Q:Facts: - years active: 1992 -- present - landscape: yes - caption: p.o.d. traa daniels , wuv bernardo , marcos curiel and sonny in sandoval . 2008 . from left to right : - origin: san diego , california - label: rescue , tooth & nail , atlantic , columbia/ino , razor & tie - genre: alternative rap metal metal , nu metal , christian metal , - name: p.o.d. -lrb- payable on death -rrb- - image size: 990 - background: group_or_band - image: pod2byphilkonstantin.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of p.o.d. .
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payable on death -lrb- abbreviated as p.o.d. -rrb- is an american christian alternative metal band formed in 1992 .the band 's line-up consists of vocalist sonny sandoval , drummer wuv bernardo , guitarist marcos curiel , and bassist traa daniels .they have released six major label studio albums along with two independent albums and have sold over 12 million records worldwide .over the course of their career , the band has received three grammy award nominations , contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks and toured internationally .with their third studio album , '' the fundamental elements of southtown '' , they achieved their initial mainstream success ; the album was certified platinum by the riaa in 2000 .their following studio album , '' satellite '' , continued the band 's success with the singles , '' alive '' and '' youth of the nation '' , pushing it to go triple platinum .