P.O.D. - Satelite [CD]

Genre-smashing hard rock combo P.O.D. are back with SATELLITE, the highly-anticipated follow-up to 1999's RIAA platinum-certified Atlantic debut, THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF SOUTHTOWN. Much of the new album's lyrical content - at turns powerful, passionate, and poignant - deals with the band's outspoken belief in expressions of spiritual adventure and affirmation. Musically speaking, SATELLITE finds the SoCal-based quartet - Sonny: vocals; Marcos: guitars; Traa: bass; Wuv: drums - progressing by remarkable leaps and bounds. Throughout the record, P.O.D. incorporate a variety of new textures and styles into their sonic arsenal, from hip hop and dub reggae, to hardcore punk and heavy metal.