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.
2016 Active Rock Radio / Octane Quarterly Report: Q2
The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 10/1/16. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
| CHART | CHART | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO |
| POSITION | POSITION | SPINS | ||
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | 2206 | ||
| 1 | 2 | GREEN DAY | “Bang Bang” | 2206 |
| 2 | 3 | PRETTY RECKLESS | “Take Me Down” | 2086 |
| 3 | 1 | METALLICA | “Hardwired” | 1977 |
| 4 | 4 | KORN | “Rotting In Vain” | 1396 |
| 5 | 7 | DISTURBED | “Open Your Eyes” | 1262 |
| 6 | 6 | SKILLET | “Feel Invincible” | 1239 |
| 7 | 5 | PROPHETS OF RAGE | “Prophets Of Rage” | 1223 |
| 8 | 9 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “I Apologize” | 1026 |
| 9 | 11 | VOLBEAT | “Seal The Deal” | 1003 |
| 10 | 8 | DEFTONES | “Phantom Bride” | 957 |
| 11 | 10 | HELLYEAH | “I Don’t Care Anymore” | 941 |
| 12 | 13 | SIXX: A.M. | “Prayers For The Damned” | 843 |
| 13 | 17 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “My Name Is Human” | 779 |
| 14 | 15 | THRICE | “Black Honey” | 754 |
| 15 | 19 | RED SUN RISING | “Amnesia” | 677 |
| 16 | 14 | CHEVELLE | “Joyride” | 677 |
| 17 | 16 | ZAKK WYLDE (f. COREY TAYLOR) | “Sleeping Dogs” | 670 |
| 18 | 18 | CITIZEN ZERO | “Go (Let Me Save You)” | 658 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 DOORS DOWN | “Still Alive” | 597 |
| 20 | 21 | ALTER BRIDGE | “Show Me A Leader” | 520 |
| 21 | 20 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | “Heathens” | 485 |
| 22 | 25 | DINOSAUR PILE-UP | “11:11” | 430 |
| 23 | 0 | METALLICA | “Moth Into Flame” | 425 |
| 24 | 27 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | “Naivety” | 407 |
| 25 | 22 | KALEO | “Way Down We Go” | 387 |
| 26 | 24 | KINGS OF LEON | “Waste A Moment” | 378 |
| 27 | 23 | GEMINI SYNDROME | “Remember We Die” | 371 |
| 28 | 31 | GHOST | “Square Hammer” | 354 |
| 29 | 26 | THE RECORD COMPANY | “Off The Ground” | 317 |
| 30 | 28 | ISLANDER | “Bad Guy” | 280 |
| 31 | 30 | BEARTOOTH | “Hated” | 276 |
| 32 | 29 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Push” | 237 |
| 33 | 32 | SHAMAN’S HARVEST | “Here It Comes” | 211 |
| 34 | 35 | OF MICE & MEN | “Real” | 204 |
| 35 | 34 | PARKWAY DRIVE | “Devil’s Calling” | 203 |
| 36 | 33 | LETTERS FROM THE FIRE | “Give In To Me” | 194 |
| 37 | 38 | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | “Go Robot” | 192 |
| 38 | 44 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “The Bottom” | 172 |
| 39 | 75 | CHEVELLE | “Door To Door Cannibals” | 169 |
| 40 | 36 | I PREVAIL | “Stuck In Your Head” | 157 |
| 41 | 40 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Avalanche” | 152 |
| 42 | 39 | TRAPT | “It’s Over” | 150 |
| 43 | 37 | BLACK STONE CHERRY | “Soul Machine” | 145 |
| 44 | 42 | ONE LESS REASON | “Break Me” | 139 |
| 45 | 48 | SICK PUPPIES | “Where Do I Begin” | 136 |
| 46 | 41 | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | “Cut Me Loose” | 132 |
| 47 | 45 | RIVAL SONS | “Thundering Voices” | 130 |
| 48 | 47 | TWELVE FOOT NINJA | “Invincible” | 127 |
| 49 | 51 | SHALLOW SIDE | “Rebel” | 123 |
| 50 | 49 | IN FLAMES | “The Truth” | 109 |
MESSAGE FROM SYLVIA – “Heart Of War”
In 2015, the Lopez-Smith brothers (Zach, Isaac and Dane) burst onto the scene with First Decree. Three of the band’s singles made an impact on Active Rock radio (“Lost In The Crowd,” “Phoenix” and “This Is Our Rise”), and “Stop” was featured on Hard Rock Daddy’s Top 135 Hard Rock Songs of 2015. This year, the Lopez-Smith brothers return with Message From Sylvia, which features Matthew Nevitt (Echovalve, DoryDrive) on lead vocals. The name of the band and the singer may have changed, but what remains the same is the melodic sound that is tailor-made for Active Rock radio. Produced by Sahaj Ticotin (Ra), “Heart Of War” should continue the success that the brothers have had in the format. If you’re a fan of Ra, you’ll definitely hear Ticotin’s stamp on this single…big, powerful, arena-rock riffs, impressive vocal harmonies and Queensryche-esque spoken word nuances. Message From Sylvia has picked up right where First Decree left off. Bands like this are exactly what the Active Rock format needs to keep things fresh and interesting.
PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (by Adam Waldman)
So, Metallica finally rose to #1 last week with “Hardwired”. Maybe the song actually is “hardwired to self-destruct” as it says in the lyrics. How else do you explain a juggernaut song reaching the top, only to see a sharp decline the following week? Where did those spins go? The answer is that they went to the only band that could knock Metallica from their perch…Metallica! Confused? There is a logical (if unusual explanation) for this quirk. It is not uncommon for a band to have one single drop after the follow-up single starts gaining traction. What is unusual is seeing a song that had been showing a steady week-over-week increase in spins to just reverse course without plateauing at all before the next single impacts. But this is Metallica, so the rules of the game are different.
This is the most excitement that has surrounded Metallica in several years, so it makes sense to strike while the iron is hot. So what’s next for the band on the Active Rock chart? “Moth To Flame” (the follow-up single to “Hardwired”) may very well be the next single to challenge Green Day (who took back the #1 spot this week, despite a slight decrease in spins). Pretty Reckless had a moderate spin increase, which was good enough to push them back to #2 (ahead of “Hardwired”).
In recent weeks, the prediction had been that the next challenger wouldn’t come for some time because the two songs that were showing strength (Volbeat’s “Seal The Deal” and Highly Suspect’s “My Name Is Human”) still lagged the top 3 by several hundred spins. Both songs continued to strengthen this week, but at a much slower pace, which has opened the door for Metallica to fly past them with “Moth To Flame” (which debuted this week at #27).
Unless Green Day and Pretty Reckless suffer a sharp decline, they are likely to stay in the top 2 for the next several weeks. Other possible contenders for #1 now include Korn’s “Rotting In Vain” and Disturbed’s “Open Your Eyes.”
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…
MESSAGE FROM SYLVIA – “Heart Of War”
SEASONS AFTER – “Fighter”
OTEP – “Royals”
WINDOWPANE – “Underfoot”
SILVERTUNG – “Devil’s Advocate”
DOPE – “Hold On”
SILENT THEORY – “Fragile Minds”
YOUNG GUNS – “Bulletproof”
DROP IT…
Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”
Dinosaur Pile-Up – “11:11”
Kaleo – “Way Down We Go”
Deftones – “Phantom Bride”
Chevelle – “Joyride”
Kings Of Leon – “Waste A Moment”
Three Doors Down – “Still Alive”
Bridge To Grace – “Left Inside”
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
Well, that was quick. Although Groundhog Day is still in February, Green Day returns to the top spot on the Mediabase Active Rock Airplay Chart. “Bang Bang” backs into the position with a very slight decrease in spins thanks to Metallica releasing a second track from their forthcoming album. That decision clearly robbed spins from their (now) short-lived #1. The other recent chart-topper from Pretty Reckless enjoyed very slight growth to reclaim the #2 spot.
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
Volbeat has the week’s only new entry into the Top 10…
Alter Bridge is the only new entry in the Top 20…
Metallica leads all chart debuts this week, as “Moth Into Flame” enjoys a Top 30 debut…
Devour The Day gains eight spots on solid growth to crack the Top 40…
The next single from Chevelle enters the published chart, along with new music from In Flames.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
RISING
Highly Suspect – “My Name Is Human”
Metallica – “Moth Into Flame”
Ghost – “Square Hammer”
FALLING
Metallica – “Hardwired”
Chevelle – “Joyride”
Three Doors Down – “Still Alive”
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS
Just wanted to offer a personal note here this week. Depending upon how you do the math, this week’s HRD Radio Report marks two years since my initial appearance in this space. My thanks to all that have been along for the ride thus far.
WRAP-UP
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