POD ENJOYING NUMBER 9 POSITION

POD is enjoying their new label, who was able to get their new album When Angels and Serpents Dance to debut at Number 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

P.O.D. made its presence felt on the Billboard 200 chart as their album, When Angels & Serpents Dance debuted at Number 9. The band switched labels from Atlantic to Sony, and both returning guitarist Marcos Curiel and bassist Traa Daniels felt that the change sparked them.

The band had always had a grassroots following and the duo discussed the label change.

“No, it was not hard at all. It was just something that needed to happen. Sometimes you just need change, man. When you’re with people who don’t believe in the mission anymore and don’t believe in what we’re trying to do it’s time to change gears. Our love and passion for what we have been doing over the years has never changed. We needed new blood. We’re over at Columbia and happy. “

The album features guest appearances by Page Hamilton and by Suicidal Tendencies’ Mike Muir, a hero, and not usually one to work with other artists. Curiel and Daniels talk about working with the hardcore heroes.

[Marcos] “I mean from what I’ve heard, he’s [Mike Muir] actually never done that before with anybody else. So, we’re honored to have him as a guest appearance. Also the song is just awesome. It’s about where we come from, where we were rooted, where we were brought up. A lot of people can…It’s funny a lot of hip-hop artists write about the south or the west coast, east coast. We’re one of the few rock bands that can get away with, ‘Hey this is where we come from.’ There’s not a lot of bands that can talk about. Page Hamilton kind of came about through a friend of a friend. It’s an honor just to have him on the record because he’s definitely a big influence, he’s been a big influence to us as a band. Just to have him collaborating on a track with us is amazing.”

According to Hits Daily Double, a pre-cursor chart to the Billboard 200, When Angels And Serpents Dance is slated to move from Number 6 to Number 42. Although the drop was somewhat expected, P.O.D. feels their point has already been made.