"This I pledge and I'm taking to my death / I'll lay my life down for you and die over again / I and I, I'm not ashamed of the Most High" Released 25 years ago earlier this month, this is the fourth studio album by nu-metal band P.O.D. Starting as an underground metal group in Southern California in the early '90s, the band hit the big time in 1999 with their major-label The Fundamental Elements Of Southtown album and in fall 2000 a new band called Linkin Park was an opening band on P.O.D.'s tour. Then on September 11, 2001, this album was released and it quickly outsold all their other albums combined. For a few years, "Alive" and "Youth Of The Nation" were all over mainstream rock radio, and their metal with slick production, catchy hooks, and infusion of hip-hop/reggae into their sound made for a powerful combination. "Boom" was on a list of songs that Clear Channel Communications asked not to be played on their radio stations after September 11th as it could have evoked the idea of bombs. The first half of the album is definitely the best songs, but I do like the lesser known parts of the album too. They don't shy away from their Christianity, for sure, on songs like "The Messenjah", "Without Jah, Nothin'" and "Portrait". "Without Jah..." and "Ridiculous" have guest spots from reggae artists, while "Anything Right" features vocals from Blindside's lead singer for the hardest metal song on this album. And even "Thinking About Forever" and "Portrait" are excellent songs to close the album. P.O.D. might be known for just a few songs, but Satellite is also a top-notch album of reggae-infused nu-metal with heart.

Release Year: 2001
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