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 477: Flip Phone Fantasy by Ocean Grove
Let’s get to the beach! This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Lorin and Matt finally get around to Ocean Grove’s 2020 party album, Flip Phone Fantasy. Topics discussed this episode include:
-How many bands does Ocean Grove sound like?
-History with Razr phones
-8 out of 8 rating scale
-Giving your car a convertible makeover
-Genius list?
-“Prime Puddle”
-the influence of ROBOCOP 2
-One song to get you through work
-Metallica vibes
-And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Ocean Grove deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!
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Episode 476: Ozzy
Lorin and Matt discuss the life and impact of Ozzy Osbourne. (Lorin calls Tony Iommi “Tommy” at least twice. Sorry!)
Episode 475: Who’s Tweeting “Play it in your car”
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over all listener feedback, emails, Roachamendations and more! Topics this episode include:
-Deftones are back!
-New Amerakin Overdose!
-The Dropout Kings return!
-Who’s this with Splitchain
-Going through it with Filter
-Who’s Ubering
-Send us your Been Ups!
-Who’s Recommending
-And a word from the Indigo Angel
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Episode 474: Cruel Melody by Black Light Burns
Side Project Summer continues on the Roach Koach Podcast! This week Lorin and Matt finally dive into Wes Borland’s 2007 album under the Black Light Burns moniker, Cruel Melody. Topics this episode include:
-“Unacceptable!”
-Trent Reznor advice
-Wes swagger
-The logo
-Songs about Limp Bizkit?
-Been up
-Getting mad at a child
-The eternal war between vampires and lycans
-Elephant roar riffs
-And deciding if Black Light Burns is Ego or Essential.
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Episode 473: Who’s Tweeting “Thumbs up”
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over nu-news, listener emails and Roachamendations. Topics this episode include:
-Boots on the ground at Fake Shark
-The return of My Ticket Home
-Korn goes analog
-LB tease
-Who’s Feuding
-Who’s in those DMs
-And Setting off the Dean
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Episode 472: Buy Now…Saved Later by One Minute Silence
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s time to wake up the sheeple and recommend some books as we listen to One Minute Silence’s 2000 album, Buy Now…Saved Later! Topics this episode include:
-Iconic album cover
-Bill Hicks
-Having a recommended reading list in your liner notes
-Pixelated music videos
-Stranded in Tool Town (Fool Town)
-“Virtual Reality, man!”
-Teen Witch
-The hierarchy of needs
-Hellraiser
-And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if One Minute Silence deserve a slot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 471: Who’s Tweeting “Nu-Metal Dreams”
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting! Lorin and Matt go over your feedback, questions and nu-metal news. Topics this episode include:
-Primer55 are back!
-Boots on the ground at Sonic Temple
-New Mudvayne?
-Happy Birthday, Charles Mansion?
-Horror Franchises
-Nu-Metal Dreams
-Avalon feedback (more no skips!)
-And the Final Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core For Old Heads
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Episode 470: Save Me From Myself by Brian “Head” Welch
Side Project Summer continues on the Roach Koach Podcast! This week, Lorin and Matt discuss Brian “Head” Welch’s solo debut, 2008’s Save Me From Myself. Along with diving into the album, Lorin read the accompanying book! Research! Lorin and Matt discuss the surprising strengths of the album, the “Flush”music video, Songmeanings dot com comments, and decide if Save Me From Myself is Ego or Essential. Take a listen!
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Episode 469: Officer Downe & Y2K
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast It’s a bonus Side Project Summer Film episode, as we discuss Clown’s directorial debut, 2016’s Officer Downe, and Fred Durst in 2024’s Y2K!
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Episode 468: .5: The Gray Chapter by Slipknot
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s 9 years of the Koach! Lorin and Matt celebrate the ninth anniversary of Roach Koach with the masked men of Slipknot and discuss their 2014 release, .5: The Gray Chapter. Topics this episode include:
-New masks
-“We are kill gods”
-The barrel work
-Corey Taylor speaking with Kerrang! magazine
-Dubious Doobies
-David Good Morning
-“Been up.”
-Should Lorin produce Slipknot?
-And Canon Talk, where Matt and Lorin decide if Slipknot deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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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 466: Avalon by Sully Erna
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s the kick off of Side Project Summer! The first side project of the season is Godsmack front man Sully Erna’s solo debut, Avalon. Topics discussed include:
-Album cover as meal
-A scroll
-What is….music?
-Audiophile music
-Funeral music
-Genius list UPDATE
-4 albums with no skips
-Lorin and Matt debate whether Avalon is Ego or Essential.
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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 464: The Light In Guinevere's Garden by East West
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast the guys called up old friend and host of DFT’s Dungeon Dan Terry to talk all about East West and their supposed nu-metal album, The Light In Guinevere’s Garden. Lorin and Matt quiz Dan on life on the boards, whether it is possible to preach too much at your rock show, if being related to the band will help them reunite, and more! Take a listen!
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Episode 463: Who's Tweeting "David Dreamin"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting! Nu-News, Who’s Listing and more. Topics this week include:
-A late breaking DM
-Who’s Giving Feedback
-David Dreamin
-The Greatest Live Nu-Metal Performances of All Time
-Lorin vs The Stones
-Ask The Dean
-And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core For Old Heads
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Episode 462: Twelve Year Silence by Dark New Day
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s a 10 out of 10 episode as we discuss nu-metal supergroup Dark New Day and their album, Twelve Year Silence. Topics this episode include:
-Making an album with childhood friends
-House of Wax 2005
-Ultimate Guitar’s rating scale
-The return of Songmeanings dot com
-“This song has got to be about alimony”
-Nu-metal math
-Who is trying to change you?
-Taking it down to the bare bones
-Getting advice from anyone or anything
-Following the sun down
-And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Dark New Day deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 461: Who's Tweeting "T-shirt report from Deftones"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over Roach Rider feedback, Nu News, and so much more. Topics this episode include:
-What are we doing this summer?
-Matt blabbing on the Patreon
-Taking It On the Chin
-Shirt Report from Deftones in concert
-Who’s Recommending
-Who’s Emailing from Moscow
-The Rant
-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 459: Who's Tweeting "The Heavy Music Awards 2025"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about the most important awards show, the Heavy Music Awards! Lorin and Matt discuss every category, the long voting window, the continued presence of non-heavy bands among the nominees, and so much more! Take a listen!
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Episode 458: Who's Festing LOUDER THAN LIFE
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast Who’s Festing consumes the show! Matt bleeds! Lorin bloviates! LOUDER THAN LIFE! Symbols! Circles! HOT! MILK! Flushable toilets! Also Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu Core for Old Heads! You gotta listen! Do it!
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