HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/1/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/1/19

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 6/1/19. 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	1	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Blue On Black”	1992
2	4	BAD WOLVES	“Remember When”	1722
3	2	BLACK KEYS	“Lo/Hi”	1721
4	5	SHINEDOWN	“Monsters”	1706
5	3	BADFLOWER	“Heroin (2018)”	1445
6	6	PAPA ROACH	“Elevate”	1396
7	8	GODSMACK	“Under Your Scars”	1149
8	9	I PREVAIL	“Breaking Down”	1079
9	10	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Vultures”	892
10	11	SLASH (f. MYLES KENNEDY)	“Mind Your Manners”	794
11	14	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	745
12	12	HALESTORM	“Vicious”	699
13	18	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Lover, Leaver”	678
14	21	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	653
15	17	NEW YEARS DAY	“Shut Up”	554
16	23	GHOST	“Faith”	548
17	15	CAGE THE ELEPHANT	“Ready To Let Go”	541
18	19	BRING ME THE HORIZON (f. DANI FILTH)	“Wonderful Life”	530
19	22	RIVAL SONS	“Too Bad”	505
20	20	GRANDSON	“Apologize”	485
21	26	HELLYEAH	“Welcome Home”	481
22	24	SUM 41	“Out For Blood”	430
23	13	MOTLEY CRUE (f. M.G.K.)	“The Dirt (Est. 1981)”	388
24	28	BEARTOOTH	“You Never Know”	358
25	27	MESSER	“Simple Man”	339
26	31	BLINK-182	“Blame It On My Youth”	330
27	30	GARY CLARK JR	“What About Us”	330
28	29	SHIM	“Crucified”	317
29	40	BUSH	“Bullet Holes”	304
30	32	SAUL	“Brother”	256
31	36	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Brand New Numb”	241
32	25	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Rainer Fog”	238
33	35	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	226
34	38	THE BLACK MOODS	“Bad News”	220
35	34	SCOTT STAPP	“Purpose For Pain”	220
36	39	SKILLET	“Legendary”	215
37	33	MARK MORTON (f. CHESTER BENNINGTON)	“Cross Off”	209
38	41	VOLBEAT	“Leviathan”	166
39	37	FEVER 333	“One Of Us”	145
40	43	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Drag The Lake”	129
41	46	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	127
42	42	BASEMENT	“Be Here Now”	127
43	52	DISTURBED	“No More”	123
44	44	ROYAL BLISS	“Pain”	122
45	45	ADELITAS WAY	“What It Takes”	100
46	47	COLLECTIVE SOUL	“Right As Rain”	96
47	49	PERRY FARRELL	“Pirate Punk Politician”	95
48	48	CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN	“Longshot”	82
49	57	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE (f. A. MINEO)	“Heavy Is The Weight”	67
50	50	COHEED AND CAMBRIA	“The Gutter”	66

 

 

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

DEADLAND RITUAL – “Broken  And Bruised”

Deadland Ritual is an unlikely cast of characters whose members make up a rock and roll timeline that spans several decades.  Geezer Butler rose to fame in the ’70s with Black Sabbath; Steve Stevens in the ’80s as the guitarist for Billy Idol; Matt Sorum shone brightest as the drummer for Guns N’ Roses in the ’90s, and Franky Perez became known (in recent years) for being the first steady vocalist with Apocalyptica.

The brainchild of Sorum, his first calls were to Stevens and Perez to create a band with a heavier rock sound.  Butler – who was working on a solo album – joined the group last.  He has stated that it feels natural to be back in a group once again.  Stevens has raved about how good his guitar sounds against the bass sound of Butler (who has “idolized forever”).

Though it’s hard to imagine this particular supergroup coming to fruition, the end result is something special.  Butler has always been considered one of the premier bassists in rock, but his contributions were largely overshadowed by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Ronnie James Dio.  Deadland Ritual’s overall sound is not heavily Sabbath influenced, particularly the vocals and melodies, but there is a Sabbath undercurrent because of Butler’s playing.  It adds a hint of foreboding darkness to counterbalance Perez’s vocals and overall vocal harmonies.  Stevens keeps the song moving with heavy riffs, and when he shreds, you realize just how good he is.  Like Butler, he was overshadowed by Idol.  Same for Sorum, who had to contend with the larger-than-life personalities of Axl Rose and Slash.  To a lesser degree, Perez is also a bit of an underrated talent, as Apocalyptica is known mostly for their incredible cello playing.

When you think of it in these terms, maybe this cast of characters isn’t as unlikely as it seems at first blush.  “Broken And Bruised” is timeless heavy rock with a modern freshness that makes it a good fit for Active Rock radio.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

As predicted last week, Five Finger Death Punch holds on to the top spot as the momentum continues for their cover of “Blue On Black.”   Bad Wolves remained basically flat, while  Shinedown had a solid week.  Still, they lost ground on FFDP (who has a comfortable enough lead to remain on top even if they plateau next week).  For the moment, the decks have been cleared, making it a virtual lock that the next battle will be between Bad Wolves and Shinedown when FFDP’s run is over.
 

 

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…

DEADLAND RITUAL – “Broken And Bruised”

SLASH f. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS – “Boulevard Of Broken Hearts”

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”

PARKWAY DRIVE – “Shadow Boxing”

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

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

SLIPKNOT – “Unsainted” (+167 spins)

GHOST – “Faith” (+166 spins)

HELLYEAH – “Welcome Home” (+143 spins)

BUSH – “Bullet Holes” (+137 spins)

GRETA VAN FLEET – “Lover, Leaver” (+131 spins)

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Blue On Black” (+131 spins)

ICE NINE KILLS – “A Grave Mistake” (+123 spins)