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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