The year 2012 is slowly but surely becoming one of the most interesting CD release years for a long time. The Numetal veterans of POD lay in her now the twentieth year band (!) In front of a new album. Murdered Love unites in eleven titles proven basic recipes previous hits of the band. Catchy songs like the successful albums The Fundamental Elements of Southtown and Satellite dive unfortunately kaumt on, it sounds to many songs similar to some older. But this is clearly noticeable that the band should look to its origins and still powerfully carry forward their concerns know. Few bands manage to create their own unique style, which still manifests itself mainly by Sonny Sandoval eingägig-powerful lyrics and Marcos Curiels typical POD guitar riffs. Most haunting succeeded is a wonderful ballad with the aptly titled Beautiful, which is melancholic and yet building from finding the true beauty of a person tells and hot candidate for one of the finest pieces POD. Be recorded as successful is the cover art, which shows a stylized post-nuclear robotic Pietà , as well as photographs of the band members that reflect their Christian conviction main tattoos.
In the Vereingten States, where much of the longtime fans likely to be at home, the way a fierce debate about the last song I Am has arisen, which repeatedly used the infamous F-word in the chorus. As a result, among other things, a special edition of the CD for the financially not be underestimated Christian market appeared, which dispenses with this very song in the booklet are up four strokes and in public performances in US media the word must sound technology alienates are to no longer be recognizable. Texter Sonny explains the choice of words in an interview with the fact that he in the song, the situation of young people from the street who wonders who Jesus really is, will play with the words. My tip: consider song and text with the corresponding background at rest, form their own opinions and appropriate words not concede more power than they deserve. The quality of the album or the song is not thereby diminished.