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 350: Swan Songs by Hollywood Undead
Throw up the H-U and get your Route 44 drink from Sonic, it’s time to talk about Hollywood Undead on the Roach Koach Podcast. This week, Matt and Lorin welcome Lorin’s close and personal friend Ashley Woolsey to the show to discuss Hollywood Undead and their debut album, Swan Songs. Topics this episode include:
-Nicknames!
-Masks!
-Slurs!
-Farties?
-“Misogyny but it Slaps”
-Brokeback Mountain
-Ice Cream truck music
-Six dicks for six chicks
-Has Hollywood Undead read Milton?
-Is Hollywood Undead actually woke?
-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Ashley decide if Hollywood Undead deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!
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Episode 349: Who's Tweeting "Need Those Nugs"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over your questions, recommendations, and more. Topics this week include:
-The “Out of Style” video
-New Static-X
-Iowa melts faces???
-Matt gets an email
-Nug messages
-Who’s Festing
-“originally called PISS”
-Bilndside episode feedback
-Andrew Wolf’s Roachamendations Part 3
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Episode 348: Tomorrow by SR-71
This week on the Roach Koach podcast, Lorin and Matt call in one of the big guns of Nu-Metal Podcasting, John Cullen of the P.O.D.Kast. John joins the show this week to discuss SR-71’s nu-metal pivot album, Tomorrow. Topics this episode include:
-Shop talk
-Canada knowledge Quiz
-Megan, the savage reviewer
-A song about laying pipe
-Word ratings
-Interviews over email
-“COLDPLAY A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD!”
-And Canon Talk, where John, Lorin, and Matt decide if SR-71 deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Check out John Cullen every month on The PODKast!
Episode 347: Who's Tweeting "He's doing math"
This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over your questions, roachamendations and feedback. Topics this week include:
-Who’s Listing
-The return of Hardy
-SWOLLEN!……TEETH!
-Who’s got fashion
-Who’s Festing
-Andrew Wolfe’s Roachamendations Part 3
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Episode 346: Silence by Blindside
This week on the Roach Koach podcast, Lorin and Matt welcome Daniel Terry of the DFT’S Dungeon podcast to discuss Blindside and their album, Silence. Topics this episode include:
-Are Blindside a Christian band?
-Stigmata watch
-Blindside, Christians?
-MAGA fortress Rock of Ages
-Would you say Blindside are a band of rocking Christians, or just Christians who rock?
-Hair history
-Is Christian, the singer from Blindside, religious?
-And of course Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Dan decide if Blindside deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Check out Daniel Terry at DFT’S Dungeon on Gabber Media!
Episode 345: Who's Tweeting "Rockzilla"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Matt and Lorin go through your questions, recommendations and more. Topics this week include:
-Did we reunite Emmure?
-Nugs and room temp ranch
-Top 10 Nu-Metal Videos
-Draiman on Weed
-Who’s Voting?
-A message from Jenny
-Korn at Bonnaroo
-Tool opinions
-And more from Andrew Wolfe’s Roachamendations Part 3
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Episode 344: Hindsight by Emmure
It’s time to look at yourself and realize that there is a new episode of Roach Koach! This week Lorin and Matt welcome Garrett Fuller of Wayne County Lyfe to discuss Emmure and their album, Hindsight. Topics include:
-Dropout Kings update
-Who can stay in Emmure?
-The advice of Mike Patton
-Dracula voices
-“Rap that shit, bro!”
-“Is that the djent?”
-The “Thunder Mouth” video
-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Garrett decide if Emmure deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Watch all of Garrett’s videos @WayneCountyLyfe on Youtube.
Episode 343: Who's Tweeting "Raspy"
This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over episode feedback, Roachamendations and so much more. Topics include:
-Matt’s recovery
-Deftones regrets
-System of a Down vs themselves
-Another Nu-metal albums list
-Ektomorph rec
-Honkin on Bobo feedback
-And the return of Andrew Wolfe’s Roachamendations Part 3
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Episode 342: Audiodope by Dropout Kings
A new era begins on the Roach Koach Podcast. This week Lorin and Matt welcome longtime friend of show Josh Toomey to the co-host chair, as they discuss Dropout Kings and their debut studio album, Audiodope. Topics include:
-Matt’s Holiday Update
-Toomey’s history with the Dropout Kings
-Nick “The Beast” Sampson
-Dr. 420
-Questions of sequencing
-Charles Mansion’s New Years Eve
-Taking music from your heart to your hands
-Funky Ken at the Apple Store
-And Canon Talk, as Lorin, Matt, and Josh decide if Dropout Kings deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 341: Who's Tweeting "Rockville"
It’s the last episode of 2022! The Roach Koach podcast closes out their momentous year by asking “Who’s Tweeting?” one more time, and go over your questions, recommendations and more. Topics this week include:
-How do you hear our old episodes?
-How many openers is too many?
-What are we hyped for in 2023?
-Four fucking days of Welcome to Rockville
-Who is Hardy?
-Who’s Reviewing Us?
-Who’s Emailing
-A Thousand Foot Krutch rec
Thanks for a great 2022, we’ll see you next year!
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Episode 340: Still Sucks by Limp Bizkit
It’s time. Time to say Bye Babe for real. This week on the Roach Koach podcast, Jenny says her goodbyes to Lorin, Matt and to you. But before that, we have to discuss Limp Bizkit’s 2021 triumphant comeback album, Still Sucks! Topics include:
-Putting food on your family
-Stampede of the Disco Elephants
-“All In The Family”, iconic?
-Abandoning your child for Limp Bizkit
-The Riff
-“It’s another ripper, you fucks”
-Who is the King of Nu-Metal?
-Spousecount dot com
-Songmeanings dot com and tears
-Canon Talk
-And Jenny says her goodbyes
Lots of emotions, lots of love, and lots of RIFFS.
Enjoy.
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Episode 339: The Jenny AMA
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Jenny! You sent the emails and DMs with your questions and the Indigo Angel is going to answer them. Topics include:
-The Koach’s Top Ten Nu-Metal Song Lists
-Jenny on Rush
-Jenny’s favorite characters
-Favorite funny movies
-Jenny pitches a Nu-Metal reality show
-Jenny album recs
-What would Jenny do with a time machine
And more! Take a listen!
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Episode 338: Untitled by Korn
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, the Bye Babe series comes closer to its conclusion, as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt take a listen to Korn’s eighth(!) studio album, Untitled. Topics discussed this episode include:
-What is this album really called?
-World’s greatest drummer Terry Bozzio
-Monster vs Rockstar energy drinks
-Creepy liner notes
-Kids vs no kids
-David’s restaurants
-“Meat the texture of rope”
-Being an innocent bystander
-And Canon Talk, where Jenny gets one more chance to see if Korn can get into the Nu-Metal Canon.
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Episode 337: Who's Tweeting "This Ripper"
This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over your feedback, questions, and Roachamendations. Topics this week include:
-Sick New World sells out!
-New Filter
-Godsmack are back
-Recommendations for Emmure and Chaoseum
-Andrew Wolfe’s Roachamendations Part 3
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Episode 336: Grade School Boner by Geek
This week on the Roach Koach podcast we move closer to the finale of the Bye Babe series, as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt listen to Geek and their album, Grade School Boner. Did Jenny pick this album just because of the title? Did the Houston press give this band the business? Is Gallagher dead? Listen and find out!
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Episode 335: Who's Tweeting "Sick Nu World"
This week on the Roach Koach podcast Lorin and Matt go through every aspect of the Sick New World line up. They talk ticket prices, notable omissions, and private air conditioned bathrooms. Take a listen!
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Episode 334: Indestructible by Disturbed
This week on the Roach Koach podcast, the Bye Babe series continues with a return of Draiman and the boys in Disturbed, as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt listen to their fourth album, Indestructible. Topics in this episode include:
-Hot docs and Mitch pushback
-Is Draiman funny?
-Matt in cryosleep
-A back and forth on Songmeanings dot com
-Depictions of war
-Songs of deceit and betrayal
-The Joker
-Broad Talk
-The dreaded Friend Zone
-And Canon Talk, where the team decides if Disturbed deserve to be let back into the Nu-Metal Canon. Will they? Listen and find out!
(Listening note: There is a hiccup in the audio early in the episode, the file was corrupted, nothing we could do. Sorry!)
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Episode 333: Who's Tweeting "Flame Thrower Music"
It’s all about Who’s Tweeting on this week’s episode of the Roach Koach Podcast. Topics this week include:
-An actual tweet!
-The AIM days
-Limp Bizkit vinyl
-Who’s Recommending
-“Tower of Snakes”
-New Tallah
-Lorin’s music video idea
-Diamond Eyes feedback
-The arrival of Roachamendations Part 3
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Episode 332: Honkin' on Bobo by Aerosmith
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we take a long running bit to it’s natural conclusion and listen to Honkin’ on Bobo by Aerosmith. Is this album too loud? Where is Bobo in Jenny’s house? Is this album Honkin’ or Bobo? Listen and find out.
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Episode 331: Who's Tweeting "Who's Shouting"
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting! Matt and Lorin go over your feedback, questions, and Roachemendations. Topics this week include:
-Going from the local level to the National level
-NHL 23
-Lorin vs Muse
-Faultline rec
-Hows that new Slipknot?
-Russian Deathcore boys
-Hooray For Boobies Feedback
-Who’s Shouting at the Roach?
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