With no plans to take a break this summer, P.O.D. will spend the dog-days on the road headlining sheds and festivals with more than 30 dates in North America (routing below). The "southtown" hard rock pioneers are putting the finishing touches on their ninth studio album, "The Awakening", due in August summer via T-Boy/Universal Music Enterprises (UMe)."The Awakening" was recorded at a Los Angeles-area studio with P.O.D.'s longtime producer Howard Benson."We're excited about the new record," P.O.D. singer Sonny Sandoval told MikeJamesRockShow.com. "It's a conceptual record, so it's something different for us. It has a storyline to it. I mean, the songs
we love 'em. We had a chance to play a few new ones live."In a recent interview with Loudwire, Sandoval stated about the material for P.O.D.'s forthcoming album: "I'm digging it. We have a little something different. I can't really say now, but we're trying a different approach."He continued: "I think what we've done, it's such a collection of songs that not everybody gets. Some bands sound like one song the whole album through. We've been all over the place, because we are punk, hardcore, rock 'n' roll, metal, reggae, and I think sometimes it might be too much diversity and kids are lost. It's too big of a buffet for them to go for and they want three chords sometimes. We're never going to do that."Sandoval added: "We're putting something together that tells a story. Maybe it's just for us, maybe it's not for your average listener, but it's something we're having a lot of fun doing. We're excited."P.O.D. tour dates:June 14 - South Bend, IN - The Bears Big Growl 4June 16 - Virginia Beach, VA - ShakasJune 19 - Winchester, VA - Blue FoxJune 20 - Syracuse, NY - Oswego Events Center - WAQX FestivalJune 21 - Huntington, NY - ParamountJune 22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar BarJune 24 - Ft Wayne, IN - PierresJune 26 - Alix, Alberta - Tail Creek Mud & Music FestivalJune 27 - Detroit, MI - Stars and StripesJune 28 - Ringle, WI - Q&Z Expo CenterJune 30 - Madison, WI - Barrymore TheatreJuly 01 - Cedar Rapids, IA - ReverbJuly 02 - Bloomington, IL - Castle TheatreJuly 03 - Sault Saint Marie, MI - Kewadin CasinoJuly 04 - Waconia, MN - Carver County Fairgrounds - Taste of MinnesotaJuly 07 - Minot, ND - Original Bar and NightclubJuly 09 - Rockford, IL - DistrictJuly 10 - Lansing, MI - Common Ground FestivalJuly 11 - Green Bay, WI - Watering HoleJuly 12 - Des Moines, IA - Val AirJuly 14 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music WorkJuly 15 - Hammond, IN - Wolf Lake Park PavilionJuly 16 - St. Louis, MO - PopsJuly 17 - Cleveland, OH - OdeonJuly 18 - Lancaster, OH - Mickeys Outdoors
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