" (on the soundtrack for Little Nicky) and the TRL favorite "Rock the Party". All three videos enjoyed heavy play on MTV2, and the songs were rock radio hits.
Prior to the release of The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, P.O.D. released a tribute CD to their loyal fans, the Warriors. This limited edition CD has only 30,000 copies in print, and was licensed by Atlantic Records and distributed by Tooth&Nail Records.
In 2001, just days before the September 11, 2001 attacks, P.O.D. released the music video for their second album, Satellite. The album's first single, "Alive," already a rock radio hit, went on to become one of MTV and MTV2's most played videos of the year. The popular video, as well as the song's positive messages to be grateful for life, helped the song become a huge pop radio hit. Alive also appears to have religious undertones and is played in C tuning.
The album's second single, "Youth of the Nation", was inspired in part by the Santana High School and Granite Hills High School Shootings. The 2002 singles, "Boom" and "Satellite," were not hits on the level that the first two singles were.
In 2003, guitarist Marcos Curiel left the band due to his side project (The Accident Experiment, AxE) and their spiritual differences. Curiel was replaced by Jason Truby (formerly of Christian thrash/death metal band Living Sacrifice).
In the same year they released their third mainstream album, Payable on Death.
On November 15, 2005, P.O.D. released The Warriors EP, Volume 2 as a tribute to their many fans. It's the second in their "Warriors EP" series, the first being released in 1999 by Tooth and Nail Records. It features some demos from Testify, as well as two live tracks, two b-sides, and a cover of the 1980s Payolas reggae hit "Eyes of a Stranger."
Their sixth album entitled Testify was slated for a December 2005 release, but has been pushed back to the date of January 24, 2006. The first single will be called "Goodbye for Now", with another new song called "Lights Out" being featured as the "official theme song" to WWE's Survivor Series PPV in November.
Current Members
* Sonny Sandoval - vocals
* Jason Truby - guitar
* Wuv Bernardo - drums
* Traa Daniels - bass
Former Members
* Marcos Curiel - guitar (2003)
* Gabriel Portillo - bass (1994), left before recording/release of Snuff the Punk
Discography
Albums
* Snuff the Punk (1992)
* Brown (1996)
* Payable on Death Live (1997)
* The Warriors EP (1999)
* Limited Edition Bonus EP (1999)
* The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1999)
* Satellite (2001) #6 US, #16 UK
* Payable on Death (2003)
* The Warriors EP, Volume 2 (2005)
* Testify (January 24, 2006)
Singles
'From Satellite:'
* 2001 "Alive" #41 US, #19 UK
* 2002 "Youth Of The Nation" #28 US, #36 UK
'From The Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack (and some editions of Payable On Death):'
* 2003 "Sleeping Awake" #42 UK
'From Payable On Death:'
* 2004 "Will You" #68 UK
Rare Tracks
* "The Payback" from the soundtrack for XXX - State of the Union
* "Truly Amazing" from the album The Passion of the Christ - Songs
* "America" from the album Shaman by Santana
Billboard Chart Positions, by song
* "Rock The Party (Off The Hook)", Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #25
* "Rock The Party (Off The Hook)", Modern rock tracks, peaked at #27
* "School of Hard Knocks", Modern rock tracks, peaked at #38
* "Southtown", Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #31
* "Southtown", Modern rock tracks, peaked at #28
* "Alive", Billboard mainstream rock charts, peaked at #4
* "Alive", Billboard modern rock charts, peaked at #2
* "Alive", Billboard Hot 100, peaked at #41
* "Boom", Billboard mainstream rock charts, peaked at #21
* "Boom", Billboard modern rock charts, peaked at #13
* "Satellite", Mainstream Rock Tracks, peaked at #15
* "Satellite", Modern Rock Tracks, peaked at #21
* "Youth Of The Nation", Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #6
* "Youth Of The Nation", Modern rock tracks, reached #1
* "Youth Of The Nation", Hot 100, peaked at #28
* "Youth Of The Nation", Top 40 mainstream, peaked at #18
* "Youth Of The Nation", Top 40 tracks, peaked at #36
* "Sleeping Awake", Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #20
* "Sleeping Awake", Modern rock tracks, peaked at #14
* "Change The World", Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #32
* "Change The World", Modern rock tracks, peaked at #38
* "Will You", Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #12
* "Will You", Modern rock tracks, peaked at #12
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