HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/8/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/8/19

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 6/8/19. 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”	2062
2	4	SHINEDOWN	“Monsters”	1887
3	2	BAD WOLVES	“Remember When”	1847
4	3	BLACK KEYS	“Lo/Hi”	1675
5	6	PAPA ROACH	“Elevate”	1467
6	7	GODSMACK	“Under Your Scars”	1338
7	8	I PREVAIL	“Breaking Down”	1197
8	5	BADFLOWER	“Heroin (2018)”	1011
9	9	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Vultures”	923
10	11	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	859
11	13	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Lover, Leaver”	808
12	14	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	782
13	12	HALESTORM	“Vicious”	757
14	10	SLASH (f. MYLES KENNEDY)	“Mind Your Manners”	753
15	16	GHOST	“Faith”	719
16	21	HELLYEAH	“Welcome Home”	605
17	19	RIVAL SONS	“Too Bad”	568
18	15	NEW YEARS DAY	“Shut Up”	567
19	17	CAGE THE ELEPHANT	“Ready To Let Go”	522
20	18	BRING ME THE HORIZON (f. DANI FILTH)	“Wonderful Life”	499
21	20	GRANDSON	“Apologize”	476
22	33	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	463
23	22	SUM 41	“Out For Blood”	451
24	29	BUSH	“Bullet Holes”	388
25	43	DISTURBED	“No More”	385
26	25	MESSER	“Simple Man”	384
27	27	GARY CLARK JR	“What About Us”	377
28	24	BEARTOOTH	“You Never Know”	377
29	26	BLINK-182	“Blame It On My Youth”	344
30	31	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Brand New Numb”	274
31	30	SAUL	“Brother”	274
32	36	SKILLET	“Legendary”	260
33	35	SCOTT STAPP	“Purpose For Pain”	237
34	23	MOTLEY CRUE (f. M.G.K.)	“The Dirt (Est. 1981)”	228
35	34	THE BLACK MOODS	“Bad News”	207
36	28	SHIM	“Crucified”	203
37	41	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	170
38	47	PERRY FARRELL	“Pirate Punk Politician”	139
39	38	VOLBEAT	“Leviathan”	138
40	42	BASEMENT	“Be Here Now”	137
41	44	ROYAL BLISS	“Pain”	132
42	46	COLLECTIVE SOUL	“Right As Rain”	112
43	59	DINOSAUR PILE-UP	“Back Foot”	103
44	45	ADELITAS WAY	“What It Takes”	102
45	40	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Drag The Lake”	98
46	48	CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN	“Longshot”	91
47	49	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE (f. A. MINEO)	“Heavy Is The Weight”	85
48	50	COHEED AND CAMBRIA	“The Gutter”	84
49	57	NONPOINT	“Fix This”	65
50	54	P.O.D.	“Rockin’ With The Best”	62

 

 

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

SHALLOW SIDE – “Sound The Alarm”

The sexy swagger of Buckcherry meets the melodic intensity of Shinedown on Shallow Side’s latest single, “Sound The Alarm.”  Many young artists in Active Rock today seem to get stuck in a fairly narrow range from album to album, but Shallow Side is not one of them.  As the band’s sound continues to evolve, they are proving that they are a force to be reckoned with (even if radio hasn’t quite caught on to how good they are yet).

Facing the challenge of breaking out at radio is nothing compared to the challenge that the band faced in 2016 when frontman Eric Boatright was in a serious car accident that left him in critical condition with bleeding in his brain.  With seemingly unbreakable fortitude, Boatright was cracking jokes and asking to go home by the next day.

They were already an easy band to root for before the accident, even more so afterwards.  This is not to say that they only deserve attention for overcoming adversity.  The fact of the matter is that Shallow Side is one of the more intriguing up-and-coming bands on the scene today.  Aside from their natural appeal to Active Rock radio listeners, they also have an appreciation for classic rock.  Take a listen to their outstanding cover of “Renegade” by Styx, and listen for riffs in “Sound The Alarm” that are reminiscent of Bad Company’s “Feel Like Making Love.”  

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Five Finger Death Punch remains on top, but will face stiff competition as soon as next week.    Regardless of what happens next week, the battle between a surging Shinedown and Bad Wolves is imminent.  It’s likely that both will get their chance at the top in the coming weeks.

 

 

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…

SHALLOW SIDE – “Sound The Alarm”

DEADLAND RITUAL – “Broken And Bruised”

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

NONPOINT – “Fix This”

BUCKCHERRY – “Right Now”

TRIVIUM – “Drowning In The Sound”

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”

THROUGH FIRE – “All Animal”

PARKWAY DRIVE – “Shadow Boxing”

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

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

DISTURBED – “No More” (+262 spins)

DIRTY HONEY – “When I’m Gone” (+237 spins)

GODSMACK – “Under Your Scars” (+189 spins)

SHINEDOWN – “Monsters” (+181 spins)

GRETA VAN FLEET – “Lover, Leaver” (+130 spins)

SLIPKNOT – “Unsainted” (+129 spins)

BAD WOLVES – “Remember When” (+125 spins)

HELLYEAH – “Welcome Home” (+124 spins)

I PREVAIL – “Breaking Down” (+118 spins)

ICE NINE KILLS – “A Grave Mistake” (+114 spins)