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