HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 7/15/17

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 7/15/17

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.

QUARTERLY REPORTS…

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 7/15/17. 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	STONE SOUR	“Song #3”	2011
2	2	FOO FIGHTERS	“Run”	1990
3	3	METALLICA	“Now That We’re Dead”	1977
4	4	ROYAL BLOOD	“Lights Out”	1724
5	5	RISE AGAINST	“The Violence”	1562
6	6	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“Little One”	1464
7	7	I PREVAIL	“Alone”	1125
8	10	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Highway Tune”	112
9	9	GREEN DAY	“Revolution Radio”	1021
10	11	IN THIS MOMENT	“Oh Lord”	941
11	8	VOLBEAT (f. DANKO JONES)	“Black Rose”	897
12	13	PAPA ROACH	“American Dreams”	873
13	15	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Believer”	755
14	16	PRETTY RECKLESS	“Back To The River” (f. W. Haynes)	716
15	18	HELLYEAH	“Love Falls”	706
16	19	BEARTOOTH	“Sick Of Me”	689
17	17	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Loud”	663
18	20	QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE	“The Way You Used To Do”	644
19	24	NOTHING MORE	“Go To War”	583
20	21	DED	“Anti-Everything”	539
21	23	CHEVELLE	“Rivers”	495
22	25	ROYAL REPUBLIC	“Baby”	428
23	27	KORN	“Black Is The Soul”	404
24	26	FOZZY	“Judas”	384
25	29	THRICE	“Hurricane”	313
26	28	MUSE	“Dig Down”	298
27	22	A DAY TO REMEMBER	“Bullfight”	294
28	31	IN FLAMES	“Here Until Forever”	275
29	34	DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979	“Freeze Me”	245
30	30	HELL OR HIGHWATER	“I Want It All”	227
31	32	OF MICE AND MEN	“Back To Me”	220
32	37	SHAMAN’S HARVEST	“The Come Up”	201
33	35	NICKELBACK	“Must Be Nice”	196
34	41	BLACKTOP MOJO	“Where The Wind Blows”	176
35	33	AS LIONS	“Aftermath”	149
36	39	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“God Damn”	136
37	36	GEMINI SYNDROME	“Sorry Not Sorry”	136
38	0	PROPHETS OF RAGE	“Living On The 110”	132
39	42	HINDER	“Remember Me”	130
40	43	RANCID	“Bovver Rock And Roll”	120
41	40	SYLAR	“Soul Addiction”	109
42	44	NEVER SAY DIE	“Like A Nightmare”	105
43	45	PALAYE ROYALE	“Get Higher”	103
44	47	DOROTHY	“Down To The Bottom”	90
45	46	WHILE SHE SLEEPS (f. OLI SYKES)	“Silence Speaks”	87
46	49	WEEZER	“Feels Like Summer”	80
47	48	THE REVIVALISTS	“Wish I Knew You”	77
48	0	KID ROCK	“Greatest Show On Earth”	73
49	50	CKY	“Replaceable”	71
50	53	FALLING IN REVERSE	“Coming Home”	65

 

 

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

SHAMAN’S HARVEST – “The Come Up”

The exposure that modern southern rock gets on Active Rock radio is somewhat limited, but there are a handful of bands that have managed to breakthrough and become mainstays in the format.  With each release, Shaman’s Harvest continues to stake their claim as representatives of southern rock on Active Rock radio.  The band’s distinct sound is due in large part to Nathan Hunt’s soulful vocals.

In addition to being a catchy, foot-stomping tune, “The Come Up” tackles a subject that affects us all…negativity on social media due to the issues that we are dealing with as a nation.  While the subject matter may be serious, the tone of the song is upbeat, and puts you in a good mood.  There is definitely a Shaman’s Harvest sound, but that doesn’t mean that the band is afraid to push the envelope and be a bit adventurous (as they were with their inspired cover of Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana.”).  “The Come Up” whets the appetite for what’s to come when Red Hands, Black Deeds is released later this month.
 

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

The end of Stone Sour’s reign at the top was predicted for this week, but they managed to hold on despite a slight decline in spins.  It looked like Foo Fighters had a clear path to the top, but things got interesting this week as Metallica narrowed the gap between the two.  At this point, it’s up to the powers that be to decide which one of these heavyweights will be next to wear the crown.  Both should surpass Stone Sour next week, but it’s anyone’s guess who will be #1 and who will be #2.  No other songs are within striking distance, so unless Stone Sour has a major drop this coming week, they should remain in the top 3.
 

 

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…

WAYLAND – “Through The Fire”

AVENGED SEVENFOLD – “Malagueña Salerosa (La Malagueña)”

MOTOGRATER – “Dorian”

RIGHTEOUS VENDETTA – “Weight Of The World”

HANDS LIKE HOUSES – “Drift”

DEMON HUNTER – “Raining Down”

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

KIRRA – “Downfall”

 

DROP IT…

Weezer – “Feels Like Summer”

Death From Above 1979 – “Freeze Me”

Imagine Dragons – “Believer”

Avenged Sevenfold – “God Damn”

Muse – “Dig Down”

Revivalists – “Wish I Knew”

A Day To Remember – “Bullfight”

As Lions – “Aftermath”

 

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

In This Moment slowly creeps into the Top 10, the fourth straight week the song has inched up one chart position…

Nothing More cracks the Top 20 quickly, while Ded “falls upward,” losing spins, but gaining a spot on the chart…

A pair of new arrivals in the Top 30 is led by the latest from In Flames…

Four singles make their debut in the Top 40, paced by Blacktop Mojo…

The final segment of the Top 50 includes the quickly climbing new single from Kid Rock, and the re-entry of the latest from Falling In Reverse.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING

Greta Van Fleet – “Highway Tune”

Nothing More – “Go To War”

Prophets Of Rage – “Living On The 110”

 

FALLING

Volbeat (f. Danko Jones) – “Black Rose”

A Day To Remember – “Bullfight”

As Lions – “Aftermath”
 

 

 TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS

One heck of a three-song battle for the top spot this week, separated by little more than one percent of total spins.  The veteran bands in the mix are certainly not unaccustomed to fighting it out for chart position, as this is the fourth consecutive week that they’ve occupied the top three positions in some order.   Early week trends suggest that the same trio could be atop the chart next week as well, albeit in a different order next time around.

 

WRAP-UP

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