HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/17/18

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 11/17/18

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 11/17/18. 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”	2051
2	3	SHINEDOWN	“GET UP”	1918
3	4	BAD WOLVES (f. DIAMANTE)	“Hear Me Now”	1764
4	2	GRETA VAN FLEET	“When The Curtain Falls”	1607
5	5	SLASH F/MYLES KENNEDY	“Driving Rain”	1386
6	6	GODSMACK	“When Legends Rise”	1349
7	7	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)”	1266
8	9	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“MANTRA”	1152
9	8	BADFLOWER	“Ghost”	1121
10	10	GHOST	“Dance Macabre”	1116
11	11	PAPA ROACH	“Who Do You Trust?”	1074
12	12	AVENGED SEVENFOLD	“Mad Hatter”	987
13	13	BEARTOOTH	“Disease”	890
14	15	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“When The Seasons Change”	826
15	14	RIVAL SONS	“Do Your Worst”	784
16	16	FROM ASHES TO NEW	“Broken”	695
17	18	UNDEROATH	“ihateit”	648
18	21	HALESTORM	“Do Not Disturb”	542
19	20	JONATHAN DAVIS	“Basic Needs”	530
20	19	IMAGINE DRAGONS	“Natural”	484
21	26	SLIPKNOT	“All Out Life”	447
22	22	FEVER 333	“Made An America”	437
23	23	THE BLUE STONES	“Black Holes (Solid Ground)”	406
24	24	ATREYU	“The Time Is Now”	386
25	27	POP EVIL	“Be Legendary”	374
26	17	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Never Fade”	348
27	35	MUSE	“Pressure”	268
28	25	BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE	“Letting You Go”	262
29	47	THREE DAYS GRACE	“Right Left Wrong”	224
30	39	P.O.D.	“Listening for The Silence”	222
31	34	A PERFECT CIRCLE	“So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”	217
32	31	THE DIRTY NIL	“That’s What Heaven Feels Like”	216
33	28	CHEVELLE	“Sleep Walking Elite”	213
34	30	PRETTY VICIOUS	“Move”	212
35	29	MESSER	“Save Myself”	198
36	33	HYRO THE HERO	“Bullet”	196
37	38	BLACK MOODS	“Bella Donna”	170
38	32	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“Jumpsuit”	149
39	42	ROYAL TUSK	“Aftermath”	134
40	44	DOROTHY	“Who Do You Love”	133
41	41	HANDS LIKE HOUSES	“Monster”	117
42	40	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE	“The Old Me”	109
43	54	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“My Blood”	97
44	43	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Feels Like I’m Dying”	95
45	49	BASEMENT	“Disconnect”	91
46	46	STONE HORSES	“End Of The World”	84
47	50	PALAYE ROYALE	“You’ll Be Fine”	77
48	57	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	75
49	131	GRETA VAN FLEET	“You’re The One”	72
50	84	FEVER 333	“Burn It”	67

 

 

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

ROYAL BLISS – “Hard & Loud”

There’s a lot that you can say about Royal Bliss.  Being predictable is not one of them.  Are they a soulful country rock band?  Are they blues-based rockers?  Are they a raucous rock and roll band that you’d like to party with?  The answer to all of these questions is a resounding YES!  To some, Neal Middleton and company might seem like a band that is a bit schizophrenic, but to me, this is merely a band that writes music for themselves knowing that they have a fanbase that accepts them regardless of which direction they take.  The common themes in their music are a southern influence, passion, and outstanding songwriting/performing.  Not only is this band atypical in their lack of conforming to get radio airplay, they don’t even conform to allow themselves to be placed into any sub-genre.

That being said, their latest single, “Hard & Loud,” is a southern-tinged, arena rocker that takes you back in time to the debaucherous days of rock and roll.  This fist-pumping anthem is quite a diversion from “Devil With Angel Eyes” (which was featured on HRD Radio Report earlier this year).  I’d like to say that this song will get significant radio traction, but radio never seems to give Royal Bliss the attention that they deserve.  Don’t wait for radio to discover one of the more underrated bands in rock today.  Use “Hard & Loud” as an opportunity to listen to the band (if you haven’t already), and then go back and check out their catalog.  You will not be disappointed.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Shinedown has a clear to reach #1 now that Disturbed started to drop.  It’s a virtual lock that they get there next week.  The only thing that could realistically stop it from happening next week is the Thanksgiving holiday malaise.  Based on recent history, you have to think that Bad Wolves will get their shot at the top before 2018 comes to a close.  Unless something drastic happens, it’s hard to see a scenario where either Shinedown or Bad Wolves will top the charts to close out the year.  No other songs are even within striking distance at this point.
 

 

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 BLISS – “Hard & Loud”

SUNFLOWER DEAD – “Victim”

EVE TO ADAM – “No Easy Way Out”

FIGHT THE FURY – “My Demons”

LIGHT THE TORCH – “The Safety Of Disbelief”

EMPTY TRAIL – “My World”

ELECTRIC REVOLUTION – “Burn It Down”

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD – “Bloody Nose”

 

DROP IT…

Twenty One Pilots – “Jumpsuit”

Twenty One Pilots – “My Blood”

Fever 333 – “American Made”

Fever 333 – “Burn It”

Imagine Dragons – “Natural”

Glorious Sons – “S.O.S.”

Amity Affliction – “Feels Like I’m Dying”

Pretty Vicious – Move”

 

 

THE BREAKDOWN (by Jon Loveless)

NOTABLE CHART MOVEMENT

Only one new member of the Top 20 this week, that’s Halestorm (who enjoyed over 20% increased spins)…

Three new arrivals in the Top 30, with Three Days Grace being the standout by more than doubling their airplay…

Royal Tusk and Dorothy climb into the Top 40…

Four songs premiere in the published Top 50, highlighted by Ice Nine Kills…
 

 

THREE UP & THREE DOWN

RISING
Ghost – “Dance Macabre”
Five Finger Death Punch – “When The Seasons Change”
Slipknot – “All Out Of Life”

 

FALLING
Slash f. Myles Kennedy – “Driving Rain”
Greta Van Fleet – “When The Curtain Falls”
Alice In Chains – “Never Fade”
 

 

TRENDS & OBSERVATIONS

A relatively slow week at the top of the chart with another light week of change likely ahead with the holiday later this week.