HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 5/18/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 5/18/19

Each week 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 5/18/19. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

HRD Rock Report – May 2019 (features recap of April charts)

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	2	BADFLOWER	“Heroin (2018)”	1883
2	1	BLACK KEYS	“Lo/Hi”	1815
3	6	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Blue On Black”	1708
4	4	BAD WOLVES	“Remember When”	1606
5	5	SHINEDOWN	“Monsters”	1597
6	7	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Tourniquet”	1293
7	9	PAPA ROACH	“Elevate”	1266
8	8	MOTLEY CRUE (f. M.G.K.)	“The Dirt (Est. 1981)”	1136
9	3	POP EVIL	“Be Legendary”	1133
10	10	I PREVAIL	“Breaking Down”	1032
11	12	GODSMACK	“Under Your Scars”	1013
12	14	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Vultures”	791
13	15	SLASH (f. MYLES KENNEDY)	“Mind Your Manners”	758
14	11	DISTURBED	“A Reason To Fight”	728
15	13	CAGE THE ELEPHANT	“Ready To Let Go”	703
16	16	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	606
17	19	HALESTORM	“Vicious”	586
18	18	NEW YEARS DAY	“Shut Up”	561
19	17	BRING ME THE HORIZON (f. DANI FILTH)	“Wonderful Life”	558
20	21	GRANDSON	“Apologize”	487
21	20	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Rainer Fog”	435
22	34	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Lover, Leaver”	392
23	27	RIVAL SONS	“Too Bad”	357
24	24	SHIM	“Crucified”	336
25	25	MESSER	“Simple Man”	321
26	29	SUM 41	“Out For Blood”	316
27	28	GARY CLARK JR	“What About Us”	297
28	26	BEARTOOTH	“You Never Know”	280
29	23	FEVER 333	“One Of Us”	272
30	30	SAUL	“Brother”	259
31	22	MARK MORTON (f. CHESTER BENNINGTON)	“Cross Off”	258
32	49	GHOST	“Faith”	230
33	35	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Brand New Numb”	196
34	32	SCOTT STAPP	“Purpose For Pain”	196
35	33	THE BLACK MOODS	“Bad News”	179
36	44	BLINK-182	“Blame It On My Youth”	178
37	0	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	174
38	41	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	168
39	64	SKILLET	“Legendary”	164
40	37	BASEMENT	“Be Here Now”	145
41	39	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Drag The Lake”	129
42	36	HANDS LIKE HOUSES	“Sick”	125
43	42	ROYAL BLISS	“Pain”	119
44	47	ADELITAS WAY	“What It Takes”	109
45	43	PALISADES	“Erase The Pain”	96
46	54	COLLECTIVE SOUL	“Right As Rain”	90
47	45	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	90
48	46	PERRY FARRELL	“Pirate Punk Politician”	85
49	51	DOSE	“Saline”	80
50	38	THRICE	“Hold Up A Light”	78

 

 

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

VOLBEAT – “Leviathan”

Ever since 2010, Volbeat has consistently released a new studio album every three years.  Like other top acts in the genre, they can usually squeeze enough singles off of each album to have a radio impact for around two years.  That leaves a year of “darkness” where there is a noticeable void on the airwaves, especially because there is no other band out there that even has a resemblance to Michael Poulsen and company.  Poulsen’s distinct vocals stand out more than ever these days, but it is not just the vocals that separate Volbeat from the rest.

On “Leviathan” – the lead single off of the band’s upcoming release… Rewind, Replay, Rebound – one of the things that grabs your attention right away is the subtle use of guitar harmonies.  Very few bands these days can deliver an edgy punk intensity in a feel-good song, but Volbeat does so brilliantly on “Leviathan.”  Lyrically, Volbeat always marches to the beat of their own drum with references that are atypical in rock music.  “Leviathan” is no exception.  The song is a fantastical journey about a relationship with a sea creature of the same name referenced in the Hebrew Bible.  This fun musical and lyrical escape is highlighted by the impressive shredding of guitarist Rob Caggiano.  You have to imagine that this song will shoot up the charts for a few reasons…it’s really catchy and there is a Volbeat thirst that needs to be quenched after a three year drought.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

As predicted, Black Keys ends their run at the top, knocked off by Badflower.  These rising stars shouldn’t get too comfortable though.  They are on a collision course with the juggernaut that is Five Finger Death Punch’s cover of “Blue On Black.”  Trailing by less than 200 spins, it’s possible that FFDP could rise to the top as soon as next week.  If not, it’s really a matter of when, not if these Active Rock staples will score yet another #1 single.

 

 

HRD SPIN CONTROL (by Adam Waldman and Jon Loveless)

The following is a list of songs that we feel deserve to be added to Active Rock playlists…

VOLBEAT – “Leviathan”

ANY GIVEN SIN – “Dynamite”

HELLYEAH – “Welcome Home”

SHALLOW SIDE – “Sound The Alarm”

NONPOINT – “Fix This”

BOBAFLEX – “I Am A Nightmare”

P.O.D. – “Rockin’ With The Best”

FROM ASHES TO NEW – “My Name”

STITCHED UP HEART (f. SULLY ERNA) – “Lost”

MEYTAL – “Armalite”

THROUGH FIRE – “All Animal”

ONCE AROUND – “I Will Ascend”

PARKWAY DRIVE – “Shadow Boxing”

AWAKE AT LAST (f. SPENCER CHARNAS) – “The Change”

THE CRINGE – “I Can’t Take It No More”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

GRETA VAN FLEET – “Lover, Leaver” (+225 spins)

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Blue On Black” (+215 spins)

SLIPKNOT – “Unsainted” (+174 spins)

GHOST – “Faith” (+163 spins)

SKILLET – “Legendary” (+129 spins)

BADFLOWER – “Heroin (2018)” (+123 spins)