P.O.D. (an acronym for Payable on Death) is an American Christian alternative metal band from San Diego, California. Formed in 1991 under the name Eschatos by drummer Wuv Bernardo and guitarist Marcos Curiel, the band changed their name in 1992 after recruiting Wuv’s cousin, Sonny Sandoval, on vocals and bassist Gabe Portillo.
Gabe left the band in 1994, with Traa Daniels taking over on bass.

The band signed with Rescue Records, a label owned by Wuv’s father, in 1994 and released 3 albums, Snuff the Punk in 1994, Brown in 1996, and Payable on Death Live in 1997. All of these received very little exposure outside of the local San Diego scene.

In 1998, the band signed with Atlantic Records and gained a greater following with their major-label debut The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, released in August 1999. The band would do 3 more albums with Atlantic. 2001’s Satellite would be a mainstream success, going 3x platinum and becoming one of Nu-Metal’s most significant albums. This was followed by their 2003 self-titled Payable on Death, and 2006’s Testify.

Marcos left the band on February 19th, 2003 to spend time on his side project, The Accident Experiment. Marcos would later claim that he was ousted from the band and was replaced by Jason Truby.
The band announced their departure from Atlantic Records in August 2006, claiming they were disillusioned with changes at the label.

On December 30th, 2006, Truby left the band and was immediately replaced by Marcos Curiel. In February 2007, the band announced a record deal with INO Records and released one album with the label, 2008’s When Angels & Serpents Dance.

In October 2011, the band announced their signing with Razor & Tie for multiple albums. However, the band would only release one album with the label, 2012’s Murdered Love.

On October 20th, 2014, the band announced a signing with T-Boy Records, which spawned one album, 2015’s The Awakening.

As of 2020, they are signed with Mascot Records and have released one album with the label, 2018’s Circles.