The Nu-Metal Podcast You Deserve

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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 12/1/21 Lorin Kozlowski 12/1/21

Episode 285: Who's Tweeting "Pa rum pa pum pum"

It’s another episode of Roach Koach! This week it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over your feedback, questions and recommendations. Topics discussed:

-New Slipknot and Corey’s new mask

-New music from Prison and the joys of chunky soup

-Strong Rumors vs Juicy Rumors

-KEYCHAIN

-Old Dogs, New Tricks

-Darkotica Cincinatti

-and feedback on our Bonus Limp Bizkit Still Sucks episode!

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Lorin Kozlowski 11/24/21 Lorin Kozlowski 11/24/21

Episode 284: Disfigured Consciousness by Slavemachine

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we visit the forums to find out all we can about Slavemachine and their album, Disfigured Consciousness. Jenny, Lorin, and Matt dive into the behind the scenes drama of this band, which involves the comment sections of such websites as Rough Edge dot com and Amazon dot com. The Jagermeister tour, snake arms, and “dark riffing” are discussed as the team decides whether Slavemachine deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 11/17/21 Lorin Kozlowski 11/17/21

Episode 283: Who's Tweeting "Old Dogs Nu Tricks"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as we go over your feedback, recommendations, and questions. Lorin and Matt discuss their love of lists while discussing the Top 10 Nu-Metal Underdogs, go over acoustic album recommendations, convertible music, Don Broco, nu-metal giggles from DED, Charles Mansion’s Patreon, and close out with some feedback from our Folder episode. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 11/10/21 Lorin Kozlowski 11/10/21

Episode 282: Centox by Centox

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we follow the vacuum tube to find out all we can about Centox and their self titled album. Jenny, Lorin, and Matt talk about it all this episode, as they dive into the album art, having a liar mouth, low budget music videos with charm, Lorin’s continue battle against ghosts, “A funk Pantera”, and decide whether Centox deserves a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 11/3/21 Lorin Kozlowski 11/3/21

Episode 281: Who's Tweeting "Jenny has something to say"

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as we go over your feedback, your recommendations and your thoughts. We kick the episode off with an important message from Jenny. As well, we dive into Holiday Kirk’s list of the 100 Greatest Nu-Metal Songs, 13 “Weird” things Fred Durst has done, discuss recs for Chinese Democracy and Twiztid, go over feedback on our Payable On Death episode and shout out some Patreon Patrons. Take a listen! (This episode was recorded before this week’s Limp Bizkit bonus episode)

Lorin Kozlowski 11/1/21 Lorin Kozlowski 11/1/21

Roach Koach BONUS: Limp Bizkit Still Sucks is here!

On this special bonus episode of Roach Koach, Jenny, Lorin, and Matt convene to discuss first impressions of Limp Bizkit’s new album, Still Sucks.

Lorin Kozlowski 10/27/21 Lorin Kozlowski 10/27/21

Episode 280: Gold Cobra by Limp Bizkit

Get the hotties, notties, polar bears, sharks, douchebags, and serial killers, it’s time for the Roach Koach podcast to listen to Limp Bizkit’s Gold Cobra! This week on the show, Jenny, Lorin, and Matt convene for the first time in over a year in person in the Indigo Basement to discuss LB’s 2011 comeback album. They talk nicknames, William Shakespeare, mom’s spaghetti, Jaws, getting a freighter of Notties, rolling a joint with two broken ass hands, a ratio of 90 to 10, Killer Instinct, Zodiac, perfect songs, and more! Does Limp Bizkit get another place in the Nu-Metal Canon? Take a listen and find out!

Lorin Kozlowski 10/20/21 Lorin Kozlowski 10/20/21

Episode 279: Who's Tweeting "Doing our best"

We’re doing our best on this week’s episode of the Roach Koach podcast. Lorin and Matt are without Jenny this week as she takes a much needed break, as the two of them go over Only In Amerika feedback, ask What is Putney Saying?, reignite the Bloodhound 3##, and more! Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 10/13/21 Lorin Kozlowski 10/13/21

Episode 278: Saturday Night Wrist by Deftones

It’s time for some sensual danger on the Roach Koach Podcast! This week Jenny, Lorin, and Matt listen to Deftone’s 5th studio album, Saturday Night Wrist, as chosen by our Patreon patrons. Topics covered:

-Producer changes and clashes!

-Chino is going THROUGH IT

-Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

-Donnie Darko vibes

-Unfortunate music videos

-being “Wet4Chino”

-Underanalysts

-And whether Deftones deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 10/6/21 Lorin Kozlowski 10/6/21

Episode 277: Who's Tweeting "Dad Vibes is here"

La Di Da! It’s Who’s Tweeting on the Roach Koach Podcast! This week it’s a celebration as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt discuss the arrival of Limp Bizkit’s “Dad Vibes”! Who has been playing it on a loop? The gang also go over listener recommendations for Stepa and The Violent Inzident, discuss the spooky season and Psycho Sexual, Nonpoint covering Prince, the music of Spite!, Poppy’s new album, and close out with the most incredible nu-metal baseball song of all time. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 9/29/21 Lorin Kozlowski 9/29/21

Episode 276: Only In Amerika by HED p.e.

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we take the dare and listen to HED p.e.’s fourth album, Only In Amerika. Recorded on Jenny’s birthday, the team digs in to the lyrics and just what Jahred was trying to say on this album.

Topics include:

-Foreplay

-Beef injections

-The concept of “selling out”

-the eloquence of Songmeanings dot com

-Jahred’s inherent pop instincts

-and what not!

Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 9/22/21 Lorin Kozlowski 9/22/21

Episode 275: Who's Tweeting "What is making that noise?"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting as we go over your feedback, recommendations, and questions. We discuss the recent Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs list, discuss Who’s To Blame and the Carcass connection to Nu-Metal, get contentious with the winners of the Heavy Music Awards, talk new songs from DED and Motionless in White, give our thoughts on the return of Mudvayne, go over listener recs in Who’s Recommending, solve the mysteries of Folder in Who’s Emailing, read feedback on our Slipknot All Hope is Gone episode, announce exciting new Patreon perks, and close out with the final Vandals Can’t Handles. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 9/15/21 Lorin Kozlowski 9/15/21

Episode 274: See You On The Other Side by Korn

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, as chosen by our Patreon supporters, Jenny, Lorin, and Matt sit down with the seventh studio album by Korn, See You On The Other Side. The team discusses the history of the album, Korn working with new producers, the absence of Head, the elaborate liner notes and themes of the album, as well as the surprisingly positive reviews the album received. Also, Jenny and Lorin detail their experience seeing Korn and Staind live at their first concert since 2020. Does Korn get another album into the Nu-Metal Canon? Did Jenny and Lorin get fries? Listen and find out!

Lorin Kozlowski 9/8/21 Lorin Kozlowski 9/8/21

Episode 273: Who's Tweeting "Triple W, baby"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast Jenny, Lorin, and Matt welcome back old friend Josh Toomey of the Talk Toomey podcast. Josh talks about becoming a member of the Knotfest family and what it’s like when Clown is your boss, as well as his excitement to be interviewing Jason Newstead. As well, the team discusses new music from Blood Youth, talk about Who’s Reviewing Us, get into a recommendation for Hacktivist, rediscover The Hard and the Heavy, take a visit from Funky Ken, talk about Who’s Emailing, tease new shirt ideas, and go over the ultimate Fuck Marry Kill challenge. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 9/1/21 Lorin Kozlowski 9/1/21

Episode 272: Fear and the Nervous System by Fear and the Nervous System

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we close out Side Project Summer with Munky from Korn’s side project, Fear and the Nervous System. Jenny, Lorin, and Matt discuss the making of the album, it’s accompanying documentary, Munky receiving help from The Angel and Wes Borland, the music video for “Choking Victim”, Silent Hill, having a “One Time Stand”, the art of bowling, serial killer songs, and decide whether Fear and the Nervous System is Ego or Essential. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 8/25/21 Lorin Kozlowski 8/25/21

Episode 271: Who's Tweeting "We all read the emails!"

It’s time for another episode of Roach Koach! This week we talk about Who’s Tweeting and go over your feedback, emails, and recommendations. Patron Dreeeeems come true on our Patreon, we talk about the 10 Bands You Need to Know (according to Metalshell dot com), figure out what Fred is saying on “Dadvibes”, go over some recommendations for Stuck Mojo and Jerk, get a report from a strip club DJ, go over Twiztid feedback, and check in on Funky Ken! Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 8/18/21 Lorin Kozlowski 8/18/21

Episode 270: The Prom Kings by The Prom Kings

It’s time to Shake! Your! Butt! as the Roach Koach podcast listens to the self titled debut album from The Prom Kings. Jenny, Lorin, and Matt discuss the wild and tragic history of the band, their connection to reality tv, the ubiquity of birthdays, being a good looking boy making ugly music, music videos with implications, “the new bland”, and whether The Prom Kings deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Put on some Axe Body Spray and take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 8/11/21 Lorin Kozlowski 8/11/21

Episode 269: Who's Tweeting "The Bizkit are Back"

Roach Koach, back. Limp Bizkit, BACK! This week on the Roach Koach podcast Jenny, Lorin, and Matt discuss LB’s exciting return at Lollapalooza, the unfortunate Woodstock 99 documentary, mourn the loss of Joey Jordison, check out recs for Sylar and Neverset, consider bringing back some old friends in Rammstein, go over Downthesun episode feedback, check in with Vandals Can’t Handles and take issue with a list of Nu-metal vocalists. All this and more! Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 8/4/21 Lorin Kozlowski 8/4/21

Episode 268: To My Surprise by To My Surprise

Side Project Summer continues on the Roach Koach Podcast. This week Jenny, Lorin, and Matt listen to Clown from Slipknot’s 2003 side project, To My Surprise. Executive produced by Rick Rubin, the team talks about the literal surprise of how this music sounds, the long shadow of the Beatles, what it means to be a “doot” person, the Mooney Suzuki, and whether To My Surprise is Ego or Essential. Take a listen!

Lorin Kozlowski 7/28/21 Lorin Kozlowski 7/28/21

Episode 267: Who's Tweeting "Get the fuck up, everybody!"

The Koach is going viral! This week on the Roach Koach Podcast Jenny, Lorin, and Matt talk about being part of a viral meme, and also go over listener feedback and suggestions. Nu-Metal is back as shows return, and the team talks Limp Bizkit set lists, the line up at the Machine Shop, some Nu-Metal Gossip in the DMs, Vandals Can’t Handles, and an update on the Nu-Metal Is Back shirts. Take a listen!