There are only a handful of Christian artists that see success when crossing over to the mainstream industry. But Payable on Death, better known as P.O.D., managed to do it almost effortlessly, and a good portion of said success is due to their album The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, which dropped 19 years ago this month.
Taking some influence from secular artists such as Rage Against the Machine and Sublime, P.O.D. incorporated hip-hop style vocals into a metal-driven style of rock and roll often referred to as Nu Metal. Their ability to intertwine the two genres so[…]
