History Music / POD

* XMeetsY: Music/LinkinPark meets Music/{{Soulfly}} and Music/{{Skindred}}.

* XMeetsY: Music/LinkinPark meets Music/{{Soulfly}} and Music/{{Skindred}}

* XMeetsY: They're basically what ''Hybrid Theory''/''Meteora''-era Music/LinkinPark would be if they were Christian, had the same singer doing the rapping and singing, and dialed up the metal elements.

* AlliterativeName: Sonny Sandoval.

* XMeetsY: They're basically what Music/LinkinPark would be if they were Christian, had the same singer doing the rapping and singing, and dialed up the metal elements.

P.O.D. is a NuMetal[=/=]AlternativeRock band formed in 1992 in California. The band is an example of both NuMetal and ChristianRock. In later years, however, the band shifted from its original RapRock/Nu Metal sound toward a more AlternativeRock sound, with more singing as opposed to rapping, and lighter instrumentation.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sonny - real name Paul Joshua Sandoval, as well as Wuv - real name Noah - Bernardo.

* GodIsLoveSongs: Or "Jah Is Love Songs", as their lyrics would say, with "Jah" meaning God.

* BadassLonghair: Sonny was once very well known for his extremely long dreadlocks, which reached to his waist before he cut them right around the release of their 2009 album.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Sonny Sandoval

* DramaticDrop: Discussed in "Know Me".

** They get crap past their ChristianRock fan base on several occasions as well. "Lights Out" contains the line "we tore the roof off this mother". "On the Grind", featuring members of "secular" hip hop groups Psycho Realm and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., is PG-rated GangstaRap replete with references to violent thuggery and "pimpin'. The same song unambiguously mentions the female genitalia in its first verse. On several songs the band refer to themselves as "[=OGs=]" (original gangsters). The mild profanities "hell yeah" and "damn" show up on "If It Wasn't for You" and "Kaliforn-Eye-A", respectively. Their early song "Live and Die" samples a line from "Gangsta Gangsta" by [[Music/{{NWA}} N.W.A.]], "And here's the plot: takin' niggaz out with a flurry of buckshots."

* DropWhatYouAreDoing: Discussed in "Know Me".

* {{Columbine}}: Inspired "Youth of the Nation".
** Actually, that song was inspired by the March 5, 2001 school shootings at Santana High in Santee, California, the shootings took place near where the band was recording at the time.

P.O.D. is a NuMetal/AlternativeRock band formed in 1992 in California. The band is an example of both NuMetal and ChristianRock. In later years, however, the band shifted from its original RapRock/Nu Metal sound toward a more AlternativeRock sound, with more singing as opposed to rapping, and lighter instrumentation.

P.O.D. is a NuMetal/Alternative Metal band formed in 1992 in California. The band is an example of both NuMetal and ChristianRock. In later years, however, the band shifted from its original RapRock/Nu Metal sound toward a more AlternativeRock (though still metal inspired) sound, with more singing as opposed to rapping, and lighter instrumentation.

* AlternativeMetal

* RapRock / RapMetal: Their earlier work.

** They get crap past their ChristianRock fan base on several occasions as well. "Lights Out" contains the line "we tore the roof off this mother". "On the Grind", featuring members of "secular" hip hop groups Psycho Realm and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., is PG-rated GangstaRap replete with references to violent thuggery and "pimpin'. The same song unambiguously mentions the female genitalia in its first verse. On several songs the band refer to themselves as "[=OGs=]" (original gangsters). The mild profanities "hell yeah" and "damn" show up on "If It Wasn't for You" and "Kaliforn-Eye-A", respectively. Their early song "Live and Die" samples a line from "Gangsta Gangsta" by [[Music/{{NWA}} N.W.A.]], "takin' niggaz out with a flurry of buckshots."

* TheMatrix: "Sleeping Awake", a song they recorded for "The Matrix Reloaded".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Of a sort. Since the label "ChristianRock" is essentially a kiss of death for any band looking for mainstream fame, the band writes lyrics in such a way as to avoid making direct references to their faith, while making it clear that they're believers. It worked well enough that subsequent Christian rock bands (such as {{Flyleaf}}, Skillet and {{Creed}}) have done the same thing.
** They get crap past their ChristianRock fan base on several occasions as well. "Lights Out" contains the line "we tore the roof off this mother". "On the Grind", featuring members of "secular" hip hop groups Psycho Realm and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., is PG-rated GangstaRap replete with references to violent thuggery and "pimpin'. The same song unambiguously mentions the female genitalia in its first verse. On several songs the band refer to themselves as "OGs" (original gangsters). The mild profanities "hell yeah" and "damn" show up on "If It Wasn't for You" and "Kaliforn-Eye-A", respectively. Their early song "Live and Die" samples a line from "Gangsta Gangsta" by [=~N.W.A.~=], "takin' niggaz out with a flurry of buckshots."

* TheRedStapler: After Sonny Sandoval gave his newborn daughter the unusual name of "Nevaeh" ("heaven" spelled backwards), the name went from being unheard of to, as of 2007, becoming the 31st most popular name for baby girls in America, ahead of such stalwarts as Sara, Amanda and Vanessa.