The Roach Koach Podcast

This week we celebrate on the Roach Koach Podcast! It’s the beginning of Side Project Summer! And it’s a celebration of 8 years of Roach Koach! Matt and Lorin reflect on 8 years of podcasting before diving into Chino Moreno’s debut album from his goth/nu-wave/witch house project, Crosses. Topics this episode include: -Chuck Doom, top 5 name -Depeche Mode vibes -My Interpretation at Songmeanings Do...

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over your emails, DMs, Roachamendations and more! Topics this week include: -The return of Louisville Loves Nu-Metal! -Loserville meet up at Pine Knob -Bands re-recording old albums -Prime grappling music -10 Most Insane Nu-Metal Feuds of All Time -Limp Bizkit vs Eminem? -“Can we talk about Eloy?” -Chad Radica...

This week on the Roach Koach podcast Lorin and Matt are joined by previous guest JD to discuss Deftones and their modern classic/instant classic album, Koi No Yokan. Topics this episode include: -Where were we in 2012? -CD rot? -The “Swerve City” music video -Signing up for Songingmeanings dot com -String counts -Missed connections in the pit -Sad-ism -Investigating stage banter -Is this Nu-metal?...

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over your feedback, questions, Roachemendations and more. Topics this week include: -Matt’s first livestream -Addressing the Kendrick/Drake beef -RIP Steve Albini -Slipknot is back -Coal Chamber on Tour -The Heavy Music Awards -Who’s Festing: Godsmack Edition -And Chad Radical’s Rippers for Roaches Take a list...

Get the whole bottle and split a pie, it’s time to talk about Mudvayne’s self-titled album! This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Lorin and Matt welcome back friend of the show and local boy done good Garrett Fuller to discuss Mudvayne’s apparent swan song. Topics this week include: -Garrett’s growing celebrity -Merch complaints -Black light packaging -When the band sounds like the band -Funeral D...

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt discuss Nu-News, episode feedback, Roachamendations, and more! Topics this week include: -EXCLUSIVE STEPA PREMIERE! -Lorin vs The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame -Who’s Recommending with Bodysnatcher -Who’s Emailing  -Does Logan Mader know we exist? -Path of Totality feedback -What is Korn’s finest hour? -“That’s g...

LIGHTS OUT! Actually, turn them back on because we’re talking about P.O.D. this week on the Roach Koach podcast. Helping out Lorin and Matt is friend of the show and the king of VHS himself, Sweet Mitchell Socia, to discuss P.O.D.’s 2006 album, Testify. Topics this episode include: -Matt’s public access past -Glen Ballard, producer -Adrien Brody on SNL -Rasta Matt -Mitch and the Black Eyed Peas -M...

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 -Ma...

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...

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 R...

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Lorin and Matt invite long time Roach Rider David Fogerty 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 co...

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 Va...

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 i...

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 U...

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 skeleto...

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 tat...

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...

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 Michiga...

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 C...

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...

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! Rate and review Roach Koach on iTunes! We’d appreciate it!  Qu...

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 Take a listen! Ra...

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...

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...

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...