![]() ![]() has lost none of their rootsy funk metal swagger, Ballard - the man behind such pop titans as Michael Jackson, Van Halen, and Alanis Morissette - has found a way to give them an eminently palatable studio sheen that brings to mind a deft mix of the arena rock of Asia and the Police, as much as it does Sepultura. Bright, loud, but always artful, Testify's glossy production comes via journeyman hitmaking producer and synthesizer master Glen Ballard. Turntables and cheesy samples, and instead delivers a mature and The band continues to eschew such rap-rock gimmicks as ancillary use of ![]() Smartly, on their fifth studio album, Testify, They have at least heard Bad Brains' first three albums and probably dug them. Even during the group's most "nu-metal" moments, they sound like Has always retained a bit more respectability than their rap-rock Whether it be the group's Christian ethos, ethnically diverse makeup, or reggae-sunsplash-meets-Ozfest vibe, P.O.D.
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