Mark "Traa" Daniels (born December 30, 1970) is the bass guitarist of the San Diego rock band

P.O.D. P.O.D., an initialism for Payable on Death, is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of drummer and rhythm guitarist Wuv Bernardo, vocalist Sonny Sandoval, bassist ...

He has been a member since 1993 and has performed on all of the band's official records. The band has released thirteen albums – '' Snuff the Punk'', ''

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Payable on Death Live ''Payable on Death Live'' is a live recording of Christian metal band P.O.D. at the TomFest concert on February 18, 1997. It is P.O.D.'s third and final album on Rescue Records. The album was remastered and re-released in 2001 by Rescue Records. ...

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The Fundamental Elements of Southtown ''The Fundamental Elements of Southtown'' is the third studio album and major label debut of Christian metal band P.O.D., released on August 24, 1999. It went on to become the band's first platinum album, peaking at No. 51 on the ''Billboard ...

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When Angels & Serpents Dance ''When Angels & Serpents Dance'' is the seventh studio album by Christian metal band P.O.D., released in 2008. It is the first album to include Marcos Curiel since ''Satellite'' and the first and only album to be produced for P.O.D. by INO/Colu ...

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Murdered Love ''Murdered Love'' is the eighth studio album by American Christian metal band P.O.D., released on July 10, 2012. It debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 17 with sales of over 16,000 in its first week in the U.S. ''Murdered Love'' is the foll ...

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SoCal Sessions SoCal Sessions is an acoustic album by P.O.D. It was released on November 12, 2014. The album contains 12 acoustic tracks from their previous studio albums: '' The Fundamental Elements of Southtown'', '' Satellite'', '' Payable on Death'', ''Test ...

'', '' The Awakening'', and ''

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and funk background. In 2005, Daniels signed an endorsement deal with Warrior, to produce a signature bass guitar designed to his specifications. Traa is also the president of a production company known as Ryot Entertainment. The company has teamed up with SteelRoots. He is the manager of the alternative band

The Wrecking The Wrecking is an American rock band from Portland, Maine. The band is composed of Doug Elder on vocals and guitar, Darren Elder on drums, Karl Anderson on keys, bass guitar and backing vocals, and Chris James on guitar. The band released their ...

. He originally comes from Cleveland, Ohio.

Discography

P.O.D.

*'' Snuff the Punk'' (1994) *''

'' (1996) *''

'' (1999) *''

'' (2001) *'' Payable on Death'' (2003) *''

'' (2006) *''

'' (2008) *''

'' (2012) *''SoCal Sessions'' (2014) * '' The Awakening'' (2015) * ''

'' (2018)

References

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