It was before P.O.D. came around that flamenco rock music didn’t play a vital part in our society as it did until they introduced it’s true power.
Without P.O.D. it may be possible that flamenco rock would still be lost in its dark ages. But their unique brand of rock includes so many other influences than just their Latin origin. In many cases P.O.D. have included soft grooves of reggae, pure hard-core tunes and a heavy deliverance of hip-hop.
Their blended fusion of all these styles truly make P.O.D. original and make them stand out above many other bands trying to have the same effect. Their hometown San Diego provided so many influences towards their music that helped them get across their universal message. Although being a Christian band, people tend to get the wrong idea of P.O.D., but definitely get proved wrong once they hear what they have to offer.
Formed in 1992 in the SoCal neighbourhood of San Ysidro, Marcos (guitar) and Wuv (drums) thrived in the music they grew up on. San Ysidro or otherwise known as \"Southtown\" was a very multi-cultural area. While Marcos and Wuv were fond of their jazz and reggae roots, they were pure punks in the making.
Both loved the fury of grunge and took to liking of popular bands such as Green Day, Pennywise, Bad Brains, and the Vandals.
They eventually decided to get a band together destined to be a band to change the future. P.O.D. (short for \"Payable On Death\"), with Marcos\' hip-hop MC cousin, Sonny, and aimed for something real. Cleveland native Traa joined in 1993 and P.O.D. was on the map. They worked constantly to develop their hidden skills and eventually played countless shows in the 1990’s. Their homemade EP ‘Brown, Snuff the Punk’ sold over 40,000 copies. After a lot of anticipation, Atlantic Records were intrigued by the group’s passion for music and hard working efforts.
It wasn’t long before they were accepted and were signed on with Atlantic Records to work on future releases in 1998. In 1999 the release of ‘Fundamental Elements of Southtown’ was sure to hit it big. The singles ‘Rock the Party (Off the Hook)’ and ‘Southtown’ were a huge success that constantly kept pushing the album to go platinum.
Their album did so well that P.O.D. earned to honours for ‘Best Hard Rock or Metal Group Album of the Year’ for ‘Rock the Party (Off the Hook)’ at the 1999 San Diego Music Awards as well. A year later and P.O.D. hit the road with Ozzfest 2000 and shared dates with Crazy Town and Stained for the MTV Campus Invasion tour. P.O.D. also managed to venture into films providing tracks that were perfectly suited for the film.
Their contribute to Adam Sandler’s, ‘Little Nicky’ released in 2001 proved a success as ‘School of Hard Knocks’ made it onto the soundtrack. P.O.D.’s musical career had a long way ahead of them. They weren’t finished yet. A second album for Atlantic, ‘Satellite’, was recorded with Howard Benson in spring 2001. Benson unleashed P.O.D.’s true spirit as the explosive hits: ‘Alive’, ‘Youth of the Nation’ and ‘Boom’ were a huge success. P.O.D’s positive mix of reggae, hip-hop andhard-core punk defined them as one of the worl’d most influencial bands of the 21st century.
Unfortunately after all these highs in their career, Co founder and guitarist, Marcos, decided to quit the band in February 2003 to lead on to other musical goals in life. After losing a member and brother of the band, they soon had to find a replacement for the departure.
However, P.O.D. did not have to search long before guitar player Jason Truby stepped in to assist P.O.D. until a permanent member could be found. At this time, P.O.D. were preparing to compose the lead single to be featured on the soundtrack of ‘the Matrix Reloaded’ as well as a powerful comeback.
P.O.D. were later to work on another representative album to be known as ‘Payable On Death’ featuring the massive single ‘Will You’.
Bio written by: hellz_hunny |
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