The Nu-Metal Podcast You Deserve
Lorin Kozlowski, Jennifer Socia, and Matt Naas go in depth on your favorite Nu-Metal and rap-rock albums of the late 90's and early 2000's to create a Nu-Metal Canon. Engineered and recorded by Matt Naas. Edited by Lorin Kozlowski. Logo designed by Mark Rudolph.
Episode 467: Who's Tweeting "Bleed rec"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over listener feedback, Roachamendations, Nu News and more. Topics this week include:
-Who is going to David Draiman’s wedding?
-Who’s Listing with the Nu-Metal Agenda
-Sleep Token Pitchfork review
-Hotline TNT recs Bleed
-Dark New Day feedback
-And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core for Old Heads
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Episode 465: Who's Tweeting "You can worms without goop"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, going over Roach Ryder feedback, Roachamendations, emails, lists and more! Topics this week include:
-Golden Globes Podcast Award
-LD 50 25th Anniversary Tour
-Who’s Emailing with Seeded Crown
-Underrated Nu-Metal Albums List
-Korn’s signature sound
-Ask The Dean Nu-Metal Wedding Day Playlist
-And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core for Old Heads
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Episode 460: Outworld by Black Coast
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we consider the multitudes contained in Black Coast and their debut album, Outworld. Topics discussed:
-Stoke-on-Trent…Reznor?
-The real Black Coast
-SonicHits dot Com
-“everything that is missing from modern music”
-Black Coast vs the Hindenburg
-Tight and getting tighter
-Audition by Takashi Miike
-Mortal Kombat memories
-Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes
-And Canon Talk, where Matt and Lorin decide if Black Coast deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 453: Who's Tweeting "The Rock Hall"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over the latest Nu-News, listener emails, lists and more! Topics this episode include:
-Viral video feedback
-Nu-Metal bands who should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
-Who’s Festing at Nova Rock 2025
-New songs from Tetrarch and Stray From The Path
-Who’s Emailing with the Nu-Metal Mount Rushmore
-And Stupid F’N Matts Nu Core for Old Heads
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Episode 451: Who's Tweeting "Viral, baby"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about the Koach going Viral! That’s right, we did it! Topics this episode include:
-Matt’s secrets to internet fame
-What percentage of internet commenters just want to say hi
-Spineshank and the Roach Koach Bump
-The Louder Than Life slow drip
-Logo discussion Part 2
-Diving at the dial
-Who’s Listing with Josh Toomey
-Mini Canon Talk
-Movie podding
-Nu-Metal from Chile and Poland
-And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu Core for Old Heads
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Episode 449: Who's Tweeting "2+5=7"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over listener feedback, questions, Roachamendations and more. Topics this week include:
-Movie podding on BETTER MAN and KRAVEN THE HUNTER
-90’s Naas
-Who’s Touring with Cold
-Who’s in those DMs with Heathen Sun
-Who’s Emailing with Deficit and Mindset
-And Stupid F’N Matt’s NU Core For Old Heads
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Episode 448: To The Pain by Nonpoint
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s time to visit the road dawgs in Nonpoint and their 4th (or 6th!) album, To The Pain! Topics this episode include:
-Will Nonpoint listen to this episode?
-Swallowing bullets vs swallowing nails
-Bullet budgets
-Getting an autograph from Shinedown
-“Broken glass”
-The forces trying to stop Nonpoint
-Thinking about your ex at the gym
-“This is a dad song”
-Explain yourself/myself
-Getting a massage
-And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Nonpoint deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 447: Who's Tweeting "Water levels"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Matt and Lorin go over your feedback, Roachamendations, lists, emails and more. Topics this week include:
-Who’s in those DMs
-The Nu-Metal Renaissance
-Flymore, Korn clones?
-The Nu-Metal Big 4…or 5
-The Nu-Metal Junk Drawer
-Boggy Depot feedback
-Video game complaints
-And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu Core For Old Heads
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Episode 446: Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park (Matt's Version)
It’s 2025 and it’s time to get Matt’s take on one of the biggest albums of all time! This week on the Roach Koach podcast, Matt shares his thoughts and feelings on Linkin Park’s world beater debut album, Hybrid Theory. Lorin dove into the trenches of Songmeanings dot com to find out what was happening in those internet hills in 2002. Get a bag of Pringles and take a listen!
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Episode 443: Who's Tweeting "Who's NOT Festing"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over Nu-News, Roachemendations and more. Topics this episode include:
-Recapping 2024
-1 year on Youtube
-Sick New World CANCELLED
-Unsolicited advice
-Welcome to Rockville
-R.L. Stine
-Josh Toomey’s phone
-The Daytona Owner’s Club
-New Nu from Architects
-Boots on the ground at Thrown
-And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu Core For Old Heads
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Episode 441: Who's Tweeting "The Koach in print"
This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting. Matt and Lorin go over your Roachamendations, Nu News, lists, tours and more. Topics this week include:
-Roach Koach in The Independent!
-Skribbal goes Nu-Metal
-Who’s Touring
-Linkin Park new album
-A show just for the Lorin
-Touching Logan Mader’s nipple
-The greatness of Thrown
-And Stupid F’Ns Matts Nu Core for Old Heads
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Episode 438: Prophecy by Soulfly
This week on the Roach Koach podcast we return to the comforting sounds of Max Cavalera as we dive deep into the fourth Soulfly album, Prophecy. Topics this episode include:
-What is like to be friends with Bobby Burns?
-Keeping these guys around
-Buying a cd in 2004
-Songmeanings dot com
-Sweating in the desert
-Making the corny cool
-“That ain’t no ballad”
-Defeat me? Defeat U!
-And of course Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Soulfly deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!
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Episode 436: Armageddon Through Your Speaker by Bionic Jive
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we get consider having our lungs turning into gills and get ourselves a mouthful of grenades because its time to talk about Bionic Jive! Lorin and Matt dive into the debut album, Armageddon Through Your Speaker and talk about what happens when a band understands the assignment a little too well. Did the street team let them down? Are the freaks being let out in the club? Is there a song about Nam? Most importantly, is Bionic Jive going into the Nu-Metal Canon? Listen and find out!
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Episode 433: Korn Live and the Team Fries Controversy
This week on the Roach Koach podcast we’re talking Korn, Team Fries, merch, and more as Lorin and Matt go boots on the ground at Korn’s show on September 27th at Pine Knob. Topics discussed this episode include:
-3 dads in a Honda
-Merch critiques
-The Team Fries Controversy
-Korn, showmen
-Leaving early
-Who’s Emailing with the Jesus Christgau Challenge
-And Workshopping the Drop with a NEW LIST
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Episode 432: The Burning Red by Machine Head (Matt's Version)
This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s time once again to get Matt’s Version, as we re-visit The Burning Red by Machine Head. Topics this week include:
-Matt took notes!
-Polarizing reviews
-Robb Flynn is gonna make it fit
-Songmeanings dot com having operational issues
-The Greatest Name in the history of Songmeanings
-A Moby Dick Update
-Drugs are drugs
-Matt, The Police fan
-“Great grunts”
-The devil’s tail
-And Canon Talk, where Matt decides if The Burning Red needs a canon reassessment.
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Episode 430: Palms by Palms
Side Project Summer continues! Finally! Lorin and Matt are back to discuss another Chino Moreno side project, and this week it’s Palms. Is this giving tropical vibes, Kong vibes, or something else? Topics this episode include:
-What were we bumping in 2013?
-Is this the album that is truly about Chi?
-A Songmeanings dot com development
-Star Trek vs Star Wars
-The ghost in Three Men and a Baby
-Jerk Off Island
-The downsides of a watery grave
-And the answer to the question, is Palms Ego or Essential? Listen and find out!
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Episode 428: DevilDriver by DevilDriver
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we’re finally doing one for the haters. We heard your calls so fuck it, we’re doing DevilDriver. Topics this week include:
-Recruiting your band at a cookout
-The headache of choosing a band name
-Songmeanings dot com update
-The philosophy of Pantera
-Listening to a song 100 times a day
-Brats vs burgers
-What does it take to get into Heaven?
-White Magic vs Black Magic
-Thrones talk
-The shit part of hell
-And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if DevilDriver deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 427: Who's In The Pit at Slipknot with Josh Toomey
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s in the Pit, as Lorin and Matt are joined by Josh Toomey to discuss Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour. Topics this week include:
-Slipknot, showmen
-Knocked Loose, pit legends
-Taking Lady Raven breaks
-Lorin’s updated list of Top 5 Rappers
-Josh Toomey going viral
-Matt the Nu-Metal Evangelist
-Updating the Genius List
-And Chad Radical’s Rippers for Roaches
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Episode 426: I Let It In And It Took Everything by Loathe
We gotta build this canon! One album at a time! We’re back this week on the Roach Koach podcast and we’re talking about Loathe and their 2020 album, I Let It In And It Took Everything. Lorin and Matt finally heard your calls and dive in head first. Topics this episode include:
-Lorin doing the research
-Genius dot com annotations
-Riff Magazine
-Flying a gundam under the influence
-Sick as hell slow motion
-Liverpool bands
-Pyramid Head
-Night drives
-Matt vs Hot Browns
-And of course Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Loathe deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 424: We Met The Bizkit
This week on the Roach Koach podcast, Lorin, Matt, and Jenny take you through the Greatest Night of their Lives as they recount their experience going backstage at Limp Bizkit’s Loserville tour at Pine Knob and meeting Fred Durst. Huge thanks to Garrett Fuller and Michael Owen Smith of Wayne County Lyfe for helping make our dreams come true. Find some space on the green, crack a Celsius and take a listen!
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