P.O.D . 's influences include Boogie Down Productions , Run-DMC , U2 , the Police , Bad Brains , Santana , Metallica , AC/DC , Suicidal Tendencies , Bob Marley , Primus , Earth , Wind & Fire , 24-7 Spyz , and Steel Pulse.
Linkin Park is among the bands that influenced P.O.D .