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.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED…

ACTIVE ROCK RADIO QUARTERLY REPORT: 2017 – FIRST QUARTER

OCTANE BIG ‘UNS COUNTDOWN – 2017 QUARTERLY REPORT

The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 5/27/17. 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	SEETHER	“Let You Down”	1877
2	2	STARSET	“Monster”	1724
3	5	VOLBEAT (f. DANKO JONES)	“Black Rose”	1599
4	4	MASTODON	“Show Yourself”	1571
5	9	STONE SOUR	“Song #3”	1455
6	3	PAPA ROACH	“Help”	1428
7	8	METALLICA	“Now That We’re Dead”	1285
8	7	SKILLET	“Back From The Dead’	1242
9	11	ROYAL BLOOD	“Lights Out”	1217
10	6	INCUBUS	“Nimble Bastard”	1041
11	10	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“God Damn”	974
12	15	RISE AGAINST	“The Violence”	856
13	14	AS LIONS	“Aftermath”	841
14	12	ALL THAT REMIANS	“Madness”	784
15	16	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“Little One”	729
16	17	BIFFY CLYRO	“Howl”	602
17	22	I PREVAIL	“Alone”	533
18	18	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Loud”	514
19	19	A DAY TO REMEMBER	“Bullfight”	500
20	21	DED	“Anti-Everything”	444
21	25	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Believer”	423
22	23	RADKEY	“Dark Black Makeup”	415
23	35	GREEN DAY	“Revolution Radio”	395
24	31	IN THIS MOMENT	“Oh Lord”	363
25	26	BEARTOOTH	“Sick Of Me”	342
26	20	MISSIO	“Middle Fingers”	334
27	28	HELL OR HIGHWATER	“I Want It All”	293
28	27	STITCHED UP HEART	“Catch Me When I Fall”	273
29	49	PAPA ROACH	“American Dreams”	257
30	29	BLACK STONE CHERRY	“Cheaper To Drink Alone”	244
31	32	CHEVELLE	“Rivers”	235
32	30	BLACK MAP	“Run Rabbit Run”	230
33	24	AVATAR	“New Land”	228
34	33	THRICE	“Hurricane”	183
35	34	SHALLOW SIDE	“Can You Hear Me”	158
36	43	GEMINI SYNDROME	“Sorry Not Sorry”	151
37	36	BASEMENT	“Promise Everything”	149
38	40	CHRYSALIS	“Out Of My Hands”	138
39	37	NICKELBACK	“Feed The Machine”	132
40	42	BUSH	“Mad Love”	129
41	71	PRETTY RECKLESS (f. W. Haynes)	“Back To The River”	122
42	78	MUSE	“Dig Down”	121
43	39	COVER YOUR TRACKS	“Striking Matches”	111
44	62	FOZZY	“Judas”	108
45	56	ROYAL REPUBLIC	“Baby”	108
46	47	HINDER	“Remember Me”	103
47	45	SYLAR	“Soul Addiction”	101
48	44	KINGS OF LEON	“Reverend”	94
49	61	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Highway Tune”	87
50	50	BLACKTOP MOJO	“Where The Wind Blows”	86

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)

RED SUN RISING – “Uninvited”

Perhaps the most haunting song in Alanis Morissette’s catalog is 1998’s “Uninvited.”  Nearly two decades later, Red Sun Rising has taken the song to another level with a dark, cinematic interpretation worthy of a horror film (and that’s before you even watch the uncensored video).  Sometimes it’s the vocals that draw you in; sometimes it’s the music.  Red Sun Rising’s cover of “Uninvited” is a brilliant combination of both contributing to the solemn mood of the song.  The eerie guitar parts and tension-building drumming provide the perfect backdrop for Mike Protich to penetrate your soul with vocals that vacillate between gut-wrenching angst and melancholic beauty.  Protich is proving to be one of the most dynamic vocalists in the Active Rock genre, and the band is undoubtedly “rising.”  This song may be a bit dark for heavy rotation, but the format clearly has embraced these newcomers, so there’s always a chance that it can catch fire like their other popular singles.
 

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (by Adam Waldman)

If we’ve learned anything in recent months, it’s that songs that seem to have peaked can still gain momentum again in just one week.  Last week, it was predicted that Seether would have another two weeks on top (based on the trend).  However, the spins started to decline pretty heavily this week, as did the spins for #2 (Starset).  On the other hand, “Black Rose” (Volbeat f. Danko Jones) moved up to #3 on a solid increase.  It’s possible that Seether could hold on to top spot for another week, but usually once a song has triple digit spin declines, the momentum picks up in the other direction.  Conventional wisdom would say that Volbeat looks to be a good position to move up to #1 next week, but based on the current trend, there is a decent chance that they get leapfrogged by Stone Sour’s “Song #3” (which came on very strong this 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…

HELLYEAH – “Love Falls”

ANTHRAX – “Carry On Wayward Son”

THE RECORD COMPANY – “Baby, I’m Broken”

THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH – “Lifeline”

ART OF DYING – “All Or Nothing”

BOBAFLEX – “Hey You”

A KILLER’S CONFESSION – “Rebirth”

KALEIDO – “Die Tryin'”

 

DROP IT…

Imagine Dragons – “Believer”

Biffy Clyro – “Howl”

Kings Of Leon – “Reverend”

Papa Roach – “Help”

Basement – “Promise Everything”

Starset – “Monster”

Muse – “Dig Down”

Bush – “Mad Love”

 

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Seether remains at #1 despite declining airplay. Starset holds on to #2 on declining airplay, and Volbeat climbs up to #3…

Royal Blood jumps into the Top 10…

I Prevail climbs into the Top 20 on nice growth, Ded sneaks in as well…

New to the Top 30 this week are In This Moment and Papa Roach…

Gemini Syndrome leads a pair of new arrivals into the Top 40…

Five songs make their debut in the published chart this week, including Fozzy (entering at #44 on doubled airplay).
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING

Stone Sour – “Song #3”

Royal Blood – “Lights Out”

Green Day – “Revolution Radio”

 

FALLING

Papa Roach – “Help”

Incubus – “Nimble Bastard”

Avatar – “New Land”
 

 

 TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS

It’s harder than usual to draw firm conclusions about declining airplay and the lifespan of some singles on this week’s chart.  The Memorial Day holiday weekend in the U.S. often includes countdowns and specialty shows on a lot of radio stations, taking spins away from songs in regular rotation.  Combined with last week’s Rock On The Range coverage that took Sirius Octane out of its normal playlist (cutting spins to half the previous week for many songs), it wouldn’t be too surprising to see a few songs that appeared to be on the way out experience a sudden resurgence.

 

WRAP-UP

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