These days, a lot of Christian acts get heat either for not being Christian enough or for being poseurs. Funny, but that’s never happened to P.O.D. The San Diego rap-metal/rock/alt-metal act delivers more angst and despair than a million self-loathing emo bands. Their infectious grooves and crunching guitars create a massive wall of sound. And oh, yeah, they’re believers. (File these dudes under “Yeah, I’m Christian, now fuck off.”)
Pillar, the Chariot and Maylene, and the Sons of Disaster open.
Tue., May 9, 6 p.m.
This article appears in May 4-10, 2006.