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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This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it’s a return to one of the big 4 of Nu-Metal, Linkin Park, and their divisive third album, Minutes to Midnight. This album was chosen by our Patreon patrons! Lorin, Jenny, and Matt discuss their history with Minutes to Midnight, delight in the arrival of Rick Rubin as producer, parse out the lack of tension in Linkin Park and their IT department vibes, and of course decide if LP deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Side Project Summer continues this week on the Roach Koach podcast as we listen to Linkin Park’s own Mike Shinoda as he steps out with his project, Fort Minor. We talk about the making of this album, what it is like to be in a room with Jay-Z, the lost work of Kevin Federline, disagreements with Common, the Genius List, and ask if Fort Minor is an ego boost or an essential document. 

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Activate The Pit T-shirts

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and Charles Mansion

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This week on the podcast Lorin and Jenny re-clarify what nu-metal is while doing an indepth analysis of the ten million selling debut album from Linkin Park. Topics discussed: Will this album harsh your mellow? Is Mike Shinoda a bad rapper or just ok and a little cocky? Can a man in a turtle neck be intimidating? All this and more on this episode of Roach Koach. Jenny and Lorin send sincere thanks to Eric Haenke for his production assistance, insight, and hospitality. Please take a moment to rate and review Roach Koach on iTunes.