It’s a whole barrel of fishhooks on this week’s episode of The Roach Koach Podcast. Jenny, Lorin and Matt leave “The Thick of It” behind and go to the present day to see if the new Suicide Silence record is as nu-metal as everyone is complaining it to be. Also, the Roach Koach team makes a big announcement! Other topics discussed: Deathcore, what bands are Deathcore?; Does Jenny actually like Deathcore?; The Angel Ross Robinson, “The most stoppable album title”, Is this album eating shit?; “Back to School”, Suicide Silence wrote a love letter to Chino, #Narcissism, going to the Euros, more nursery rhymes, Sam’s Club, Who’s Tweeting; and of course the decision on whether Suicide Silence can muscle their way into the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Yup yup! The Roach Koach Podcast is back this week with a listen to the much requested nu-metal album Hard to Swallow by infamous 90’s superstar Vanilla Ice. Topics include: How long did it take to write this album?; Vanilla Ice vs Fred Durst, Kurt Loder shade, What is a Zig Zag Story?; the first time you realize you’re a nerd, another Wikipedia lie, the Vanilla Ice/Bloodhound Gang connection, Ross Robinson and muddy production, a visit from God, what is prozac?; G.W.B.; Who’s Tweeting, #wearepaolo, and the decision on whether Vanilla Ice should have a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, the Three Bears of Nu-Metal, Jenny, Lorin and Matt, check in on Sepultura and see how they responded after Max Cavalera left the band, with their album Against. Topics discussed:Should this have been a hardcore album?; Pit stokers instead of pit activators, how many of these songs are about Max?; Is this album desperate or just passive aggressive?; “Aren’t we all Paolo?”; filthy riffs, the meaning behind the masks, “Dude. Don’t.”; “Trees, hemoglobin, trees”, Who’s Tweeting, the Talk Toomey podcast, iTunes reviews, Lorin deals with criticism, and of course the answer to the question, does Sepultura deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon?

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Pits activated, pits stoked, pits of all kinds are evoked on this new episode of The Roach Koach Podcast. This week Jenny, Lorin and Matt do double duty, as they discuss Soulfly’s self titled debut along with Max Cavalera’s autobiography, My Bloody Roots. Topics include: Is music better when you’re drunk?; poor Paolo, Max’s prolific output, Jenny’s history with Soulfly, “It takes a village to make Soulfly album”, the return of Sensual Chino, “Bring the shit”, Does no hope equal no fear?; dive bomber riffs, Lorin and Jenny’s respect for the canon, “Take that, Hootie!”; an overview of the Ten Commandments, Who’s Tweeting?; Mushroomhead feedback, the appeal of video games with water levels, and of course the answer to the question, does Soulfly deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon?

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Things get pretty fucking nu-metal on this week’s episode of the Roach Koach Podcast as Jenny, Lorin and Matt become acquainted with the album Pacifier by Nothingface. Topics discussed: Sturdy but familiar riffs, Ross’s rules, a touch of Clutch, Songmeanings.com is no help, Lorin tries to decipher lyrics on his own, 3 year breaks between comments, Christopher Guest vs David Gest, Who’s Facebooking?; “I would like to be flushed down the toilet”, “Carrot, yer gonna die”, Roach Koach at Ticket to Rock, and of course the answer to the question, does Nothingface deserve placement in the Nu-Metal Canon?

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Things get downright proggy this week on the Roach Koach Podcast as Jenny, Lorin and Matt take a long listen to Mudvayne’s major label debut album, L.D. 50. Topics discussed: Matt Naas and his Mudvayne grudge, the Christgau Challenge, “Musical ebola”, going full milk fart, Socrates on Songmeanings.com, the funky bass, What is it like to work with Clown?; Jenny and Lorin go on a nu-metal excursion, sexual crowds, Grammys update, sympathy for a serial killer, and of course the decision of whether Mudvayne deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Your voices have been heard Roach Ryders and Indigo Angels, as this week the Roach Koach Podcast sits down and gives a listen to XX by Mushroomhead. Topics discussed: Who is in Mushroomhead?; the Nu-Metal Wars, Harsh vocals vs Clean vocals, a song about mouth sores, did a seventh grader named Jamie write a Mushroomhead song?; “Little Lunchbox vibe”, “You cannot make love to Hellbilly Deluxe”, “Thank you Poopy the Clown”, a Twin Peaks connection, The Fred Durst voicemail, Who’s Tweeting, and an unprecedented decision in regards to the Nu-Metal Canon!

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Get out your leather and pick a safe word as you listen to this episode of The Roach Koach Podcast. This week, Jenny, Lorin, and Matt give a listen to Rammstein’s second album, Sehnsucht. Topics covered: New German Hardness, creepy whistles, another Teen Witch connection, going hard during the Christgau Challenge, Jenny and her love of frogs, Jenny does not heed the NSFW label and pays the price, “Hair is the black you dream of”, “Little synthy boys”, what do you do when you can’t fall asleep?; an incredible essay on Songmeanings.com, Who’s Tweeting, the first entry in the Roach Koach book club, and an intense debate on whether Rammstein should be placed in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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The Roach Koach Podcast stay local as they listen to Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Taproot and their debut album, Gift. Topics discussed: Prayer posing, the importance of a nu-metal vacation, sequencing your sex playlist, whiny vocals, The Greatest Tragedy in the History of this Podcast, the Christgau Challenge, “I work at Taco Bell, you buffoon!”; “Gonna do a Staind”; the Vengeance of Fred Durst, going to the Good Book, Who’s Tweeting, “The Angel” Ross Robinson on the SWIM podcast, and of course the decision on whether Taproot deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Lorin, Jenny and Matt contend with the debut album from Evanescence. Topics discussed: the Daredevil connection, going platinum seven times, “5 years working at Hot Topic”, 347 comments on Songmeanings.com, “Do dark angels need wings?”; Jenny’s emotional reaction to “My Immortal”; Why would you quit Evanescence?; Robert Christgau’s “dis-endorsement”; “The whitest thing about me is I love Ben Folds Five”, Who’s Tweeting, and of course, deciding if Evanescence deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Roach Koach brings it on home this week as Jenny, Lorin and Matt listen to Detroit Nu-Metalers Factory 81 and their lone release, Mankind. Topics discussed: Sex playlists, Six Degrees of Jay Gordon, Mushroomhead vote!; Lorin has a revelation, what would Jenny do if she found Max, Chino and Jonathan Davis in the same room?; a firestorm in the Songmeanings.com comment section, stories and poems, “If they only had Ross”, “Little breathy boy”, Jenny and ephedrine, eating the whole pizza, Who’s Tweeting, and of course the decision on whether Factory 81 should take up residence in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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The time as come. The Roach Koach Podcast brings the boys home to the Indigo Basement as Jenny, Lorin and Matt have a very long listen and discussion about Limp Bizkit’s sophomore album, Significant Other. Topics discussed: Limp Bizkit as a peace offering, Bizkit fashion, the band on trial, unreadable liner notes, “The whole album is tight as fuck”, Did “Break Stuff” break up Rage Against the Machine?; The slickness of Terry Date, Jenny is a 3 Dollar Bill Y’All girl, Woodstock ’99, the confidence to bring in Method Man, the “No Sex” radio station debacle, Jenny reads Fred, defining the nu-metal timeline, Who’s Tweeting?; and of course deciding whether Significant Other belongs in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

As mentioned on the show, please take a moment to support DICO Presents Snow Day X the 24 Hour Improv Marathon at Go Comedy Improv Theater in Ferndale MI, January 14th and 15th 2017. Purchase tickets at GoComedy.net. Out of state and want to donate to the cause, go to https://www.gofundme.com/snowday-x-the-24-improv-marathon.
All proceeds raised go towards Gilda’s Club and The Tim Hayden Scholarship Fund. Like the event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Snow-Day-24-Hour-Improv-Marathon-474925452692928/

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Roach Koach enters 2017 with a hot one, as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt activate numerous pits with the debut album by Drowning Pool, Sinner. Topics discussed: Who’s Facebooking, Nicknames from The Angel, Big Jenny news!; Nu-metal bands named after Paul Newman movies, an album made for suplexing, Sketchers are the worst shoes on earth, mosh pit etiquette, Doves talk, and of course, deciding whether Drowning Pool deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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A promise is a promise, and the Roach Koach podcast keeps theirs (eventually). This week Jenny, Lorin and Matt listen to the debut album from Orgy, Candyass. Topics discussed: Orgy’s TRL premiere, What type of producer is Josh Abraham?; How old is too old to be sexy?; Did Tina Fey listen to Candyass before writing the film MEAN GIRLS?; Jenny and Robert Christgau find common ground, Orgy’s drag queen connection, and of course the answer to the question, does Orgy deserve a spot in Nu-Metal Canon? As well, more from Who’s Tweeting, Tough Enough and Tough Enough 2, a possible ending of the podcast, and “Is there anything more disgusting than a teenager’s fingers?”

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Become a citizen of Snake Nation and listen to this week's episode of The Roach Koach Podcast as Jenny, Lorin and Matt examine the debut album from Sevendust. Topics discussed: Who's Tweeting?; #notmycanon, Matt's quest to define the phases of nu-metal, backing vocals, the Twisted Sister connection, the many names of Sevendust, Jenny's long con, SongMeanings.com, the lyrics to "Face", Mortal Kombat characters, and of course, does Sevendust deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon? 

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It's a hot one on the Roach Koach Podcast this week as Jenny, Lorin and Matt listen to Coal Chamber's debut album and consider the arc of nu-metal as one big, out of control party. Topics discussed: Guessing what Robert Christgau would have given this album had he reviewed it, Jenny and Muriel: a friendship forged in the Chamber; "A splash of Zombie", "If Ross was here…", Is Coal Chamber on your sex playlist?; pitching Mortiis, giving credit for a bit, SongMeanings.com, Who's Tweeting, and of course, deciding if Coal Chamber deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon.

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Dare to enter the web of spider fanatics Cold as the Roach Koach podcast takes a hard listen to their self titled debut. Jenny, Lorin and Matt ponder why "The Angel" Ross Robinson worked with this band, as well as discuss these other topics:
Can you be too thankful to Fred Durst?; Can you understand a word?; the most inexplicable music video Lorin has ever seen, is Tilda Swinton in Cold?; Lorin's Big Thrifts, Nu-Metal mascots, Who's Tweeting? and of course the answer to the question: Does Cold deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon?

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Use this episode as therapy as the Roach Koach Podcast attempts to heal and listen to S.C.I.E.N.C.E. by Incubus. Topics discussed: Jenny and Lorin experiencing Incubus live, the many names of Brandon Boyd, "Imagine yourself as a pen", what it means to "stoke the pit", a night of seduction with Brandon Boyd, do Incubus have doors in their house?; and of course, does Incubus deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon? All this plus Who's Tweeting, Who's Dreaming, and more sex playlist talk. 

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Don't get your wig split and take a listen as Jenny, Lorin and Matt explore the world of Primer 55 on this week's episode of The Roach Koach Podcast. Topics discussed: Is it possible to be nu-metal to a fault?; "Is this song about dry humping?"; Matt Naas returns to sing, The Godsmack Lesson of Sequencing, should aliens hear this album?; as well as Who's Tweeting, the comfort of JNCOs, Matt Naas taking a trip down a nu-metal rabbit hole and of course the answer to the question, does Primer 55 deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon?

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Blessed be Roach Ryders and Indigo Angels. Jenny, Lorin and Matt convene at the Indigo Porch and spend this week on the Roach Koach podcast considering Godsmack's self-titled debut album. Topics discussed: Sully, the Wiccan; the importance of sequencing, The Christgau Challenge, Godsmack and empathy, eyebrow talk, the nu-metal hammock, Matt's blind hatred for Godsmack, and of course, whether Godsmack deserves a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. As well, Who's Tweeting? and Lorin's Big Thrifts!

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