Christian hard rockers P.O.D. [Payable On Death] has completed work on Murdered Love, its first new studio album in four years. Due out this summer,Murdered Love is the band’s long-awaited follow-up to When Angels & Serpents Dance. Murdered Love sees the band reunited with long-time producer Howard Benson who also produced the band’s massive Satellite album alongside hit albums for Kelly Clarkson, Theory Of A Deadman, Daughtry, The All American Rejects, and My Chemical Romance.
Fans can now listen to Eyez, the first preview track from the new album. The track features special guest vocals from Jamey Jasta. Listen here:
P.O.D. will head out this spring and summer for a series of high-profile radio shows and festivals and will co-headline a tour with RED with support by Love And Death [featuring ex-Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch] and Icon For Hire. The tour will make stops throughout the Midwest and East Coast, tour dates are listed below.
Eyez is the first “look” from our new album coming out this Summer. We wanted to come out hard for all our die-hard warriors,” adds lead vocalist Sonny Sandoval.
P.O.D. [Payable on Death] formed in 1992 has logged a remarkable array of achievements, including worldwide sales exceeding 10 million, a series of chart topping radio hits, and an unprecedented four #1 MTV videos. With a 15-year career under their belts, P.O.D. has released seven studio albums, received three Grammy Award nominations, contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks, and toured the world over many times. With their third studio album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, they achieved their initial mainstream success – the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2000. Their following studio album, Satellite, continued the band’s success with the hit singles, “Alive” and “Youth of the Nation,” pushing it to go triple platinum. The band’s line-up consists of vocalist Sonny Sandoval, drummer Wuv Bernardo, guitarist Marcos Curiel, and bassist Traa Daniels.
P.O.D.‘s last album, When Angels & Serpents Dance, sold 34,000 in the United States in its first week of release in April 2008 to debut at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The band’s previous CD, Testify, registered a first-week tally of just over 54,000 back in February 2006 to land at No. 9.
When Angels & Serpents Dance featured guest appearances from the Marley Sisters, Suicidal Tendencies singer Mike Muir and Helmet guitarist Page Hamilton.
P.O.D. International Tour Dates
April 6 – Toowoomba, Australia – Easterfest Queens Park
April 8 – Albany, Australia – Strawberry Jam Music Festival
April 10 – Wellington, New Zealand – Wellington Town Hall (co-headline with Rapture Ruckus)
April 11 – Auckland, New Zealand – Logan Campbell Centre (co-headline with Rapture Ruckus)
P.O.D. U.S. Tour Dates
April 28 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum – 98Rockfest *
April 29 – Jacksonville, FL – Metropolitan Park – Welcome To Rockville*
April 30 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen+
May 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Altar Bar 9 +
May 4 – Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live- Lunatic Luau *
May 5 – Rockingham, NC -Rockingham Speedway *
May 6 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live ^ (radio show)
May 8 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club^
May 9 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance^
May 11 – Traverse City, MI – Ground Zero @ The Streeters Center+
May 12 – Libertyville, IL – Austin’s Fuel Room ^
May 13 – Boone, IA – Central Iowa Expo – Lazerfest 2012*
May 16 – Milwaukee, MI – The Rave^
May 17 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop Concert Lounge^
May 19 – Columbus, OH – Columbus Crew Stadium – Rock On The Range*
May 20 – Maryland Heights, MD – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – KPNT Radio Show *
May 22 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel^
May 23 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom^
May 24 – Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theatere ^
May 25 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma*
May 27 – El Paso, TX – 27th Annual KLAQ Balloon Festival at Wet & Wild Waterworld*
August 2 – Midland, TX – Rock The Desert*
November 27 – December 1 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL -ShipRocked 2012
*P.O.D. on festival
+P.O.D. Headline support from Love and Death featuring Brian Head Welch and Icon For Hire
^ P.O.D. and RED Co-Headline support from Love and Death featuring Brian Head Welch and Icon For Hire
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