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"When I reached than moment of being at rock bottom," Sandoval says, "I prayed to God. ... That was the point where I said to myself, 'Enough messing around, enough goofing off and getting into trouble. There's more to life than just little old me. I need to do something that means something and find something real.' "
And what he found has taken him further than he ever expected — on tours around the world and to the upper reaches of sales and airplay charts. Some find a contradiction in that a bunch of Christians have created such powerful, aggressive music. Wuv thinks it's odd that people continue to be so narrow-minded.
"There's a lot of power and energy in us," he says. "A lot of that power comes from our faith and our beliefs. We're really positive, and we want to share that with the world. As soon as you walk out the door you're hit with all this negative stuff. Why add to that pile? And the bands that we look up to — whether it be Santana, the Police or Bob Marley — when we listen to them, they uplift us and make us feel good. We wanted to have that effect on our fans because I don't want to get depressed and feel negative when I'm listening to music."
When they pick up their instruments, P.O.D. almost can't help but create thunderous, rhythmic rock. As the group has grown, its members have incorporated more styles and textures in their songs, and the band's new Payable on Death LP is its most developed and diverse yet.
"Wildfire" features a slow tribal beat, swelling guitar feedback that peaks with barbed riffs, and vocal harmonies reminiscent of 311; "Freedom Fighters" is a chugging track with diminished guitar stabs and a glorious pop chorus; "I and Identify" is a nü-metal firestorm of screaming, crooning and skull-crusher riffs; and album closer "Eternal" is an ethereal, reflective duet between Truby and Christian virtuoso musician Phil Keaggy. (Click here to read Sandoval's comments on each of the album's songs.)
As good as P.O.D. sounded with Curiel, they're now a more versatile group, unafraid to go places many hard rock bands aren't open-minded enough to roam. Truby is "more of a schooled musician" than Marcos was, Sandoval explains, "and he continues to amaze us. When he picks up a guitar and starts jamming, there's so much beauty and melody coming out that it brings out the best in us."
"When we first got Jason and we were rehearsing, we were like, 'Man, why does the music sound so full?' " adds Traa. "I looked over at Jason's hands and they were shooting all over the neck. He was playing these multiple chord parts that were amazing. So with Jason it almost sounds like we have two guitar players, even though it's only one."
Like his brothers in P.O.D., Truby is a Christian. They met him eight years ago when he was playing in the religious thrash band Living Sacrifice. After Curiel split, Truby was the first and only one they thought to call, and he was happy to enter the circle.
"It was really exciting to get that invitation," Truby remembers. "These guys are top of the line professional, and it's really easy to fuse with them. So I just try to add lots of little flavors from different things so everyone can find something interesting to chew on."
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