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 10/8/16. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
| CHART | CHART | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO |
| POSITION | POSITION | SPINS | ||
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | THIS WEEK | ||
| 1 | 1 | GREEN DAY | “Bang Bang” | 2242 |
| 2 | 2 | PRETTY RECKLESS | “Take Me Down” | 1581 |
| 3 | 3 | METALLICA | “Hardwired” | 1581 |
| 4 | 4 | KORN | “Rotting In Vain” | 1438 |
| 5 | 7 | SKILLET | “Feel Invincible” | 1350 |
| 6 | 6 | DISTURBED | “Open Your Eyes” | 1302 |
| 7 | 8 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | “I Apologize” | 1142 |
| 8 | 5 | PROPHETS OF RAGE | “Prophets Of Rage” | 1095 |
| 9 | 9 | VOLBEAT | “Seal The Deal” | 1038 |
| 10 | 11 | HELLYEAH | “I Don’t Care Anymore” | 967 |
| 11 | 13 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | “My Name Is Human” | 931 |
| 12 | 12 | SIXX: A.M. | “Prayers For The Damned” | 847 |
| 13 | 14 | THRICE | “Black Honey” | 757 |
| 14 | 18 | RED SUN RISING | “Amnesia” | 722 |
| 15 | 10 | DEFTONES | “Phantom Bride” | 702 |
| 16 | 27 | METALLICA | “Moth Into Flame” | 698 |
| 17 | 19 | CITIZEN ZERO | “Go (Let Me Save You)” | 686 |
| 18 | 15 | ZAKK WYLDE (f. COREY TAYLOR) | “Sleeping Dogs” | 636 |
| 19 | 20 | ALTER BRIDGE | “Show Me A Leader” | 514 |
| 20 | 28 | GHOST | “Square Hammer” | 493 |
| 21 | 21 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | “Heathens” | 467 |
| 22 | 17 | 3 DOORS DOWN | “Still Alive” | 455 |
| 23 | 22 | DINOSAUR PILE-UP | “11:11” | 437 |
| 24 | 25 | KINGS OF LEON | “Waste A Moment” | 431 |
| 25 | 23 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | “Naivety” | 427 |
| 26 | 26 | GEMINI SYNDROME | “Remember We Die” | 383 |
| 27 | 24 | KALEO | “Way Down We Go” | 382 |
| 28 | 31 | BEARTOOTH | “Hated” | 337 |
| 29 | 29 | THE RECORD COMPANY | “Off The Ground” | 297 |
| 30 | 30 | ISLANDER | “Bad Guy” | 287 |
| 31 | 32 | THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH | “Push” | 267 |
| 32 | 47 | CHEVELLE | “Door To Door Cannibals” | 257 |
| 33 | 37 | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | “Go Robot” | 243 |
| 34 | 34 | OF MICE & MEN | “Real” | 218 |
| 35 | 36 | PARKWAY DRIVE | “Devil’s Calling” | 213 |
| 36 | 38 | DEVOUR THE DAY | “The Bottom” | 206 |
| 37 | 41 | TRAPT | “It’s Over” | 189 |
| 38 | 33 | SHAMAN’S HARVEST | “Here It Comes” | 188 |
| 39 | 49 | IN FLAMES | “The Truth” | 175 |
| 40 | 43 | ONE LESS REASON | “Break Me” | 165 |
| 41 | 39 | I PREVAIL | “Stuck In Your Head” | 158 |
| 42 | 46 | SICK PUPPIES | “Where Do I Begin” | 145 |
| 43 | 35 | LETTERS FROM THE FIRE | “Give In To Me” | 141 |
| 44 | 44 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | “Avalanche” | 140 |
| 45 | 51 | SHALLOW SIDE | “Rebel” | 135 |
| 46 | 42 | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | “Cut Me Loose” | 124 |
| 47 | 45 | RIVAL SONS | “Thundering Voices” | 123 |
| 48 | 48 | TWELVE FOOT NINJA | “Invincible” | 121 |
| 49 | 52 | JIMMY EAT WORLD | “Sure and Certain” | 118 |
| 50 | 53 | THE STRUTS | “Put Your Money On Me” | 107 |
METALLICA – “Moth Into Flame”
There has been a growing trend of releasing multiple singles before an album is released. With Metallica releasing “Moth Into Flame” – the follow-up single to “Hardwired” – while the first single off of their upcoming album is still getting strong airplay, it seems as though this trend can officially qualified as the “new normal.” Like “Hardwired,” the band’s latest single is something of a nostalgic journey back to their roots. However, while “Hardwired” was more along the lines of the early thrash days of Ride The Lightning, “Moth Into Flame” seems to be a blending of all of the work prior to, and including, the Black Album. It features the thrash elements of the early days with the groove and melody of their work from the early ’90s. Based on the enthusiasm from longtime Metallica fans about both tracks, it’s safe to say that fans have been craving the sound that initially drew them to the band in the first place. What’s interesting is that the release of “Moth Into Flame” came only a week after “Hardwired” hit #1, and was still showing strong growth. If this track keeps up the strong week-to-week gains, it’s highly likely that Metallica will have a second #1 single in as many months.
PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (by Adam Waldman)
As predicted, Green Day and Pretty Reckless remain #1 and #2 respectively. Both artists showed moderate spin increases this week, but that is almost irrelevant at this point because they are so far ahead of the pack. The fact of the matter is that these songs will stay on top until radio deems it time to start dropping their spins by a significant margin.
“Moth Into Flame” (Metallica’s follow-up single to “Hardwired”) continues to pick up the spins that their previous single lost. Once the transition is complete, this song may very well be the next challenger to the throne. Other potential challengers include: Skillet’s “Invincible,” Five Finger Death Punch’s “I Apologize,” and Highly Suspect’s “My Name Is Human.” Other songs that had been showing strength weakened a bit this past week.
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…
SEASONS AFTER – “Fighter”
MESSAGE FROM SYLVIA – “Heart Of War”
WINDOWPANE – “Underfoot”
BLACK STONE CHERRY – “Soul Machine”
ART OF DYING – “Torn Down”
OTEP – “Royals”
SILVERTUNG – “Devil’s Advocate”
DOPE – “Hold On”
DROP IT…
Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”
The Record Company – “Off The Ground”
Deftones – “Phantom Bride”
Dinosaur Pile-Up – “11:11”
Kaleo – “Way Down We Go”
The Struts – “Put Your Money On Me”
Kings Of Leon – “Waste A Moment”
Three Doors Down – “Still Alive”
THE BREAKDOWN by Jon Loveless
KING OF THE HILL
Green Day enjoys a second three-week run at the top of the Mediabase Active Rock Airplay Chart. “Bang Bang” maintains a virtually identical margin over Pretty Reckless at #2, while Metallica’s brief chart-topper takes a major fall but holds on at #3.
NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT
Hellyeah inches their way into the Top 10…
Metallica soars into the Top 20 with their second single from their forthcoming album…
Beartooth provides the only new entry in the entire Top 30…
Chevelle leads four songs in a quartet that enters the Top 40…
Three songs enter (or return) near the bottom of the Top 50. The only true newcomer is from Jimmy Eat World.
THREE UP & THREE DOWN
RISING
Highly Suspect – “My Name Is Human”
Metallica – “Moth Into Flame”
Ghost – “Square Hammer”
FALLING
Metallica – “Hardwired”
Prophets Of Rage – “Prophets Of Rage”
Deftones – “Phantom Bride”
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS
Rock radio seems to have a new slogan…
“Be all things to all people (unless they like classic / traditional rock sounds, metal with clean vocals or anything that resembles the ’80s in any way…in which case, screw them!).”
I don’t know how else explain the songs at the top and bottom of the Top 50 with Metallica, Korn, Five Finger Death Punch among the artists sandwiched in between. That’s the most polite way I know how to phrase my increasingly strong thoughts as I enter my third year of contributions here. No matter what niche(s) of rock you prefer, it has to be a tough time to try to be a radio listener when you’re virtually guaranteed to have a tune-out song every 10-15 minutes.
WRAP-UP
That’s all for this week. Tune in to HardRockDaddy.com every Tuesday for the HRD Radio Report. \m/
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