This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over all listener feedback, emails, Roachamendations and more! Topics this episode include: -Deftones are back! -New Amerakin Overdose! -The Dropout Kings return! -Who’s this with Splitchain -Going through it with Filter -Who’s Ubering -Send us your Been Ups! -Who’s Recommending -And a word from the Indigo Angel Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact ...
Jul 23, 2025•53 min
Side Project Summer continues on the Roach Koach Podcast! This week Lorin and Matt finally dive into Wes Borland’s 2007 album under the Black Light Burns moniker, Cruel Melody. Topics this episode include: -“Unacceptable!” -Trent Reznor advice -Wes swagger -The logo -Songs about Limp Bizkit? -Been up -Getting mad at a child -The eternal war between vampires and lycans -Elephant roar riffs -And deciding if Black Light Burns is Ego or Essential. Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Ro...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 59 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over nu-news, listener emails and Roachamendations. Topics this episode include: -Boots on the ground at Fake Shark -The return of My Ticket Home -Korn goes analog -LB tease -Who’s Feuding -Who’s in those DMs -And Setting off the Dean Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rate and review Roach Koach on iTunes! We’d appre...
Jul 09, 2025•59 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s time to wake up the sheeple and recommend some books as we listen to One Minute Silence’s 2000 album, Buy Now…Saved Later! Topics this episode include: -Iconic album cover -Bill Hicks -Having a recommended reading list in your liner notes -Pixelated music videos -Stranded in Tool Town (Fool Town) -“Virtual Reality, man!” -Teen Witch -The hierarchy of needs -Hellraiser -And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if One Minute Silence deserve a slot in th...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 38 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting! Lorin and Matt go over your feedback, questions and nu-metal news. Topics this episode include: -Primer55 are back! -Boots on the ground at Sonic Temple -New Mudvayne? -Happy Birthday, Charles Mansion? -Horror Franchises -Nu-Metal Dreams -Avalon feedback (more no skips!) -And the Final Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core For Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every mo...
Jun 25, 2025•59 min
Side Project Summer continues on the Roach Koach Podcast! This week, Lorin and Matt discuss Brian “Head” Welch’s solo debut, 2008’s Save Me From Myself. Along with diving into the album, Lorin read the accompanying book! Research! Lorin and Matt discuss the surprising strengths of the album, the “Flush”music video, Songmeanings dot com comments, and decide if Save Me From Myself is Ego or Essential. Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact ...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 43 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast It’s a bonus Side Project Summer Film episode, as we discuss Clown’s directorial debut, 2016’s Officer Downe, and Fred Durst in 2024’s Y2K! Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rate and review Roach Koach on iTunes! We’d appreciate it! Questions about the show? Have album recommendations? Just want to say hi? We’d love to hear from you! Contact the show @RoachKoach on Tw...
Jun 11, 2025•49 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s 9 years of the Koach! Lorin and Matt celebrate the ninth anniversary of Roach Koach with the masked men of Slipknot and discuss their 2014 release, .5: The Gray Chapter. Topics this episode include: -New masks -“We are kill gods” -The barrel work -Corey Taylor speaking with Kerrang! magazine -Dubious Doobies -David Good Morning -“Been up.” -Should Lorin produce Slipknot? -And Canon Talk, where Matt and Lorin decide if Slipknot deserve another spot in the...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 54 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over listener feedback, Roachamendations, Nu News and more. Topics this week include: -Who is going to David Draiman’s wedding? -Who’s Listing with the Nu-Metal Agenda -Sleep Token Pitchfork review -Hotline TNT recs Bleed -Dark New Day feedback -And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core for Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe t...
May 28, 2025•1 hr
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s the kick off of Side Project Summer! The first side project of the season is Godsmack front man Sully Erna’s solo debut, Avalon. Topics discussed include: -Album cover as meal -A scroll -What is….music? -Audiophile music -Funeral music -Genius list UPDATE -4 albums with no skips -Lorin and Matt debate whether Avalon is Ego or Essential. Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 33 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, going over Roach Ryder feedback, Roachamendations, emails, lists and more! Topics this week include: -Golden Globes Podcast Award -LD 50 25th Anniversary Tour -Who’s Emailing with Seeded Crown -Underrated Nu-Metal Albums List -Korn’s signature sound -Ask The Dean Nu-Metal Wedding Day Playlist -And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core for Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the P...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 5 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast the guys called up old friend and host of DFT’s Dungeon Dan Terry to talk all about East West and their supposed nu-metal album, The Light In Guinevere’s Garden. Lorin and Matt quiz Dan on life on the boards, whether it is possible to preach too much at your rock show, if being related to the band will help them reunite, and more! Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rat...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 36 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting! Nu-News, Who’s Listing and more. Topics this week include: -A late breaking DM -Who’s Giving Feedback -David Dreamin -The Greatest Live Nu-Metal Performances of All Time -Lorin vs The Stones -Ask The Dean -And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core For Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rate and review Roach Koach on iTunes! We’d appreciate ...
Apr 30, 2025•59 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s a 10 out of 10 episode as we discuss nu-metal supergroup Dark New Day and their album, Twelve Year Silence. Topics this episode include: -Making an album with childhood friends -House of Wax 2005 -Ultimate Guitar’s rating scale -The return of Songmeanings dot com -“This song has got to be about alimony” -Nu-metal math -Who is trying to change you? -Taking it down to the bare bones -Getting advice from anyone or anything -Following the sun down -And Canon...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 39 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over Roach Rider feedback, Nu News, and so much more. Topics this episode include: -What are we doing this summer? -Matt blabbing on the Patreon -Taking It On the Chin -Shirt Report from Deftones in concert -Who’s Recommending -Who’s Emailing from Moscow -The Rant -And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu-Core For Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact ever...
Apr 16, 2025•53 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we consider the multitudes contained in Black Coast and their debut album, Outworld. Topics discussed: -Stoke-on-Trent…Reznor? -The real Black Coast -SonicHits dot Com -“everything that is missing from modern music” -Black Coast vs the Hindenburg -Tight and getting tighter -Audition by Takashi Miike -Mortal Kombat memories -Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes -And Canon Talk, where Matt and Lorin decide if Black Coast deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take ...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 27 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about the most important awards show, the Heavy Music Awards! Lorin and Matt discuss every category, the long voting window, the continued presence of non-heavy bands among the nominees, and so much more! Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rate and review Roach Koach on iTunes! We’d appreciate it! Questions about the show? Have album recommendations? Just want...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 3 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast Who’s Festing consumes the show! Matt bleeds! Lorin bloviates! LOUDER THAN LIFE! Symbols! Circles! HOT! MILK! Flushable toilets! Also Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu Core for Old Heads! You gotta listen! Do it! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rate and review Roach Koach on iTunes! We’d appreciate it! Questions about the show? Have album recommendations? Just want to say hi? We’d love to hear...
Mar 26, 2025•50 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about deep cuts! Lorin and Matt welcome Brian and Corey from Louisville Loves Nu-Metal back to the show to discuss their just announced Deep Cut night. The guys talk about the origins of the event, the methods of picking the right kind of deep cut, and talk about the influence of the Koach on creating the setlist! They close out the segment with some blind Nu-Metal album rankings. Later in the show, Lorin and Matt talk Disturbed’s 20th Anniversary Si...
Mar 19, 2025•51 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast get some Rock 101 with the boys of Speak No Evil and their album, Welcome To The Downside. Topics this episode include: -Timely album art -Matt vs Vocals -A musical gumbo -Wishing someone was in orbit -The 90s -Amazon Dot Com reviewers -Rollbar music -Sometimes things are too intense -Taking big swings -An extremely heavy chainsing -And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Speak No Evil deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen! Exclusive epis...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 12 min
This week the Koach celebrates the return of My Ticket Home! Lorin and Matt sit down with Derek Blevins, guitarist from My Ticket Home. Topics this episode include: -What brought them back and the future of My Ticket Home -Self producing -Returning to the live show -Lorin’s music video ideas -Derek’s nu-metal roots -And This or That: Nu-Metal Guitarists Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rate and review R...
Mar 05, 2025•45 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, one low res photo sends Matt into space and beyond as he and Lorin listen to Boiler Room’s 2000 album, Can’t Breathe. Topics discussed this episode include: -Most nu-metal titled album of all time? -Butt on the sun -Amazon dot com reviews -“Hitting stations all over the nation” -Bands no one knows -Prime gym music -And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Boiler Room deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on th...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 17 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over the latest Nu-News, listener emails, lists and more! Topics this episode include: -Viral video feedback -Nu-Metal bands who should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame -Who’s Festing at Nova Rock 2025 -New songs from Tetrarch and Stray From The Path -Who’s Emailing with the Nu-Metal Mount Rushmore -And Stupid F’N Matts Nu Core for Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Pat...
Feb 19, 2025•55 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we answer the question of whether Flymore is Korn or korn or corn as we listen to their 2009 album, Millennium IV V. Topics discussed: -Nicknames -The Korn rating scale -Jonathan Devis -“Life is too long until you die” -Amazon reviews -Filling “a” void -Nothing personal! -Attention to detail in music videos -Songs for the common man -And Canon Talk, where Matt and Lorin decide if Flymore deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. Take a listen! Exclusive episodes...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 19 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about the Koach going Viral! That’s right, we did it! Topics this episode include: -Matt’s secrets to internet fame -What percentage of internet commenters just want to say hi -Spineshank and the Roach Koach Bump -The Louder Than Life slow drip -Logo discussion Part 2 -Diving at the dial -Who’s Listing with Josh Toomey -Mini Canon Talk -Movie podding -Nu-Metal from Chile and Poland -And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu Core for Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive...
Feb 05, 2025•58 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we celebrate 450 episodes and make a long awaited return to the boys of Spineshank and listen to their third album, Self-Destructive Pattern. Topics this episode include: -A song that drips -College vibes -Stomping and spinning in the pit -Swearing too much? -Going to the Bobby’s World tour -Intentional smothering -Muse -Jammin’ tunes -“Play it at my funeral” -Paying to listen to a sound -Knowing when you’re cooked -And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 28 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over listener feedback, questions, Roachamendations and more. Topics this week include: -Movie podding on BETTER MAN and KRAVEN THE HUNTER -90’s Naas -Who’s Touring with Cold -Who’s in those DMs with Heathen Sun -Who’s Emailing with Deficit and Mindset -And Stupid F’N Matt’s NU Core For Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Sub...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 10 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s time to visit the road dawgs in Nonpoint and their 4th (or 6th!) album, To The Pain! Topics this episode include: -Will Nonpoint listen to this episode? -Swallowing bullets vs swallowing nails -Bullet budgets -Getting an autograph from Shinedown -“Broken glass” -The forces trying to stop Nonpoint -Thinking about your ex at the gym -“This is a dad song” -Explain yourself/myself -Getting a massage -And Canon Talk, where Lorin and Matt decide if Nonpoint de...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 28 min
This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Matt and Lorin go over your feedback, Roachamendations, lists, emails and more. Topics this week include: -Who’s in those DMs -The Nu-Metal Renaissance -Flymore, Korn clones? -The Nu-Metal Big 4…or 5 -The Nu-Metal Junk Drawer -Boggy Depot feedback -Video game complaints -And Stupid F’N Matt’s Nu Core For Old Heads Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Sub...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 1 min
It’s 2025 and it’s time to get Matt’s take on one of the biggest albums of all time! This week on the Roach Koach podcast, Matt shares his thoughts and feelings on Linkin Park’s world beater debut album, Hybrid Theory. Lorin dove into the trenches of Songmeanings dot com to find out what was happening in those internet hills in 2002. Get a bag of Pringles and take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more on the Roach Koach Patreon . New episodes of the Pact every month. Subscribe today! Rate and re...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 44 min
