HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 10/27/18

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 10/27/18

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 10/27/18. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	1	DISTURBED	“Are You Ready”	2052
2	3	GRETA VAN FLEET	“When The Curtain Falls”	1935
3	2	BADFLOWER	“Ghost”	1678
4	4	SHINEDOWN	“GET UP”	1661
5	5	BAD WOLVES (f. DIAMANTE)	“Hear Me Now”	1519
6	6	SLASH F/MYLES KENNEDY	“Driving Rain”	1431
7	8	GODSMACK	“When Legends Rise”	1173
8	7	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Alone In A Room”	1053
9	9	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)”	999
10	11	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“MANTRA”	905
11	10	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Never Fade”	875
12	12	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“Mad Hatter”	811
13	13	BEARTOOTH	“Disease”	765
14	15	GHOST	“Dance Macabre”	762
15	14	THRICE	“The Grey”	720
16	19	PAPA ROACH	“Who Do You Trust?”	695
17	18	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Natural”	596
18	20	RIVAL SONS	“Do Your Worst”	595
19	16	GRANDSON	“Blood/Water”	552
20	21	UNDEROATH	“ihateit”	535
21	17	THREE DAYS GRACE	“Infra-Red”	510
22	22	FROM ASHES TO NEW	“Broken”	509
23	23	JONATHAN DAVIS	“Basic Needs”	440
24	27	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“When The Seasons Change”	435
25	25	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“Letting You Go”	393
26	29	FEVER 333	“Made An America”	333
27	26	PARKWAY DRIVE	“Prey”	329
28	28	THE BLUE STONES	“Black Holes (Solid Ground)”	328
29	31	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Jumpsuit”	246
30	53	HALESTORM	“Do Not Disturb”	235
31	33	ATREYU	“The Time Is Now”	233
32	30	RED SUN RISING	“Veins”	203
33	32	SEVENDUST	“Unforgiven”	200
34	40	POP EVIL	“Be Legendary”	193
35	34	SYLAR	“All Or Nothing”	179
36	24	FOZZY	“Burn Me Out”	177
37	35	PRETTY VICIOUS	“Move”	169
38	37	MESSER	“Save Myself”	130
39	44	CHEVELLE	“Sleep Walking Elite”	126
40	478	THE DIRTY NIL	“That’s What Heaven Feels Like”	125
41	43	BLACK MOODS	“Bella Donna”	116
42	41	HANDS LIKE HOUSES	“Monster”	109
43	39	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Feels Like I’m Dying”	100
44	50	A PERFECT CIRCLE	“So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”	92
45	45	ROYAL TUSK	“Aftermath”	81
46	46	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE	“The Old Me”	78
47	49	HYRO THE HERO	“Bullet”	71
48	47	STONE HORSES	“End Of The World”	67
49	48	DEVOUR THE DAY	“The Censor”	65
50	58	PALAYE ROYALE	“You’ll Be Fine”	64

 

 

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

ANY GIVEN SIN – “Dynamite“

I can’t speak about Any Given Sin’s overall sound since I just discovered them this week, but I can tell you that “Dynamite” instantly grabbed my attention.  There are a lot of bands that have a sound that’s tailor made for Active Rock, but it’s more in a generic kind of way.  Any Given Sin has that sound, but not at all in a generic way.  If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought that this was a Shinedown song.  That is meant as a compliment, as I firmly believe that Shinedown is as good as it gets with modern hard rock acts.  As I listened to the track several times over, I started to hear hints of Stereoside with the big, infectious hook, and some Def Leppard with the melodic, crunchy riffs.  The main purpose for radio singles is to draw attention to a band, so that you are inspired to check out more of their music, and hopefully go see them when they come to your down.  With “Dynamite,” Any Given Sin has accomplished that mission with flying colors.  I’m looking forward to checking out more music from a band that will undoubtedly be featured on Hard Rock Daddy much more in the future.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Disturbed will be knocked from the top spot by Greta Van Fleet no later than two weeks from now, but most likely next week.  There are no other artists within striking distance, so unless something totally unexpected happens next week, the hottest new band in Active Rock is a virtual lock to top the charts with their latest single, “When The Curtain Falls.”  Shinedown is the next likely contender, but it will take them at least a few weeks to be a serious threat.
 

 

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…

ANY GIVEN SIN – “Dynamite”

EMPTY TRAIL – “My World”

SUNFLOWER DEAD – “Victim”

ELECTRIC REVOLUTION – “Burn It Down”

ROYAL BLISS – “Hard & Loud”

ALL THAT REMAINS – “Everything’s Wrong”

ICE NINE KILLS – “Grave Mistake”

VEER UNION – “Living Not Alive”

 

DROP IT…

Fever 333 – “American Made”

Twenty One Pilots – “Jumpsuit”

Imagine Dragons – “Natural”

Grandson – “Blood/Water”

Glorious Sons – “S.O.S.”

Amity Affliction – “Feels Like I’m Dying”

Pretty Vicious – Move”

Black Moods – “Bella Donna”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Only one change in the Top 10 this week as Bring Me The Horizon slips past Alice In Chains for the 10^th spot (same as AIC slipped into the spot just last week)…

Underoath has the only new entry in the Top 20…

The week’s high debut is the only song making it’s Top 30 premiere, that’s the latest single from Halestorm…

Chevelle climbs into the Top 40, along with the chart debut of punk-influenced Canadian alt-rockers The Dirty Nil…

It’s apparently a good week to have Canadian ties on U.S. radio (even if it’s by way of Las Vegas) as Palaye Royale has the only other new song in the Top 50.
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING
Godsmack – “When Legends Rise”
Papa Roach – “Who Do You Trust?”
Pop Evil – “Be Legendary”

 

FALLING
Badflower – “Ghost”
Grands0n – “Blood & Water”
Fozzy – “Burn Me Out”
 

 

TRENDS & OBSERVATIONS

Another ho-hum week for active rock radio, aside from a breakout debut that seems to have come from virtually nowhere.  Radio gonna radio I guess.