''Payable on Death Live'' is the first live album by American
Christian metal
Christian metal, also known as white metal, Jesus metal, or heavenly metal, is heavy metal music distinguished by its Christian-themed song lyrics and the dedication of the band-members to Christianity. Christian metal is typically performed by ...
band
P.O.D.
P.O.D. (an initialism for Payable on Death) is an American nu metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval, bassist Mark "Traa" Daniels, lead guitarist Mar ...
released on February 18, 1997 as their third and final album on
Rescue Records
Rescue Records was created by P.O.D. drummer Wuv Bernardo's father and Sonny Sandoval's uncle, Noah Bernardo Sr. It is most notable for being the label that started multi-platinum band P.O.D. and is currently distributed by Syntax Creative a dist ...
. It was recoded at the TomFest concert in 1997, and continues the
punk
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Genres, subculture, and related aspects
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-influenced sound of the band's first two studio albums, ''
Snuff the Punk'' (1994) and
''Brown'' (2001). The album was remastered and rereleased in 2001 by Rescue Records.
Track listing
* The track "Draw the Line" was written by Tim Gonzalez of the San Diego rapcore group House of Suffering.
* On the original release, "Murder" was track 9. On the re-release, "1-800-HIT-HOME" and "Murder" are both at the end of track 8. "1-800-HIT-HOME" is not actually a song, but a message from Noah Bernardo Sr. (father of
Wuv Bernardo
Noah "Wuv" Bernardo Jr. (born February 24, 1974) is an American musician, most notably the drummer for Christian nu metal band P.O.D.
According to a FAQ, Bernardo is Filipino, Italian, German, and Chamorro. He is the first cousin of the band ...
and owner of Rescue Records). It has information about believing in and receiving
Christ
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, and about "1-800-HIT-HOME".
References
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P.O.D. albums
1997 live albums