It’s a hot debate for canon eligibility on this week’s episode of Roach Koach as Jenny, Lorin and Matt revisit old friends Hed PE and their second album, Broke. Topics discussed: Jenny and Lorin report back from seeing Incubus in concert, Fry MacGyver, CrawlBlind feedback, #ladyscanbesmoothboystoo, Nu-Metal as Fuck, Hed PE’s label woes, Mayan 2012 didn’t work out, if the Muppets made a Nu-Metal song, great throat!; a call to arms for all queefers, finding the crunch in Sublime, Marc Klasfeld, “This video is just a lot of dudes grabbing butts.”, the logistics of getting your tits in the air, “Inexplicably, I like this song”, empathy blasts, the swagger and confidence of Jahred, are people fucking people who are losers?; “A loser with a pristine dick”, Convincing Jesus of your good dick, is Jahred a genius?; “I’m a sexually aggressive man with a perfect dick”,  a Juggalo Hundo update, and an intense discussion on whether Hed PE deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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It’s a return to that classic Nu-Metal sound on this week’s episode of Roach Koach, as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt listen to 40 Below Summer and their major label debut, Invitation to the Dance. Topics discussed: The Juggalo Hundo, a peak behind the curtain, “Is this too metal for Lorin?”; The Nu-Metal Dumpster, Clown’s production style, searching for a Hot Open, “I didn’t need a smoothboy”, cribbing from the Draiman playbook, The Rocket Summer, 3 Doors Down connection, “I’m not here to dance, I’m here to grind.”; “I’ve been punched during this song numerous times”, gonzo, vocal fry, watch your ass around 40 Below Summer, Quiff porn, regretting a pit activation, and of course the decision on whether 40 Below Summer deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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It’s another listener requested album this week on The Roach Koach Podcast, as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt sit down with Deadsy’s major label debut, Commencement. Topic’s discussed: “Thanks” Mitch, Who’s Tweeting, the Juggalo Hundo, getting a Deadsy tattoo, Deadsy parentage, “Is this even nu-metal?”, Shit-taxes-posers, Jenny’s favorite Sebadoh song, a Lazyboy, “Limp as a board?”, The Faint, intense analysis on Songmeanings.com, Does listening to Deadsy build character?; ripping off Bauhaus, activating a nap, Gary Numan, “If you’re going to be a slowboy, be a slowboy”, Is there a glory hole in the book version of 101 DALMATIONS?; Rolling Stone review, “Elijah Blue is academia”, “Let me go to my notes”, and of course, deciding if Deadsy deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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This week on the Roach Koach Podcast the team takes a listen to the little heard debut album by British nu-metalers CrawlBlind. Topics discussed: Who’s Tweeting, live show video, #Juggalohundo, P.O.D. feedback, “Default Thick of It”, Jenny reaches out to CrawlBlind, dangerous fonts, Lorin vs accents, the first album hunger, What was everyone doing in 1998?; production talk, Raw CrawlBlind, calling out posers, David “Knobby Steven” Hawkins, A+ screaming, Knobby Naas, The Burton C. Bell Institute, Jenny’s Juggalo past, and of course the decision on whether CrawlBlind deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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This episode is dedicated in the memory of Chester Bennington. 

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast is a bit like an awkward date as the group sits down with Otep and their major label debut, Sevas Tra. Topics discussed: Respectful disagreements, the great P.O.D. debate, the science of nu-metal, the Roach Koach drinking game, nu-metal at the Gathering of the Juggalos, “Is this about shit or cooking?”, The Juggalo Hundo, Terry Date, “That’s so Otep”, Roach Koach HR, slow boys on the road, Hawaiian Blue Punk, high school memories, Jenny names names, “Stay away from me” songs, “breaking the bones of those who pose”, Terry Date’s production, Matt becoming a Shadow Soldier, “Thots”, Jenny on poppers, and of course the decision on whether Otep deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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This week on Roach Koach it’s all about the smooth boys of Slaves on Dope and their major label debut, Inches From the Mainline. Topics discussed: Roach Koach live show proceeds update, Motor Kitty Rescue, Who’s Tweeting, considering more female fronted bands for the canon, new music from listener Kalan and his band Athika, Ricky Danger recommends CrawlBlind, “No one likes Cold”, Jenny’s identity crisis of 2000, the John Lennon connection, Lorin and the drum sounds, the Hamlet connection, “I don’t mind this smooth boy”, #smoothboy, old man voices, relentless pit activations, cocaine dabbling, “silly” head games, Prow-lar meets Smoothboy, “You’re a piece of garbage/I don’t like your face”, properly recording a dick slap, becoming a Kafka bug, working for Cutco Knives, Roach Koach Morning Zoo, queefing on command, and of course the decision on whether Slaves On Dope deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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This week on the Roach Koach Podcast it is downright spiritual as the team listens to Pillar and their album Fireproof. Topics discussed: a P.O.D./Alien Ant Farm tour, Chimaira reuniting, Godsmack and the slinky feel, “Rizzo” vs “Bodies”, 20 Dead Flower Children, Armageddon Dildos, the return of Mudrock, songs about Jehovah, “Is this song about Daniel 3?”; Jenny and Jeopardy, “In the beginning, God don’t make no trash”, Jenny asking about how the universe(and the Bible) start, “Could be porno, drugs, or something.”; Songmeanings.com comment thread discussions, “Look on the covers a few Bibles”, Jenny and Matt joining Pillar?; activating a very tepid pit, Jenny is the Balance, and of course deciding whether Pillar deserves a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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This week on the Roach Koach Podcast, Jenny, Lorin and Matt visit their old friends P.O.D. and discuss their album Satellite. Topics include: Who’s Tweeting, Happy Birthday Lovehatetragedy, Cannabis Corpse, Soulfly on tour, Hed PE returns to the Machine Shop, ICP and Juggalo emails, the album that kicked off “The Comedown”, 9/11, Jenny Eliscu’s review of Satellite in Rolling Stone, Grammy nominations for P.O.D., “This production is smooth and beautiful”, determining which “Set It Off” is right for you, “That’s a lot of high hat”, Jenny and her mediation, P.O.D. at the VMAs, sequencing, P.O.D.’s TRL reign, How Eek-A-Mouse got his name in Roach Koach Theater, activate the orchestra pit, the dream of a Nu-Metal “We Are The World”, “Who is the guy who betrayed Jesus?”; Does the Antichrist listen to the show?; Who is out there with a sex playlist of P.O.D.?; and the decision on whether P.O.D. deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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The Roach Koach Podcast returns to the confines of the Indigo Basement this week as they bask in the afterglow of the live show while discussing Chimaira’s lone nu-metal offering, Pass Out of Existence. Topics include: How do you pronounce Chimaira?; Who’s Tweeting?; “Matt was classic”, Jenny’s skateboard past, Deftones concert report, The Comedown, early and often pit activation, “Find your own pit”, Jenny loves a “Get away!” song, Matt’s halloween costume, Nickelback vs Slipknot, a drummer who hates chickens, empathy, our first jinx, “Inspired by Mudrock”, the great “Bodies” debate, the return of Prow-lar, the movie SPHERE, fatigue, a recounting of the film JADE, and of course a discussion on whether Chimaira deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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The Roach Koach Podcast celebrates one year of shows with a special show, recording live at Go! Comedy Theater in Ferndale, MI. Before a live audience of eager Roach Ryders and Indigo Angels, Jenny, Lorin and Matt listen to and discuss Korn’s mainstream breakthrough album, Follow The Leader. Topics addressed include: The first Roach Koach Appeal, Korn retired on TRL, differences between Massive Attack and Korn, what happened while Korn recorded “It’s On”, the Blues Traveler connection, can doing a scat stop a bullet?; the “Freak on a Leash” comment thread on Songmeanings.com, a moderator gone wild, “Go listen to Linkin Park and CRY”, Is every Korn song actually “Twist”?; the “Got The Life” music video, Ice Cube, “Heavy topic, great riff”, Jenny’s headphone snafu, “What the fuck?”, fighting cameltosis, Roach Koach Theater, Who is Speaking Directly To Us Right Now?; a surprise for Jenny and of course, the decision on whether Korn get a full album into the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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It’s a brand new and very gross episode of The Roach Koach Podcast as Jenny, Lorin and Matt listen to the major label debut from Nonpoint, Statement. Why so gross? Topics discussed: Beef curtains vs bead curtains, what is “double stacking”?; “juices flowing”, the comments of one Maggie Michelle, remembering specific hand jobs, some of the greatest liner notes of all time, Matt decodes the album art, “This is my theme song”, “Drool and sigh, sign and drool”, Jenny isn’t familiar with Australian cities, “Is this song better because it is in Spanish?”; Who’s Tweeting, the Spin Nu-Metal List, making a Deftones/Korn/Limp Bizkit tour happen, and of course, the decision of whether Nonpoint deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

Roach Koach Live is tonight, Wednesday June 7th 2017, 9pm at Go Comedy Improv Theater in Ferndale MI! Get your tickets! 

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Can anyone ever rid themselves of The Sickness? That is one of many questions Jenny, Lorin and Matt are asking on this week’s episode of the Roach Koach Podcast as they listen to Disturbed’s sophomore release, Believe. Also discussed: Who’s Tweeting, respectful conversations in lobbies, The Roach Koach Appeal, Linkin Park vs their fans, Jenny’s “nerd” vindication, where is The Guy?; Matt Naas facial expressions, where is the dumb fun?; “I’m thinking Butt Rock”, “Pre-chorus can get you pregnant”, the grit in Draiman’s voice, “Draiman is considered a genius”, thoughtful lyrics, “This song reminds me of washing dishes”, what happens when someone takes one philosophy class, Jenny and Lorin list their celebrity invites for the live show, and of course, they decide whether Disturbed deserve another slot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Get your keys and unlock this new episode of the Roach Koach Podcast. This week Jenny, Lorin, and Matt find themselves surprised and confounded in equal quantities by the album Get Some by Snot. Topics covered: Where does Snot fit in the Nu-Metal Timeline?; the tragedy of Snot, Jenny took notes!; “X-Games Soundtrack?”; Yarl before there was a yarl, anti-TV songs, “While you were sleeping, you lost all your rights”, Sonny Mayo on Talk Toomey, a song based on a Nic Cage movie, The Great “Mouth Going South” Debate of 2017, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it punk”, Jenny’s Nu-Metal Parent Moment, Who’s Tweeting, a Linkin Park Groupon, Stephen answers questions about Australia, and of course the answer to the question of whether Snot deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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Hello Roach Ryders and Indigo Angels, and welcome to the 50th episode of the Roach Koach Podcast! We did it! Since 50 is such a special number, it felt right to reconnect with our old friends and members of the Nu-Metal Canon, Slipknot, and listen to their sophomore album, Iowa. Topics discussed: Does Jenny still think Slipknot are nerds?; Was Slipknot going through Hell making this album?; fancy foil work, Ross as the Dark Angel, listening at all volumes, “Haunting but nerdy masks”, Jenny reconsiders her stance on clean vocals, is Wes Borland a nerd?; “Drums drums drums”, “One for the spank bank”, “Thanks Mr. Business Man, you can suck my fucking dick”, “I heard Trent”, Corey Taylor the author, praise from Rolling Stone, a pan from Entertainment Weekly, Who’s Tweeting, “Nu-Metal to the Bone”, and of course the answer to the question, does Iowa deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon?

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Hey hey hey! It’s a new episode of The Roach Koach Podcast and this week Jenny, Lorin, and Matt listen to Australian Nu-Metal titans Superheist and their debut album, The Prize Recruit. Topics discussed: International mail, goofy voicemails, The Thick of It, “a pinch of Zack”, bleeps and bloops, Jenny and a smooth chorus, ever evolving taste, Not Goo Goo Dolls, Prowlar, checking all the nu-metal boxes, defining Euro-trash, “The Ghost” and what could have been, the confidence of a double A Side, heading down south in Australia, Hick-hop and MiniThin, Roach Koach A&R, Senior Year!; Roach Koach appearing on the Talk Toomey podcast, Who’s Tweeting, and a hot debate on whether Superheist deserves a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

Mark your calendars for the first Roach Koach Podcast live show, Wednesday, June 7th, 2017, 9 pm at Go Comedy Improv Theater in Ferndale MI. Tickets on sale at GoComedy.Net. 

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Take your seats and grab some popcorn as The Roach Koach Podcast gets cinematic this week with Fear Factory’s 1998 concept album, Obsolete. Jenny, Lorin and Matt dive in to the script and re-create the adventures of Edgecrusher as they consider the album for the Nu-Metal Canon. Topics discussed: Lorin’s distant memory of Fear Factory, a Frontline Assembly connection, “Getting the party started”, great names of all the band members, Nu-Metal as Fuck, the singing style of Burton C. Bell, “Everyone is upbeat and violent”, Is this Nu-Metal enough?; Debates and conspiracy theories on Songmeanings.com, pit activation, “Just wait for the drop”, “Scroll up”, a discussion on the advancement of technology, earning the trust of the audience, the return of the Good Book, the Roach Koach Live Show, and a hint about what album we’ll be doing.  As well, Who’s Tweeting, and the decision on whether Fear Factory deserve a place in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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What happens when Jada Pinkett Smith decides that the time is right for her to step into the world of Nu-Metal? The answer to this question is the subject of this week’s episode of the Roach Koach Podcast, Wicked Wisdom. Topics discussed: Listener album recommendations during Who’s Tweeting; Did Jada play Slayer for Tupac?; recording a record where money is no object, Jada as a rock singer, “Known for repeating the word ‘shit’ 20 times”, Will Smith loves Bury Your Dead, Ozzfest 2005, talking about something you’ve heard vs something you have actually had happen to you, “I can actually handle this”, the importance of being a little dumb, a “get the fuck up” moment, refilling the spank bank, and most importantly, deciding if Wicked Wisdom is worthy of the Nu-Metal Canon. 

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“Best When Loud” is the motto on this week’s episode of The Roach Koach Podcast, as Jenny, Lorin and Matt listen to the lone release by Darwin’s Waiting Room, Orphan. Topics discussed: Jenny can’t read this week, how does Roach Koach determine what is canon worthy?; “Also known as Jason”; Is this too long a name for a band?; “Images of patricide”, Jenny throws herself into a volcano, “You wanna fuck around, you wanna play?”; Would you tell a band their song is bad to their face?; “Get yourself a ‘Bodies’”, Who’s Tweeting, and of course the answer to the question, does Darwin’s Waiting Room deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon? 

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This week on The Roach Koach Podcast the team get that midwest feeling as they listen to American Head Charge’s heavily requested album The War of Art. Topics covered: Did System of a Down accidentally bury this band?; being Nu-Metal as fuck, Gestapo Pussy Ranch, the production style of Rick Rubin, the return of Muzzy on Songmeanings.com, Motherfucking pushing the envelope, “The best song I’ve ever heard”, Is this album too long?; the old trope of killing women, bloody music videos, “Is this song about rape…or America?”; “Is this song about necrophilia?”; Who’s Tweeting, 11 Obscure nu-metal albums, and the answer to the question, does American Head Charge belong in the Nu-Metal Canon? Mark your calendars, the Roach Koach live show is June 7th at 9pm at Go Comedy Theater in Ferndale MI.

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We’re back in the Thick of It this week on The Roach Koach Podcast as Jenny, Lorin and Matt listen to Adema’s self titled debut album. Topics discussed: Adema’s release date, the Wallflowers connection, is the Adema album cover a Cathy comic?; “Yeah, sure, orgasmic.”; Now That’s What I Call Music Volume 9, Adema and Papa Roach at Harpos, a strong middle class and a moist p***y, taking The Christgau Challenge to a marathon, the rewards of being a member of the Adema Street Team, more great comments from Songmeanings.com and the answer to the question, does Adema belong in the Nu-Metal Canon?

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