P.O.D.

This article is about the band. For other uses, see POD (disambiguation).

P.O.D.
P.O.D. at Hellfest 2013
P.O.D. at Hellfest 2013
Background information
Also known asPuddle of Dominance
OriginSan Diego, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1992–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitepayableondeath.com

P.O.D. (an initialism for Payable on Death[8]) is an American Christian nu metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval, bassist Mark "Traa" Daniels, lead guitarist Marcos Curiel, and drummer Noah "Wuv" Bernardo.[8][9][10] They have sold over 12 million records worldwide.[11]

Over the course of their career, the band has received three Grammy Award nominations, contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks and toured internationally. With their third studio album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, they achieved their initial mainstream success; the album was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000.[10][12] Their following studio album, Satellite, continued the band's success with the singles, "Alive" and "Youth of the Nation", pushing it to go triple platinum.[12][13]

  1. ^ "P.O.D. Biography". TodaysChristianMusic.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "State of California Censors Christian Metal Band - The Gauntlet News". Thegauntlet.com. October 26, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Tognazzini, Anthony. "Live" (album review). AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 6, 2012. Christian alternative metal outfit P.O.D. mix post hardcore sounds with touches of rap, Latin, reggae, and straightforward metal...
  4. ^ Udo, Tommy (2002). Brave Nu World. Sanctuary Publishing. pp. 10, 104. ISBN 1-86074-415-X.
  5. ^ Moberg, Marcus (2015). Christian Metal: History, Ideology, Scene. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 16, 39. ISBN 978-1-47257-986-7.
  6. ^ "Metal band P.O.D. stops by The Black Sheep". ColoradoSprings.com. September 20, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  7. ^ Weiner, Natalie (October 16, 2015). "No, Katy Perry Was Never P.O.D.'s 'Backup Singer'". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Newquist, HP; Maloof, Rich (2004). The New Metal Masters. CMP. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-0-87930-804-9. Almost militantly Christian, the band wears religion on its sleeve. Its name is an acronym for Payable on Death, a term that highlights the concept that how you live on Earth determines where you live after you die.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Payable on Death Review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b MacKenzie, Wilson. "P.O.D. Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  11. ^ "P.O.D. – The Cost of The Crusade". ccmmagazine.com. November 16, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "P.O.D. leaves Atlantic Records and Curiel returns". Blabbermouth. Roadrunner Records. December 20, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2007. P.O.D. was with Atlantic for four albums and two EPs. The band signed with Atlantic in 1998, after selling more than 40,000 copies of its independently released EPs. The group's Atlantic debut, "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown", came out in 1999 and went platinum, while 2001's "Satellite" was a multi-platinum success. But the group felt that personnel changes at Atlantic were responsible for recent sales dips – more than 500,000 copies of 2003's "Payable On Death" were sold, but less than 250,000 copies of the recent "Testify".
  13. ^ Jeckell, Barry A. (September 19, 2002). "Satellite is certified triple-platinum". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2007. The triple-platinum milestone was recently reached by hard rock act P.O.D.'s year-old "Satellite" (Atlantic)