Episode 409: Who's Tweeting "Axl Rose Rhythm Method"

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting. Lorin and Matt break down your feedback, lists, nu news, and so much more. Topics this week include:

-A Patreon push!

-Celebrating 8 years of the Koach

-Roach Koach Meetup 2024 at Pine Knob with Limp Bizkit

-Roach Koach live stream

-Who’s Touring with Ill Nino

-The Nu-Metal Agenda’s Post Grunge List

-The Axl Rose Rhythm Method

-Matt’s dating life

-Who’s Festing with Rock Fest 2024

-Who’s in those DMs

-And introducing a new list! 

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Episode 408: The Path of Totality by Korn

Look to the sky! It's a very special episode of the Roach Koach Podcast, Eclipse Edition! This week we drop early to commemerate this once in a lifetime event by talking about Korn's tenth studio album and daring left turn into dubstep, The Path of Totality. Lorin and Matt welcome back the Indigo Angel herself, Jennifer Socia, to discuss this landmark album. Topics include:

-The Global Solar event

-The Comedown Album to end all Comedown Albums

-Critical Reception

-Jonathan Devis

-Munky as a Wife Guy

-Relationship with Dubstep

-Gary Numan

-JD's political leanings

-Sex with MechaGodzilla

-JD's craziest scat?

-And Canon Talk, where Jenny, Lorin and Matt decide if Korn get another placement in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!

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Episode 407: Who's Tweeting "Milking techniques"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt discuss your feedback, questions, and Roachamendations. Topics this week include:

-Patreon push

-The results of the Side Project Summer vote

-Who’s Touring and the return of Korn

-Korn is…milking?

-7/11 rips off the Bizkit

-Buckcherry live report

-And the finale of Vandals Can’t Handles Part II: The Rise of the Roach.

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Episode 406: iBurn by iBurn

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Lorin and Matt invite long time Roach Rider David Fogarty onto the show to discuss every track on his band’s self-titled debut album, iBurn. Topics discussed include:

-Going from nu-metal fan to nu-metal creator

-Matt loves spines

-Adventures in Monaco

-U2 and the Grammys

-Matt adapting to Chainsings

-“Is this MF spitting?”

-Lorin’s energy drink era

-And of course Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and David decide if iBurn deserves a place in the Nu-Metal Canon.

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Check out David on his TikTok!

Episode 405: Who's Tweeting "Send it to my DropBox"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Matt and Lorin go over your questions, Roachamendations, and more. Topics this week include:

-Roach Koach meet up at Loserville 2024

-Louisville Loves Nu-Metal is back!

-Toomey Watch

-Who’s in those DMs

-TERRORBYTE

-Sending a song to Chris Motionless

-311 on Tinydesk

-Sending a song to Brian “Head” Welch

-And the penultimate Vandals Can’t Handles Part II: The Rise of the Roach! 

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Episode 404: Royal Highness by Kottonmouth Kings

The Kottonmouth Kings 420 Puff Puff Pass Spectacular is here. You, our Roach Ryders and Indigo Angels delivered 420 reviews across all of the internet. 

Mr. 420. Sgt. Bluntz. Sativa Steve. All here, discussing the debut album from Kottonmouth Kings, Royal Highness. 

Topics this episode include:

-Weed culture

-Jenny’s “light” kidnapping

-Lorin obtains a physical copy of the album

-A day in the life of the Kings

-Charles Mansion googles thongs

-Lorin stunned by a music video

-the Iditarod 

-How long are these songs?

-And Canon Talk, because why not? 

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Episode 403: Who's Tweeting "Anti-hard"

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Matt and Lorin go over listener feedback, Roachamendations, and more. Topics this week include:

-Who’s Pluggin

-The Pact on Patreon

-Voting on the Roach Koach Patreon

-The return of Side Project Summer

-What will 500 reviews get us?

-A review as an erotic kiss

-Matt vs Who’s Festing

-Louder Than Life

-Touring in the US vs the UK

-And Vandals Can’t Handles Part II: The Rise of the Roach

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Episode 402: Seasons by Sevendust

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s time to stop hearing and start listening, as Lorin and Matt dive into Sevendust’s fourth album, Seasons. Helping them on this episode is co-host of the Action For Everyone Podcast and Sevendust superfan Vyce Victus. Topics this episode include:

-Morgan Rose, hardest working man in rock

-Lajon cuts his hair

-Morgan vs Dez

-Spotter music

-What does a skeleton do?

-“Suffocate”

-The Masters of the Soft Yell

-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Vyce decide if Seasons deserves a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Check out Vyce Victus on Twitter and on the Action For Everyone Podcast

Episode 401: Who's Tweeting "Matt explains tattoos"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Matt and Lorin continue the celebration of 400 episodes by reading feedback from the Roach Riders and Indigo Angels during this special Who’s Tweeting episode. Topics include:

-Listeners favorite show moments

-KMK announcement

-“STONE SOUR WHEN”

-Generation Swine?

-Who’s Festing with Cold

-“I miss the taste of your skin”

-Emmure vs Australia

-Matt explains tattoos

-Who is Alphawolf?

-And Vandals Can’t Handles Part II: The Rise of the Roach

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Episode 400: Back 2 Base X by Hed P.E.

We did it! The Roach Koach Podcast’s 400th Episode! Lorin, Matt, and the returning Indigo Angel herself, Jennifer Socia, celebrate 400 episodes creating a Nu-Metal Canon the only way they know how, by discussing (hed) P.E.’s 2006 album, Back 2 Base X. Topics this episode include:

-How have we changed over 400 episodes?

-What did Jahred say that prompted us to do this album?

-How did Obama react to Gold Cobra?

-Genius list UPDATE

-“9/11, heh”

-“She’s an old soul”

-Lorin and peer pressure

-What does BBW mean?

-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Jenny decide if (hed) P.E. deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. As always, please take a listen! 

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Episode 399: Who's Tweeting "Airport parking lot"

It’s episode 399! Yes, the Roach Koach podcast celebrates the episode before 400 by talking all about Who’s Tweeting! Nu News, Roachamendations, and more! Topics this week include:

-The Pact goes live February 15th on our Patreon!

-A Papa Roach book?

-Radio voice vs Podcast voice

-P.O.D.’s promo photo

-Lorin at Monster Jam

-The Roachamendation to top all Roachamendations?

-Who’s Festing at Michigan Metal Fest 2024

-And Vandals Can’t Handles II: The Rise of the Roach

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Episode 398: Perfect Self by Stereomud

The wait is over. After many many years of requesting, this week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Lorin and Matt discuss Stereomud’s debut album, Perfect Self. Helping them out is Roach Rider 4 Life and the co-host of the Breathing Nu Life Podcast, Tom! Topics this week include:

-History with Stereomud

-Erik Rogers, made to rock

-“Pure uncut nu-metal”

-Stereomud’s capable hands

-Being ok with getting Chainsed

-The back tattoo reveal

-Lorin’s marching band story

-Vampire music?

-Making friends at the gym

-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Tom decide if Stereomud deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!

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Make sure to check out Tom on Breathing Nu Life wherever you get your podcasts! 

Episode 397: Who's Tweeting "A banger so insane I had to share"

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over your feedback, Roachamendations, questions, and more. Topics this week include:

-A eulogy for Pitchfork

-Alien Ant Farm merch store

-The Roach Koach Meet Up 2024

-Candyass 25th anniversary tour

-KottonMouth Kings 420 Puff Puff Pass Spectacular Update

-Who’s Emailing with “a banger so insane I had to share”

-Linkin Park feedback

-And Vandals Can’t Handles Part II: Rise of the Roach

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Episode 396: Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses

This week on the Roach Koach podcast, persistence pays off. Friend of the show and returning guest Kevvy has been sliding into those DMs asking to do Chinese Democracy. Finally, Lorin and Matt have relented. Is this Guns N’ Roses grand nu-metal return? Is it every genre? Did they “put their dicks on the line”? Listen and find out!

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Check out Kevvy’s band Fake Shark and their new album, Afterglow! It’s great!

Episode 395: Who's Tweeting "Rage against the list"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt discuss break ups, lists, hot takes, and more! Topics this week include

-Counting down to Episode 400

-Patreon Reactivated

-The Pact

-Matt against the machine

-Who’s Listing with the Nu-Metal Agenda’s Top 100 Nu-Metal Albums of All Time list

-Vandal’s Can’t Handles Part II: The Rise of the Roach

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Episode 394: One More Light by Linkin Park

It’s the first Roach Koach of 2024! Lorin and Matt kick off the new year with a decidedly un-Nu-Metal album as they discuss Linkin Park’s final album, One More Light. Helping them out is Hotline TNT frontman and Roach Rider 4 Lyfe Will Anderson! Topics discussed-

-Mike Shinoda tweets

-Is Will best friends with Jack White?

-The Hotline TNT/Nu-Metal connection

-Brad Delson guitar soup

-Grooving as a joke and grooving for real

-Linkin Park’s lost Hat Era

-SAW TALK

-The last Linkin Park setlist

-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, Will and the rest of Hotline TNT chime in on whether Linkin Park deserves another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!

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Follow Hotline TNT on Instagram and check out their upcoming tour dates, possibly near your house! And stream their album Cartwheel!

Episode 393: End of the Year Spectacular

It’s the end of the year! Roach Koach celebrates the end of their Sell Out Year with lists! Announcements! And more!

Topics this week include:

-How was 2023 for the Koach

-What is in store for 2024

-The Pact

-Countdown to Episode 400

-Roach Rider hot tracks of 2023 featuring Jynx, Taproot, and Black Coast

-Lorin and Matt’s Top Nu-Metal Songs of the Year featuring Staind, Dropout Kings, 3Teeth and more!

-Who’s Emailing with an Orgy push

-New Big Trash!

-And Vandals Can’t Handles Part II: Rise of the Roach

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Episode 392: Korn III - Remember Who You Are by Korn

Well look at this, it’s the last album episode of the year! On this episode of Roach Koach, Lorin and Matt welcome back Jenny Socia to discuss our old friends in Korn and their ninth(!) studio album, Korn III- Remember Who You Are. Topics discussed this episode include:

-Where were we in 2010

-How tall is Korn?

-The Five Symbols of the Downfall of Man

-Concept albums 

-Being a people pleaser

-Why FYE went out of business

-Needing some “Vitamin Head”

-“One thing leads to another thing”

-The CVS at the Alamo

-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Jenny decide if Korn deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen!

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Episode 391: Who's Tweeting "Louisville loves Emo and Jenny loves Geddy"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s a special Who’s Tweeting episode as Lorin and Matt welcome back the Indigo Angel Jennifer Socia along with now frequent guest Ashley Woolsey. Kicking things off, Ashley and Lorin discuss their experience at Louisville Loves Emo, going over the setlist, performances, recommendations for future shows, and Lorin’s love of free range trash cans. Then, Jenny takes us through her experience seeing the diva Mariah Carey live. Topics discussed: When did Mariah become the queen of Christmas? What happens when you make a mistake a a Mariah Carey show? Jenny also talks about her experience seeing Geddy Lee be interviewed by Chad Smith! Finally, Lorin, Matt, and Jenny talk about their excitement for Limp Bizkit’s 2024 Loserville Tour. Take a listen! 

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Episode 390: Stepa by Stepa

This week on the Roach Koach podcast, it’s a wild one. For the first time in Roach Koach history, Lorin and Matt discuss an album with someone who actually made it! Lead singer and lyricist Blake Beckmann from the band Stepa walks us through Stepa’s debut and sole release (so far), 2002’s Stepa! 

Topics include:

-The Stepa Journey

-Becoming a rock star in your teenage years

-Producer Jay Baumgardner

-Band photos

-Being asked to leave the band

-“You’re known as Throat”

-Page Hamilton in your living room complaining about a mix

-“Knock Knock, who’s there? A ripper!”

-What is the Fuck Status of the new Stepa songs?

-Posting on Songmeanings dot com on Thanksgiving

-“Is this song about Doing It?”

-Channeling Bjork

-“The Roach Koach Bump”

-And Canon Talk, where Lorin, Matt, and Blake decide if Stepa deserves a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Thank you Blake for coming on the show! Check out Stepa wherever you stream music, follow Stepa on Instagram and follow Blake’s art on Instagram