Episode 241: Who's Tweeting - "You better kill me, ghost!"

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we dive back in to more of your feedback, questions, and nu news. Topics include: 

-Wes Borland is selling his haunted house

-100 Gecs remix Linkin Park

-Jenny’s birthing playlist

-Alpha Wolf!

-Best weight lifting music

-Little Nicky Feedback

-An update on the Twistid Two Hundo

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Episode 240: The Unquestionable Truth [Part 1] by Limp Bizkit

Rev it up, boys! This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we are back with our favorite boys in Limp Bizkit and we are talking about their 2005 EP/album/whatever you want to call it The Unquestionable Truth Part 1. We talk the return of Wes, the troubled making and release of the record, wearing a blazer with a t-shirt, the duality of Fred Durst, and so much more. Does Limp Bizkit re-enter the canon or get left in the cold? 

Listen and find out! 

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Episode 239: The Who's Tweeting Inaugural

It’s our inaugural all Who’s Tweeting episode of the Roach Koach podcast. Your recommendations, your questions, your CRITIQUES, and so much more. 

This week we talk about being the hot topic on r/numetal board on Reddit, go over some hot Roach Ryder recommendations, give an exciting update on The Twizted Two Hundo, and go over feedback from our Dracula 2000 episode. 

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Episode 238: Hot Action Cop by Hot Action Cop

It’s a New Year, which means more Nu-Metal on the Roach Koach Podcast. This week we accept the challenge presented to us and listen to Hot Action Cop’s self titled album. What is the best month to listen to this album? Is Captain Morgan and Ecstasy a bad combination? What happens when you hook up with a “club slut”? All of this and more on this week’s Roach Koach. 

Also in this episode:

-Big announcements about the show in Who’s Changing 

-The Twizted Two Hundo marches on

-The best version of “Happy Birthday”?

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Episode 237: Hypnotize by System of a Down

It’s the final Roach Koach of 2020! We’re going out with a double shot of System of a Down, as we listen to and discuss their last album (so far), Hypnotize. We talk about the humorless Songmeanings Dot Com pages, Matt’s blind spot for this album, Mitch at a System concert, and putting some extra grit on “Ass!” Also, do System of a Down deserve back to back Canon inductions?

Also also!

-Who’s Listing with the Koach’s 2020 album picks

-What nu-celebs are sliding into our DMs?

-Spawn feedback with more Wanda/Terry vibe talk

-Twizted Two Hundo Update

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Episode 236: Mezmerize by System of a Down

This week on the Roach Koach podcast we bring good tidings and System of a Down! We talk all about their first of two 2005 albums, Mezmerize. Was Jenny on the wrong side of history? What was everyone listening to in 2005? Are these guys legends? Most importantly, do System of a Down deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon? 

Also!

-Who’s Tweeting with Nonpoint feedback

-Will we skip bullshit albums?

-Charles Mansion’s real name

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Episode 235: #1 to Infinity by Mariah Carey

A Roach Koach episode like you’ve never heard before. This week on the podcast we listen to the third and final choice of Greatest Hits month, Jenny’s pick, Mariah Carey’s #1 to Infinity. Is Mariah inevitable? Was her impact on pop culture seismic? What was her eyebrow journey? Just how many albums did she sell? Also in this episode: Lorin defends Puff Daddy, Revolver Mag’s best albums of the year, Glitter, Mariah’s book, and a Chainsing unlike any we have ever encountered. 

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Episode 234: A Sides Win by Sloan

We’re giving the gift of greatest hits this month and this week Lorin bares his soul and presents the gift of his favorite band Sloan and their singles collection, A Sides Win. Is Sloan a band for everyone on the show, or are they “just fine”? What does Robert Christgau think of Lorin’s favorite band? Does Sloan have any good music videos? And what band really makes Jenny go off the handle? Listen and find out!

Also in this episode:

-Who’s Getting Chainsed

-Who’s in those DMs with a surprising Songmeanings dot com connection?

-The Rule of 7

-Hoobastank feedback

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Episode 233: Greatest Fits by Ministry

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast is the start of Greatest Hits month, and Matt is kicking it off with Ministry and their “Greatest Fits”. Get your goggles and leather boots and buckle up everything. We talk all about the history of Ministry, pulling directly from Al Jourgenson’s memoir. We share our memories of the 90’s, visits to City Club, and so much more. As well, we read Robert Christgau’s takes on Ministry, eulogize local alt rock radio station 89X, and in Who’s Tweeting, take on one letter writer’s Ultimate Nu-Metal Challenge. 

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Episode 232: The Volume of Self by Twin Method

Happy Thanksgiving from the Roach Koach podcast as we listen to and discuss a Roach Rider recommendation, The Volume of Self by Twin Method. Did this band just come out way too late? Were they paving their own way or being subsumed by their influences? Is there any way we will be able to get over seeing the photo on Logan Mader’s wikipedia page? Listen and find out!

Also in this episode:

-Who’s Tweeting with Mudvayne feedback

-The Whine Precipice

-Is Jenny feared?

-What would you do with a blue screen?

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Episode 231: Grade 8 by Grade 8

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we listen to Grade 8’s self titled debut album. Is this a lost classic of the genre? Did Grade 8 get a chance to shine? Are they just “fucking decent”? Most important, do Grade 8 deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also in this episode:

-Is Doja Cat Nu-Metal?

-Recommendations of Clown? and Bloodsimple

-Prison acknowledges our existence

-Earshot feedback

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Episode 230: Take A Look In The Mirror by Korn

Take a look and a listen to this week’s episode of Roach Koach as we welcome back our favorite boys in Korn and listen to their sixth album, Take a Look In The Mirror. Jenny, Lorin and Matt talk about those seven strings, the motivations behind this album, these wild music videos and whether Korn deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

Also in this episode:

-13 Ways to Become a Nu-Metal Sensation

-The Return of System of a Down

-Nu-Recommendations

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Episode 229: Music For The Last Day Of Your Life by Dragpipe

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we are back in the Nu and talking about the heavily requested Dragpipe and their lone release, Music For The Last Day of Your Life. Are these guys psychos? 3 guitarists? An X-Rated video? Most importantly, are Dragpipe due for entry into the Nu-Metal Canon? Listen and find out!

Also in this episode:

-Comparing Reissues

-Who’s Upset: Freddy vs Jason Feedback

-Last meals

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Episode 228: Freddy vs Jason - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Nu-Movie Month concludes with a SLASH as we listen to the soundtrack to Freddy vs Jason. Not only that, we read the book all about the long journey to make the film. Is this movie nu-metal? Is Freddy or Jason more of a Smooth Boy? Does this soundtrack have too many songs? And is there anything on it for the Nu-Metal Canon?

Also in this episode:

-Going through the pages of a classic Kerrang issue

-A vicious Rolling Stone review

-Is it that easy to chop?

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Episode 227: Little Nicky - Music From The Motion Picture

Nu-Movie Month carries on as we watch LITTLE NICKY this week and discuss it’s very familiar soundtrack. What is everyone’s history with Adam Sandler? Does LITTLE NICKY hold up 20 years later? Do we have enough ideas for a Funky Ken movie? 

Also:

-Who’s Sliding Into Our DMs

-Is the Koach on a Sex Playlist?

-Filter Talk

-Muse vs Lorin

-“I’m gonna nut”

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Episode 226: Dracula 2000- Music From The Dimension Motion Picture

Nu-Movie Month continues this week with the soundtrack to the film Dracula 2000, a movie set almost entirely in a Virgin Megastore. Take a listen as Jenny, Lorin, and Matt discuss how often Dracula has sex in this film(often), the rules of killing a vampire, and whether Jenny remembers Slayer. Can a song sound like beer? 

Also in the episode:

-CMFT reactions

-The 20th Anniversary of Hybrid Theory

-The Big Five? 

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Episode 225: Music From and Inspired by The Motion Picture The Scorpion King

Nu-Movie Month continues on the Roach Koach Podcast as we clip right along with the soundtrack to The Rock’s star making action romp, The Scorpion King. Is this The Rock’s best movie? Is the video for “I Stand Alone” even better? How much did Suey Erna have to do with picking these songs? Are any of them worthy of the Nu-Metal Canon? 

Also in this episode:

-Drain STH Feedback

-#NotMyDean

-Reactions of Ohms

-Burton leaves Fear Factory

-The Twiztid Two Hundo

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Episode 224: Spawn The Album

It’s the start of Nu Movie Month on the Roach Koach Podcast as we listen to the fabled Spawn The Album. Do these collaborations of rock and electronic music stand the test of time? How do these songs relate to Spawn the film? Why didn’t Kirk Hammett sing? Most importantly, does this album contain the greatest song ever made?

Also in this episode:

-Who’s Vibing

-Lorin calls in a request

-5 New Bands that Prove Nu-Metal Is Back

-Spawn the movie and it’s special effects

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Episode 223: Recoil by Nonpoint

This week on the Roach Koach Podcast we finally get back with the boys in Nonpoint to listen to their third album, 2004’s Recoil. We talk Miami Vice, the sensuality of Elias, the powerful drums of Robb, the potential singles, Maggie Michelle at Songmeanings dot com, and decide if Nonpoint deserve another spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

Also in this episode:

-Bionic Jive

-Dragpipe push

-Year of the Spider feedback

-Reactions to Disturbed covering Sting

-Chino reviews every Deftones album

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Episode 222: Narrative Retold by Fire From The Gods

It’s a hot one this week on Roach Koach as we listen to Fire From the Gods and their album, Narrative Retold. We talk about the timely subject matter of the songs, lead singer AJ’s ability to scream AND sing, the career of producer David Bendeth and the importance of how now, more than ever, we need the sheeple to Wake Up! Oh, and of course we decide if Fire From The Gods deserve a spot in the Nu-Metal Canon. 

ALSO:

  • Who’s Tweeting w/Team Sleep episode feedback

  • Dangerkids

  • We Are Band Nerds

  • Dragpipe?

  • Lorin’s Hottie and Nottie standards

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