P.O.D., 'When Angels & Serpents Dance' (Columbia)

The thinking man's Limp Bizkit not so thoughtful anymore.

Despite reuniting the band with guitarist and cofounder Marcos Curiel (who split in 2003), P.O.D.'s seventh album rehashes the same slickly metallic, middle-of-the-road rap-rock sound that defined the band's later, post-Curiel years. Jay Baumgardner's production even reduces spacious, staccato ragers like "Addicted" down to a radio-ready flatline, and despite a few B-list punk-metal cameos (Helmet's Page Hamilton, Suicidal Tendencies' Mike Muir), Serpents rarely strives for anything heavier than Red Hot Chili Peppers (a summery funk track is even titled "Kaliforn- Eye-A").

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