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P.O.D. – Veritas (Album Review)

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Writing the prologue of their story 30 some odd years ago, P.O.D. has since added one more interesting chapter after another. An abbreviation for Payable on Death, the intense name of the band in a way matches their approach; which is full of heaviness, introspective ... Read More

Grey Daze – Amends (Album Review)

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In the spirit of #MakeChesterProud, Chester Bennington’s life-long friend Sean Dowdell has revived the pair’s 1990s Alt Rock band, Grey Daze, and, in doing so, brought the words and soul of the phenomenally inspiring vocalist back to life. There’s so much to be said, but ... Read More

P.O.D. – Circles (Album Review)

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Feeling so “Alive,” Nu Metal/Rap Rock veterans P.O.D. return on Friday, November 16, 2018, dropping their new album, Circles, via Mascot Label Group. Back for the first time since 2015’s The Awakening, P.O.D.’s tight unit of Vocalist Sonny Sandoval, Guitarist Marcos Curiel, Bassist Traa Daniels, along with Drummer ... Read More

Interview – Marcos Curiel of P.O.D.

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Through the evolution of music, many hybrids of styles have been crossed, thus creating entirely new genres unique unto themselves. Back in the ’90s, a new scene built a foundation where bands began to combine elements of Hip Hop with Rock and Metal at a ... Read More