HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 7/12/15

HRD RADIO REPORT 

The HRD Radio Report showcases the weekly Active Rock Mediabase Charts (compiled by AllAccess.com), and appears every Tuesday on HardRockDaddy.com.  The HRD Radio Report digs deeper into the weekly Active Rock charts, providing commentary, reviews, recommendations and predictions.  It also features opinion pieces on chart action and the music business in general.

Many of the artists featured on the Active Rock charts have already been reviewed on HardRockDaddy.com.

Click on the hyperlinked song titles to read song reviews, and the hyperlinked artist names to read album reviews.

The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 7/12/15.  All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

JUST PUBLISHED!  

2015 Mid-Year Recap: HRD Radio Report Active Rock and Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown

 

CHART POSITION THIS WEEK	CHART POSITION LAST WEEK	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO SPINS THIS WEEK
1	3	ROYAL BLOOD	“Little Monster”	1748
2	2	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Failure”	1607
3	1	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	“Angel”	1587
4	4	HALESTORM	“Amen”	1551
5	7	DISTURBED	“The Vengeful One”	1425
6	6	POP EVIL	“Footsteps”	1385
7	5	NOTHING MORE	“Jenny”	1372
8	12	SHINEDOWN	“Cut The Cord”	1346
9	11	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“Lydia”	1247
10	10	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Jekyll And Hyde”	1195
11	8	SEETHER	“Nobody Praying For Me”	1125
12	9	THREE DAYS GRACE	“Human Race”	906
13	13	ZAC BROWN BAND (f. Chris Cornell)	“Heavy Is The Head”	868
14	16	SAINT ASONIA	“Better Place”	838
15	14	HELLYEAH	“Hush”	794
16	18	PAPA ROACH	“Gravity”	784
17	15	GODSMACK	“What’s Next”	638
18	24	MUMFORD & SONS	“The Wolf”	605
19	19	SLIPKNOT	“Killpop”	562
20	21	THE STRUTS	“Could Have Been Me”	527
21	26	RED SUN RISING	“The Otherside”	522
22	20	OF MICE & MEN	“Never Giving Up”	521
23	22	ARANDA	“Don’t Wake Me”	500
24	25	KILL IT KID	“Blood Stop And Run”	482
25	23	ALL THAT REMAINS	“For You”	467
26	28	I PREVAIL	“Blank Space”	433
27	17	MUSE	“Dead Inside”	423
28	30	P.O.D.	“This Goes Out To You”	405
29	29	STARSET	“Halo”	384
30	31	BEARTOOTH	“In Between”	295
31	32	SHAMAN’S HARVEST	“Dirty Diana”	273
32	45	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Angel’s Fall”	249
33	34	CROBOT	“Legend Of The Spaceborne”	243
34	27	DEVOUR THE DAY	“Faith”	210
35	36	RED	“Darkest Part”	203
36	33	IN THIS MOMENT	“Sex Metal Barbie”	188
37	39	SHATTERED SUN	“Hope Within Hatred”	164
38	49	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“You Want A Battle? (Here’s A War)”	161
39	41	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Unstoppable”	147
40	37	DANKO JONES	“Do You Wanna Rock”	137
41	47	TRAPT	“Passenger”	136
42	54	BECK	“Dreams”	134
43	43	HINDER	“Intoxicated”	133
44	44	WE ARE HARLOT	“Someday”	131
45	50	GHOST	“Cirice”	126
46	42	BUCKCHERRY	“Bring It On Back”	123
47	46	WITHIN REASON	“Here Comes The Light”	101
48	51	SEASONS AFTER	“Weathered And Worn”	97
49	48	NEW YEAR’S DAY	“Defame Me”	91
50	53	3 YEARS HOLLOW	“Chemical Ride”	84

 

PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK by Adam Waldman

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Jekyll & Hyde”

It wasn’t long ago that a meltdown on stage during a Five Finger Death Punch concert had people speculating that the band would break up.  Fast forward a few months, and they’re back with another single that is already climbing the charts, and is likely to battle for the #1 position with other Active Rock heavyweights in the not-too-distant future.  Perhaps the stage meltdown was the ultimate “Jekyll & Hyde” moment.  No matter, FFDP is back and poised to make their mark once again with new material that will only solidify their place in the upper echelon of modern hard rock artists.  Because the band features an instantly recognizable sound, they can “borrow” ideas from others and make it their own.  Their 2011 hit song, “The Pride,” was like Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire” on steroids.  Although “Jekyll & Hyde” bears a striking resemblance to “Pepper” by Butthole Surfers at times, there are enough signature FFDP moments to give the song its own personality (or two as the case may be).  Active Rock radio programmers have already embraced the debut single from the band’s upcoming release.  The only question now is whether it will garner enough support to make it to #1 against some fierce competition.

 

HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)

Each week, we will share the songs that we think should be added to rotations, alongside the songs that we feel should be dropped from rotations, either because they are a bad fit for the format, or because they have run their course and it’s time for a new single from the artist.

SPIN IT…

NONPOINT – “Misery”

AMARANTHE – “Digital World”

LAMB OF GOD – “Overload”

ASKING ALEXANDRIA – “I Won’t Give In”

RED LINE CHEMISTRY – “Meds For The Hypocrite”

 

DROP IT…

Mumford & Sons – “The Wolf”

Devour The Day – “Faith”

The Struts – “Could Have Been Me”

In This Moment – “Sex Metal Barbie”

Beck – “Dreams”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless

KING OF THE HILL

Another week, another new #1 song atop the Mediabase Active Rock airplay chart.  After some two months with the same number one having two straight weeks with a change seems almost unbelievable, but that’s the case as Royal Blood reaches the top with “Little Monster.”  Essentially standing pat on airplay was more than enough for them to get past Breaking Benjamin and Theory Of A Deadman as both of their singles took sharp falls.   With a fairly large (nearly 200 spins) gap back to the next song “with a bullet” – Halestorm at #4 – the newcomers could have at least another week to enjoy the view from the top.  A bigger question might be whether Disturbed can continue their momentum and reach the top before Halestorm.  That’s certainly the direction that things seem to be trending.

 

 

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

It’s also a second straight week for two new arrivals in the Top 10, with Shinedown moving in and Highly Suspect returning after a brief dip…

Two songs slip into the Top 20 for the first time, singles from Mumford & Sons and The Struts…

Beartooth hits a new high-water mark, moving into the last spot in the Top 30…

A trio of songs crack the Top 40 for the first time this week, led by “Angel’s Fall,” the follow-up single to “Failure” from Breaking Benjamin…

Three songs debut in the Top 50 this week, including “Chemical Ride,” a current Music Discovery Monday selection from 3 Years Hollow.

 
 

 THREE UP & THREE DOWN

MOVING UP

Disturbed – “The Vengeful One”

Shinedown – “Cut The Cord”

Breaking Benjamin – “Angel’s Fall”

 

DROPPING DOWN

Theory Of A Deadman – “Angel”

Three Days Grace – “Human Race”

Godsmack – “What’s Next”

 
 

FUTURES REPORT

The ascension of Royal Blood to the top of the chart felt somewhat predictable, given that 5 of the top 16 songs in the Alternative chart are getting significant Active Rock airplay and several others are looming.   That trend, combined with a strong summer for several of the format’s core artists, continues to make life exceptionally difficult for the numerous airplay- worthy hard rock newcomers who have solid material out right now.

 

WRAP-UP

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