HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 8/11/18

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 8/11/18

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. The following is the Active Rock Mediabase Chart for the week ending 8/11/18. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	1	GHOST	“Rats”	1822
2	5	HALESTORM	“Uncomfortable”	1562
3	4	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Sham Pain”	1535
4	2	FROM ASHES TO NEW	“Crazy”	1500
5	7	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Torn In Two”	1382
6	3	GODSMACK	“Bulletproof”	1344
7	8	THREE DAYS GRACE	“Infra-Red”	1319
8	9	POP EVIL	“A Crime To Remember”	1115
9	11	BADFLOWER	“Ghost”	1071
10	13	GRETA VAN FLEET	“When The Curtain Falls”	964
11	12	ALICE IN CHAINS	“The One You Know”	811
12	14	NOTHING MORE	“Just Say When”	807
13	17	BAD WOLVES (f. DIAMANTE)	“Hear Me Now”	793
14	6	FOO FIGHTERS	“The Line”	791
15	16	IN THIS MOMENT (f. Rob Halford)	“Black Wedding”	733
16	15	ESCAPE THE FATE	“Broken Heart”	725
17	21	SLASH F/MYLES KENNEDY	“Driving Rain”	717
18	18	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Alone In A Room”	596
19	20	SEETHER	“Against The Wall”	542
20	19	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Jumpsuit”	539
21	22	LIKE A STORM	“The Devil Inside”	422
22	23	SKINDRED	“That’s My Jam”	420
23	27	10 YEARS	“Burnout”	360
24	25	GRANDSON	“Blood/Water”	358
25	24	THRICE	“The Grey”	346
26	26	THE RECORD COMPANY	“Life To Fix”	322
27	33	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“S.O.S.”	272
28	37	BEARTOOTH	“Disease”	266
29	28	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Voices”	257
30	38	FOZZY	“Burn Me Out”	255
31	32	LEDGER	“Not Dead Yet”	253
32	31	KULICK	“Ghost”	245
33	30	SHIM	“Hallelujah”	245
34	39	NONPOINT	“Chaos And Earthquakes”	207
35	35	THE STRUTS	“Body Talks”	187
36	44	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Natural”	173
37	40	DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY	“No Way Out”	157
38	41	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	“Wicked Game”	149
39	34	SMASHING PUMPKINS	“Solara”	143
40	43	LIVE	“Love Lounge”	141
41	42	ADELITAS WAY	“Still Hungry”	139
42	45	KOBRA AND THE LOTUS	“Velvet Roses”	124
43	48	UNDEROATH	“ihateit”	120
44	46	ROYAL BLISS	“Devil With Angel Eyes”	95
45	52	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Feels Like I’m Dying”	92
46	57	SHINEDOWN	“Get Up”	74
47	71	PARKWAY DRIVE	“Prey”	73
48	87	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“Letting You Go”	69
49	47	COHEED AND CAMBRIA	“Unheavenly Creatures”	68
50	49	GODSMACK	“When Legends Rise”	62

 

 

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

ROYAL TUSK – “Aftermath”

Hearing “Aftermath” on SiriusXM’s Octane this week immediately had me reaching for the dial to crank it up.  This is how the process of discovery starts.  The next step is researching the band.  Based on their social media bio and their website, you have to think that these Canadian rockers are perfectly content to let the music do the talking.  The only real information that I could find on the band was from their previous record label (they’re now on eOne), from their 2016 release.  They are described as “a heavy, guitar-driven band with hints of Americana and Soul.”  One listen to “Aftermath,” and you’ll know right away that there is something unique about Royal Tusk even if their sound is a natural fit on Active Rock radio.  Their sound is current, but the larger-than-life riffs harken back to the days of arena rock, as does the tasty guitar lead and the soaring vocals.  With an intensity that is reminiscent of early Motley Crue meets Metallica, Royal Tusk makes a statement with “Aftermath” that shows that they are much more than just another Active Rock band.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Last week, it was predicted that Ghost’s reign would come to an end in the coming weeks, but it would have taken a big drop combined with a big gain from one of the challengers.  Five Finger Death Punch had the inside track to be the next chart-topper, but as mentioned, Halestorm had the momentum to possibly leapfrog FFDP.  It happened this week, but both are so close that it’s a virtual deadlock.  The gap can easily be closed by either as soon as next week.  It wouldn’t be a shock to see these two in the top two positions for next few weeks.  It’s likely that both will get their chance at the top before being challenged by Breaking Benjamin or Three Days Grace.

 

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…

ROYAL TUSK – “Aftermath”

RED SUN RISING – “Veins”

THE LAZYS – “Little Miss Crazy”

AVATAR – “The King Welcomes You To Avatarland”

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Blue On Black”

STONE HORSES – “End Of The World”

FAREWELL TO FEAR – “Underneath My Skin”

ARMORED DAWN – “Sail Away”

THE PROTEST – “What Else You Got”

 

DROP IT…

Twenty One Pilots – “Jumpsuit”

Grandson – “Blood/Water”

Theory Of A Deadman – “Wicked Game”

Smashing Pumpkins – “Solara”

Kulick – “Ghost”

Glorious Sons – “S.O.S.”

Foo Fighters – “The Line”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

New blood in the Top 10 this week with both Badflower and Greta Van Fleet moving up…

Slash (f. Myles Kennedy) continues to climb, the only new entry in this week’s Top 20…

Fozzy enjoys roughly a 33% increase in airplay to be part of a trio of new entries in the Top 30…

Three different songs show up in the Top 40 this week, but only two are new to the tier.  Continuing a theme we saw last week, Theory Of A Deadman climbs three spots back into the Top 40 despite actually have fewer spins than the week before….

Four tracks debut in the Top 50,including another song from a very strong Parkway Drive album.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING
Fozzy – “Burn Me Out”
Greta Van Fleet – “When The Curtain Falls”
Slash f. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – “Driving Rain”

 
FALLING
Godsmack – “Bulletproof”
Alice In Chains – “The One You Know”
Foo Fighters – “The Line”
 

 

 TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS

The odd trend I mentioned last week continues, with four songs gaining positions despite losing spins.  Coincidentally as much as anything, the same number of songs lost spots despite increasing their airplay.