During an era when most heavy metal bands wallowed in their own misery, singing about pain and sadness, P.O.D. offered a more optimistic alternative. The band had been releasing music since the late '90s, but it was this album rather than its commercially overlooked predecessor, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1998), that reached out to countless listeners. Quite simply, you can't deny the emotion P.O.D. funnels into its songs. The sentiment feels genuine, as if this band truly cares abo...   [ read more ]

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The set list for Vitamin's String Quartet Tribute to P.O.D. is pretty wide-ranging. It reaches all the way back to 1999's Fundamental Elements of Southtown for "Set Your Eyes to Zion" and the title track, includes great B-sides like "Sleeping Awake" (from the {#Matrix: Reloaded} soundtrack), and, of course, draws heavily from the California combo's breakthrough record, Satellite. While its arrangements for violin, cello, and viola can't muster as much emotion as the originals, these ve...   [ read more ]

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Snuff the Punk, P.O.D.'s second album for Christian indie Rescue Records, was re-released in early 2000 by the Diamante label following the band's major-label debut in 1999. It captures the band in their formative stage, still honing their fairly wide-ranging rap-metal sound, but providing enough moments of raw power to satisfy fans. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

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