This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we have a guest! And it’s Josh Toomey of the Talk Toomey Podcast! Josh joins Lorin and Matt to chop it up and discuss his involvement in Louisville Loves Nu-Metal, taking place July 20th at Headliners Music Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. Josh talks learning Fieldy’s bass parts, Deftones on sex playlists, Peter St…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast we finally heed the call and dive into the second album by Ill Niño, 2003’s Confession. Lorin and Matt discuss where they were in 2003, how many boys there are in Ill Niño and so much more. Topics this episode include: -Chopping it up -Supporting your local FYE -Running and gunning -Brunette hotties -Who’s Snack…

This week on Roach Koach it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go over feedback, questions, and Nu News. Topics this week include: -HUGE Louisville Loves Nu-Metal Update -Who’s Duetting -Who’s in those DMs with Gorepig -The return of Puya -Crosses feedback -And Chad Radical’s Rippers for Roaches Take a listen! Exclusive episodes and more…

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 -Depech…

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 …

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-…

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 -…

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 packag…

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 feed…

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…

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’…

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 landm…

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 o…

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 …

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 …

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…

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 Fes…

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 …

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 …

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 pro…

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 t…

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” -…

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’…

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 R…

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 Handle…

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 …

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…

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 …

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 Lor…

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 s…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast Lorin and Matt welcome Zack and Brian from Louisville Loves Emo/Nu-Metal talk all about the origins of their emo night (25:00), predicting the return of Emo and Nu-Metal, the lessons of putting on such an elaborate show, whether or not to include a chainsaw, and more! Make sure to check out Louisville Love Emo o…

After many years, the Roach Koach Podcast has returned to Adema. Lorin and Matt welcome back Garrett Fuller to the show to discuss this week’s album, Unstable. Topics this episode include: -Local boy done good returns -A hot seven minute doc -Asylum gurney rentals -Being “CODEPENDENT!” -Songmeanings dot com and Top 5 Favorites -Hot Chris Rock? -Bop…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt dive into listener feedback, nu news and more. This week’s topics include: -Slipknot fires Jay Weinberg, Lorin and Matt react! -Matt Naas vs Mer De Noms -The video for “Judith” -Episode feedback for Apartment 26 -A surprising DM -And Vandals Can’t Handles II: Rise…

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about ignoring your dad and doing what you want! Lorin and Matt invite on long time Roach Rider Ben Rice of the Barley & Me Podcast to discuss Apartment 26’s debut album, Hallucinating. Topics this week include: -Pranks -Geezer Butler, dad -Uncanny valley album art -Ulrich Wild’s resume -Dual Income No …

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Matt and Lorin discuss your thoughts, suggestions, and Roachemendations. Topics this week include: -The Roach Koach Bump is Real -Crosses and Venera -Lorin vs Video Game quests -Who’s Kicking You In the Throat with FILTH -Mader Watch -Who’s In Those DMs -Nottingham is real? -Smi…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast, Lorin and Matt welcome back longtime friend of the show Josh Toomey as they discuss the much requested major label debut by Zebrahead, Waste of Mind. Topics this week include: -Yoo-hoo taste test -Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 -Nailing the choruses -Bringing the boom and it stays the same -Louie the Perv -Fathers, the…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about SICK NEW WORLD 2024! Matt and Lorin tackle it all: -The complete line up -Fonts! -Matt vs A Perfect Circle -“A pile of pillows?” -3Teeth -“A 6 is not a b!” -Logos that look like jizz -AIR.CONDITIONED.BATHROOMS. -Also Vandals Can’t Handles II: Rise of the Roach Take a listen! Rate and review Roach …

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s back to Frank! Lorin and Matt welcome back Tucker Stone as they discuss the soundtrack to 2008’s PUNISHER WAR ZONE. Topics this episode include: -Frank being about that life -Bringing a kid to see a Punisher movie -Punisher movie differences -Bad accents -Songmeanings dot com -Becoming a Slipknot guy -Fake …

It is all about Who’s Tweeting on this week’s episode of the Roach Koach Podcast. Lorin and Matt go over your feedback, questions, and talk about the various goings ons in the world of nu-metal. Topics this week include: -Boots on the ground at Louder Than Life -Limp Bizkit letdown? -New Staind -Ladies love Roach Koach -Nonpoint/Hed PE tour -Whos i…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast we’re just happy to be here, as we listen to Staind’s 2011 self-titled album. Helping out Lorin and Matt is JD from the How I Got Tinnitus podcast. JD explains his own history with Staind and helps guide Lorin and Matt through an album some have called “A timeless masterpiece.” Topics this episode include: -Reas…

It’s all about Who’s Tweeting on this week’s episode of the Roach Koach podcast. Lorin and Matt go through the Nu-News of the week, read listener letters and discussion recommendations. Topics this week include: -Who’s Guesting with Fred Durst and Wargasm (UK) -Who’s Recommending with UnityTx -Who’s Emailing with a Zebrahead push -Who’s in those DM…

NugFest 2023 arrives on the Roach Koach Podcast. The Indigo Angel herself, Jennifer Socia, returns to the podcast to discuss with Matt and Lorin the second Trust Company album, True Parallels. That means we’re talking night drives, chicken nuggets and sauces. Also, Lorin and Jenny talk about their experience at Disturbed’s Take Back Your Life Tour …

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt go through your questions, Roachamendations, and more. Topics this week include: -Recapping Louisville Loves Nu-Metal with Ashley Woolsey -Matt trying to unload Sublime -Who’s in those DMs with ska/funk recs -Crossbreed, we’ve done them on the show? -“A bag for yo…

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s all about The Punisher! We’ve been talking about Frank Castle all year, so it made sense to finally sit down with the extremely long soundtrack to 2004’s The Punisher, aptly titled, The Punisher The Album. Lorin and Matt welcome noted Punisher expert Tucker Stone of the great podcasts Comic Books are Burnin…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting! Lorin and Matt discuss your emails, your questions and your Roachamendations. Topics this week include: -Matt receives the greatest gift -Who’s Festing with more lists of bands -Matt and Lorin look at a map of Australia -Resequencing Untouchables -Who’s Emailing with recs for Devil…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast we consider getting a time machine to address the A&R for Number One Son’s debut album, Majority of One. Lorin and Matt welcome Jeremy from the Breathing Nu Life podcast to discuss this album, it’s potential, and more. Topics include: -Boots on the ground at Sick New World -Meeting Head from Korn! -Lord Clothing…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Lorin and Matt dive into your DMs, lists, reviews and Roachamendations. Topics this week include: -The Roach Koach Sell Out Era -The Nu-Metal Junk Drawer -Andrew Wolfe! -A funeral for Nu-Metal? -Gravity Kills push -Who’s Emailing -What is the Nu-Metal Party Bop of the summer? -J…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s time to get back to our namesake, our papas, that’s right, the boys in Papa Roach. Lorin and Matt welcome back returning guest Ashley Woolsey to discuss the 2004 Papa Roach album, Getting Away with Murder. Topics this episode include: -What was everyone like in 2004? -Lorin’s 2004 livejournal -The return of…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about Who’s Tweeting, as Matt and Lorin go over your questions, recommendations, and discuss the latest in Nu news. Topics this week include: -Trivium vs Nu-Metal -Lil Uzi Vert goes Nu -Who’s Emailing -Staind’s new rippers -Boots on the ground at Powerman 5000 -Who’s Recommending w/ iBurn, Vexed, and Sp…

This week on the Roach Koach podcast it’s all about the festival, the ultimate festival. That’s right, we’re talking Ozzfest on this week’s episode, diving into the tour compilation Ozzfest 2001 - The Second Millennium. Helping Matt and Lorin on this journey is MTV VJ, KROQ DJ, and the man behind nu-metal sensation Big Trash, Kevan Kenney! Kevan is…