Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
In a recent interview with SWOMP, Christian nu metal band P.O.D. disclosed that they have finished recording their upcoming album, which is a sequel to “Veritas” from 2024, as per MetalInjection. This time, they collaborated with Grammy-nominated music producer and engineer Will Yip, who is well-known for his work with bands including Movements, Turnstile, and Title Fight. The recording was done at Memory Music Studios, Yip’s new studio in South Philadelphia. Guitarist Marcos Curiel of P.O.D. discussed his collaboration with Yip.
[Yip] is credited for pretty much working from everything from Circa Survive, Anthony Green, Quicksand, Code Orange, Title Fight, and most recent, his biggest accolades, Grammys for Turnstile. And now he’s working with P.O.D. It wasn’t, like, ‘Oh, we’re gonna get with [Yip] ’cause he’s a Grammy [nominee]…’ It was because we’ve been fans of his work, but he was also a fan of our band. When the opportunity arose, he took it, and was, like, ‘Dude, I love your band. I wanna produce you guys.’ And we were, like, ‘Let’s go.’ And we’re super excited about it.
Nearly all of the tracks were completed in less than two weeks, suggesting that the recording process itself went rather smoothly and swiftly.
I can say this proudly, we did a record — 13, 14 songs — all tracked, vocals, drums, and guitars, in 12 days. It kind of set the tone, like, it’s good to be prepared. I kind of like it… And the songs came out so dope. We’re extremely proud of it, dude.
Curiel then went into further detail when SWOMP questioned him about what Yip was able to extract from P.O.D. during the recording.
He’s heavily invested. He understands our band. That was one of the key things that kind of enticed me as a writer, as a musician. He started way back with [1990s hip-hop label] Ruffhouse [Records, home to The Fugees, Cypress Hill and Lauryn Hill], so he has that whole hip-hop background and foundation. But then he has this indie rock and punk rock, post-hardcore, hardcore vibe. We thought it would be a perfect thing for our band. And when we got with him, we weren’t mistaken. It was a good vibe, just everything. Vibe, cultural, food-wise. He’s a foodie. So there’s things you’re passionate in life. There’s food, then there’s music and your family. He’s all of those things… He wasn’t trying to change us. He was, like, ‘This is what P.O.D. is. Let’s try to enhance that and make it fresh.’
Sonny Sandoval added:
It was so good. And he’s a fan of our band, which, it was inspiring. His energy was inspiring. A lot of producers, they’re just jaded, and a lot of it is all, as Marcos says, transactional. They do a record because they get paid. It’s money, and they’re trying to build their catalog. But [Will is], like, ‘I only wanna work with bands that I actually respect and like.’
And Curiel said:
It was a team effort. His positivity is very contagious in a great way, man.
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