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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.

Lorin Kozlowski 8/5/20 Lorin Kozlowski 8/5/20

Episode 216: Starve by Blood Youth

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast the team finally heeds your calls and listens to Blood Youth’s 2019 nu-metal love letter, Starve. Does this album cause one member of the Roach Koach crew to say “I fucking love this”? Does Blood Youth deserve their own holiday? Most important, is Blood Youth going into the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also in this episode, we talk the Korn/Yelawolf Charlie Daniels cover, go over Device feedback, and definitely listen to that Corey Taylor song. CMFT? Apparently so.

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Lorin Kozlowski 7/29/20 Lorin Kozlowski 7/29/20

Episode 215: Device by Device

Side Project Summer continues this week on the Roach Koach podcast as we listen to Device from Disturbed’s David Draiman with some help from…. Filter? Do Jenny and Lorin have the Sickness again? Which version of the album did Lorin buy at a vape shop? What do these songs mean, according to David himself? Is Device an essential document or merely an ego stroke? Listen and find out!

Also in this episode:

-Jenny and Serj getting coffee?

-Fieldy’s Dreams feedback

-Pit Primers/Pit Prompts

-Who’s Mailing!

Lorin Kozlowski 7/22/20 Lorin Kozlowski 7/22/20

Episode 214: Shut Your Breath by Simon Says

This week is another long requested album as the Roach Koach team listens to Simon Says and their album, Shut Your Breath. We talk the “Blister” music video, the softest “fuck you” ever put to tape, and figure out just what their lead singer wants us to suck. Do Simon Says deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also:
-Kerrang’s list of Iconic Nu-Metal Lyrics

-Emmure recommendations

-Flyleaf feedback

-Another selection from Andrew Wolf’s Roachcommendations

Lorin Kozlowski 7/15/20 Lorin Kozlowski 7/15/20

Episode 213: Start A War by Static-X

This week on the Roach Koach podcast we take a long overdue listen to the fourth Static-X album, Start a War. Do the boys rebound after the Shadowzone slump? Is the accompanying Making Of DVD a relic of a time gone by? Most important, is Static-X due to re-enter the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also in this episode:

-Nu Recommendations

-Reconsidering the Nu-Metal Big 4

-Project Regeneration Volume 1

Lorin Kozlowski 7/7/20 Lorin Kozlowski 7/7/20

Episode 212: Freaks of Nature by Drain STH

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we take a listen to the ladies in Drain STH and their album, Freaks of Nature. We talk about bad interviews, making music for vampires, and Jenny decides if there is a good way to get “Chainsed”. Also, the Hooked and Horny Dating Site, Broad Talk, Who’s Reviewing Us, and more Nu-Metal Recommendations.

Lorin Kozlowski 7/1/20 Lorin Kozlowski 7/1/20

Episode 211: The Rising Tied by Fort Minor

Side Project Summer continues this week on the Roach Koach podcast as we listen to Linkin Park’s own Mike Shinoda as he steps out with his project, Fort Minor. We talk about the making of this album, what it is like to be in a room with Jay-Z, the lost work of Kevin Federline, disagreements with Common, the Genius List, and ask if Fort Minor is an ego boost or an essential document.

Also:

Who’s Emailing

Activate The Pit T-shirts

St. Anger Feedback

and Charles Mansion

Lorin Kozlowski 6/24/20 Lorin Kozlowski 6/24/20

Episode 210: Year of the Spider by Cold

It is the return of Cold on this week’s Roach Koach podcast as Lorin, Jenny, and Matt look to see just what Cold was up to on Year of the Spider. Is Matt going to join the Cold Army? Is the “Stupid Girl” video iconic? Why did Flip/Geffen blow it with this album? Also:

Who’s Tweeting

Who is Sliding into those DMs

Stereomud push

Dog Fashion Disco push

Lorin Kozlowski 6/17/20 Lorin Kozlowski 6/17/20

Episode 209: Team Sleep by Team Sleep

Side Project Summer continues on this week’s episode of the Roach Koach Podcast as we listen to the self-titled album from Chino Moreno’s side project, Team Sleep. Are these songs for a sex playlist or a wedding slow dance? Are Team Sleep fans called Sleepy Boys? Does this album drive a wedge between two members of the Roach Koach team? Listen and find out!

Also:

Who’s Emailing

Black Voices in Nu-Metal

Feedback on our episode all about Prison

Lorin Kozlowski 6/10/20 Lorin Kozlowski 6/10/20

Episode 208: Headspace by Issues

Roach Koach is back! This week we get into the New Nu and talk about the band Issues and their album, Headspace. Does Issues have the best skincare in the game? Do they represent the bleeding edge of Nu-Metal possibilities? Are Issues on the right side of history when it comes to current events? What paper product best represents each member of Roach Koach? Most importantly, does Issues belong in the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also:

Who’s Emailing

Hed PE feedback

A T-shirt Announcement

Lorin Kozlowski 6/2/20 Lorin Kozlowski 6/2/20

This week we're taking a break

This week, the Roach Koach Podcast is taking a break. Right now in the US, communities across the country are protesting and rebelling against police brutality and the systemic racism that this country was founded on. This week, it doesn’t feel right to ask you to listen to us talk about nu-metal.

We love you and appreciate the time you give us every week, and this week we ask that you use those hours to listen to something different. If you haven’t already, please check out Scene on Radio- a podcast that tells stories exploring human experience and American society. Season Two is called Seeing White, which explores the history and meaning of whiteness. Another great podcast is 1619, an audio series from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. Skipping an episode of this podcast isn’t going to solve hundreds of years of systemic oppression, but we think it’s important to use whatever platform we can to speak in support of the protesters and be clear that we believe that black lives matter and the US justice system has to change. We’ll be back next week. We love you, stay safe, and use your voice for change.

Lorin Kozlowski 5/27/20 Lorin Kozlowski 5/27/20

Episode 207: Do We Speak a Dead Language? by Downset.

This week on the Roach Koach podcast we listen to Downset. and their album, Do We Speak a Dead Language? We talk sheeple, find out who Gog and Magog are, see if Lorin was an original b-boy, and decide if Downset. are worthy of the Nu-Metal Canon. Also: news on new Stabbing Westward, some Indian nu-metal, and Deftones feedback.

Lorin Kozlowski 5/20/20 Lorin Kozlowski 5/20/20

Episode 206: (the) New Release by Primer 55

It’s a very special Roach Koach this week as we welcome good friend of show, Josh Toomey, of the Talk Toomey podcast, to discuss his old band Primer 55 and their sophomore album, (the) New Release. Topics discussed: 9/11’s impact on the album, setlists, hitting the funk pipe, the influence of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, backstage fights, the amazing J-Sin, and of course, deciding if Primer 55 deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.

Also:

Who’s Tweeting with lists, recommendations, and Skinlab feedback.

Check out Josh Toomey on the TalkToomey Podcast and on the Diabolus In Podcastica podcast.

Lorin Kozlowski 5/13/20 Lorin Kozlowski 5/13/20

Episode 205: Rock N Roll Gangster by Fieldy's Dreams

This week on the Roach Koach podcast we kick off Side Project Summer with one of the most notorious side projects of all time, Fieldy’s Dreams. Not only do we discuss the album, we also talk about Fieldy’s memoir, Got The Life. We talk album art, whether Fieldy is a good friend, what it means to be a “Child Vigilante”, “let loose the little guys”, and decide if Fieldy’s solo album deserves a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.

Also:

-Sevendust feedback

-A push for Clawfinger

-A Roach Koach reboot?

Lorin Kozlowski 5/6/20 Lorin Kozlowski 5/6/20

Episode 204: Flyleaf by Flyleaf

This week on Roach Koach we finally come back around to Flyleaf and listen to their self-titled debut album. Does this band give 110%? Will anyone just #LetLaceyScream? Will Lorin ever stop recommending that Columbine book? Most important, is Flyleaf worthy of the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also: Who’s Recommending with The King of Nu-Metal, 40 Grit Feedback, and the Poland iTunes Chart!

Lorin Kozlowski 4/29/20 Lorin Kozlowski 4/29/20

Episode 203: 3 by Soulfly

It’s Ripper Christmas on this week’s Roach Koach as we listen to the third Soulfly release, 3. Max Cavalera’s first album of the comedown era, we talk The Four Elements, unreadable liner notes, wind chimes, a top 5 hot open, and whether it is time to make room for more Soulfly in the Nu-Metal Canon. Also: Who’s Recommending with a surprising nu-metal cover, and Nothingface feedback.

Lorin Kozlowski 4/22/20 Lorin Kozlowski 4/22/20

Episode 202: 4Lyn by 4Lyn

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we listen to what one listener called “the German Limp Bizkit”, 4Lyn, and their self titled debut album. This is the album that asks, “Are you ready or what?” while delivering some wild homophobia and a multipart dream song. Does 4Lyn deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal canon?

Also in the episode:

Charles Mansion!

Element Eighty feedback!

More Nu recommendations

And the announcement of the Roach Koach Theme Summer!

Lorin Kozlowski 4/15/20 Lorin Kozlowski 4/15/20

Episode 201: Saturate by Breaking Benjamin

Roach Koach is back this week with another long awaited listener recommendation: Saturate by Breaking Benjamin. We talk hooks, thievery, and whether Breaking Benjamin is attempting to broaden their audience. Also, the return of Prowlar, our push to get a famous movie star on the show, You Can Only Pick 3, Recommendations in our DMs, and Collision Course feedback.

Lorin Kozlowski 4/7/20 Lorin Kozlowski 4/7/20

Episode 200: St. Anger by Metallica

We did it! 200 episodes of the Roach Koach podcast! To celebrate, we reflect on the last 100 episodes, think forward to our next 100, and then dive in to Metallica’s infamous Come Down album, St. Anger. We talk about those drums, the MTV Icon show, and of course the famous Some Kind of Monster documentary. Also, these long songs! Did Metallica go nu-metal or just have a mid-life crisis? Take a listen.

Lorin Kozlowski 4/1/20 Lorin Kozlowski 4/1/20

Episode 199: A Special April Fool’s Surprise

This week we celebrate April Fool’s Day with a special episode, as Matt takes control of the Roach Koach Podcast. What album did he choose to discuss with Jenny and Lorin? Listen and find out!

Lorin Kozlowski 3/25/20 Lorin Kozlowski 3/25/20

Episode 198: Still Alive by Prison

This week on Roach Roach everyone is still surviving the pandemic as we hunker down and listen to Prison and their album, Still Alive. Are these guys unstoppable? Is this Jenny’s “shit”? Do they need to work with Putney or The Angel next? Most important, do Prison deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also:

Damageplan feedback

Who’s Recommending the German Limp Bizkit

Is Pantera a papa?