''Satellite'' is the fourth studio album by American Christian

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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 Traa ...

. The album was released on September 11, 2001 debuting at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with over 133,000 copies sold. It spent five consecutive weeks in the top 10 of that chart. It went on to sell over three million copies in the U.S., and over seven million worldwide, making it the band's album. Satellite was placed at No. 137 on the ''Billboards top 200 albums of the decade . It was the 117th best-selling album of 2001 and the 26th best-selling album of 2002 in the United States.

Album information

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Youth of the Nation "Youth of the Nation" is a song by American Christian metal band P.O.D. It was released on November 27, 2001, as the second single to come from their second major label album, ''Satellite''. It was inspired in part by the school shootings at Sant ...

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. Although not released as a single, "Portrait" was nominated for

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. "Youth of the Nation" also earned a nomination in 2003 for "Best Hard Rock Performance".

Reception

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'' (9/27/01, pp. 67–8) – 4 stars out of 5 – "Explodes beyond the confines of what has become a played-out sound... songs on a passion so fierce they're almost exhausting to listen to.... Without resorting to ham-fisted angst, P.O.D. push all the right emotional buttons." *''

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sang from the heart about school shootings, losing parents, and being truly alive." *'' Q'' (1/02, p. 106) – 3 out of 5 stars - "...heavy, angry, and very, very loud....many songs have messages of peace and spirituality....their Gen-X angst sounds genuine..." *''

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'' (10/1/01, p. 16) – " tshonest spiritual subject matter coupled with crack-your-skull riffs work like a well-oiled machine." *''

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Track listing

*A special edition re-release was released a year after the original album release, and featured the bonus tracks version

Personnel

P.O.D.

– art direction **

Sonny Sandoval Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1974) is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known as co-founder and the lead vocalist of metal band P.O.D. Biography Sandoval was born in San Diego, California. to a Chamorro-Hawai ...

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

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– additional vocals * Steve Russell – guitar tech, pre-production assistance

Anything Right

* Christian Lindskog – additional vocals * Joel Derouin –

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* Suzy Katayama – string arrangement and conducting

Youth of the Nation

* D.J. Harper, Jonnie Hall, Colin Sasaki, Nils Montan, Laurie Schillinger, Meagan Moore, Ayanna Williams, Healey Moore – children's choir * Bobbi Page – contractor

Miscellaneous

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– vocals on "Without Jah, Nothin'" *

Howard Benson Howard Benson is an American music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was nominated for the Producer of the Year Grammy Award in 2007 and 2008. Early life and education Benson was born and raised in a middle-class family in greater Philadel ...

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– mixing at Image Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California * Randy Staub –

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– mastering at Sterling Sound, Chelsea, New York * Eric Miller – assistant recording engineer * Chris "Sleepy J" Vaughan-Jones

Assistant Engineers / Pro-Tools Editors

* Matt Silva and Steve Kaplan – assistant mix engineers * Duane Barron – additional assistant engineer * Bobby Brooks – additional assistant engineering, Pro-Tools editing * Jim Foster – Pro-Tools Editing

Technicians

* Andres Torres – guitar tech * Gary Girsh – drum tech

Management

* Martie Kolbl – project coordination * Craig Rosen – project administration

Artwork

* Larry Freemantle – art direction *

Jill Greenberg Jill Greenberg (born July 10, 1967) is a Canadian-born American photographer and Pop artist. She is known for her portraits and fine art work that often features anthropomorphized animals that have been digitally manipulated with painterly effec ...

– photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Awards

MTV Video Music Awards 2002

* Best Video of the Year for "Alive" (nominated) * Best Group Video for "Alive" (nominated) * Best Rock Video for "Youth of the Nation" (nominated) * Best Direction for "Alive" (nominated) * Best Special Effects for "Alive" (nominated) * Viewer's Choice for "Alive" (nominated)

2002 Grammy Awards

* Best Hard Rock Performance for "Alive" (nomination)

2003 Grammy Awards

* Best Metal Performance for "Portrait" (nomination) * Best Hard Rock Performance for "Youth of the Nation" (nomination)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Satellite (Album) P.O.D. albums 2001 albums Rap rock albums by American artists Hard rock albums by American artists Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Howard Benson