HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/15/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/15/19

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 6/15/19. 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”	2063
2	2	SHINEDOWN	“Monsters”	2010
3	3	BAD WOLVES	“Remember When”	1870
4	5	PAPA ROACH	“Elevate”	1509
5	6	GODSMACK	“Under Your Scars”	1432
6	4	BLACK KEYS	“Lo/Hi”	1383
7	7	I PREVAIL	“Breaking Down”	1286
8	11	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Lover, Leaver”	938
9	9	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	“Vultures”	924
10	10	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	913
11	12	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	847
12	15	GHOST	“Faith”	814
13	13	HALESTORM	“Vicious”	758
14	16	HELLYEAH	“Welcome Home”	682
15	17	RIVAL SONS	“Too Bad”	670
16	25	DISTURBED	“No More”	588
17	18	NEW YEARS DAY	“Shut Up”	579
18	22	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	552
19	14	SLASH (f. MYLES KENNEDY)	“Mind Your Manners”	524
20	23	SUM 41	“Out For Blood”	518
21	21	GRANDSON	“Apologize”	485
22	19	CAGE THE ELEPHANT	“Ready To Let Go”	462
23	24	BUSH	“Bullet Holes”	428
24	28	BEARTOOTH	“You Never Know”	407
25	26	MESSER	“Simple Man”	404
26	20	BRING ME THE HORIZON (f. DANI FILTH)	“Wonderful Life”	384
27	27	GARY CLARK JR	“What About Us”	383
28	0	VOLBEAT	“Last Day Under The Sun”	334
29	29	BLINK-182	“Blame It On My Youth”	330
30	32	SKILLET	“Legendary”	302
31	31	SAUL	“Brother”	294
32	30	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Brand New Numb”	290
33	33	SCOTT STAPP	“Purpose For Pain”	263
34	35	THE BLACK MOODS	“Bad News”	214
35	37	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	190
36	43	DINOSAUR PILE-UP	“Back Foot”	161
37	60	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“Panic Attack”	157
38	41	ROYAL BLISS	“Pain”	145
39	38	PERRY FARRELL	“Pirate Punk Politician”	144
40	36	SHIM	“Crucified”	134
41	0	RACOUNTERS	“Help Me Stranger”	126
42	39	VOLBEAT	“Leviathan”	117
43	40	BASEMENT	“Be Here Now”	110
44	42	COLLECTIVE SOUL	“Right As Rain”	109
45	46	CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN	“Longshot”	98
46	47	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE (f. A. MINEO)	“Heavy Is The Weight”	94
47	50	P.O.D.	“Rockin’ With The Best”	83
48	48	COHEED AND CAMBRIA	“The Gutter”	79
49	45	AMITY AFFLICTION	“Drag The Lake”	77
50	44	ADELITAS WAY	“What It Takes”	74

 

 

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

EVE TO ADAM – “Day Drinkin'”

The big, bombastic, arena anthem feel of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar On Me” and Loverboy’s “Lovin’ Every Minute Of it” meets the modern southern rock vibe of Black Stone Cherry on Eve To Adam’s “Day Drinkin’.”  With an unabashed party vibe, Eve To Adam’s latest single makes you want to reach for a cold one no matter the time of day.  Those who need an excuse can always fall back on the saying… “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere.”

Since the beginning of rock and roll, the music has always mirrored the atmosphere of the times.  From free love in the ’60s to psychedelic in the ’70s to feel-good anthems of the ’80s to the dark days of the ’90s (and beyond).  The world at large (especially the United States) is currently mired in tension so thick that it almost feels like you can reach out and touch it.  A lot of Active Rock reflects the mood of the moment.  Eventually a powder keg will erupt if some of the pressure isn’t alleviated.  Enter Eve To Adam with “Day Drinkin'”…

The song is more than just a celebration of the debaucherous side of life. It’s a throwback to the glory days of the ’80s when the tension was between authority figures and the hard rock/metal community.  We were united in a way that made defiance fun.  Eve To Adam deserves a ton of credit for continuing to be driven by passion in their writing rather than catering to Active Rock radio’s (often times) narrow parameters.  Radio would be wise to infuse a little fun into their playlists with this lively rocker.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Five Finger Death Punch held on, but remained flat, while Shinedown surged, closing the gap between the two heavy hitters to just 53 spins.  Bad Wolves are still rising, but lost some momentum this week.  It is highly likely that Shinedown takes over the top spot next week with “Monsters.”
 

 

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…

EVE TO ADAM – “Day Drinkin'”

SHALLOW SIDE – “Sound The Alarm”

GRANNY 4 BARREL – “Nitro Sexy”

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…

VOLBEAT – “Last Day Under The Sun” (+334 spins)

DISTURBED – “No More” (+203 spins)

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

RACONTEURS – “Help Me Stranger” (+126 spins)

SHINEDOWN – “Monsters” (+123 spins)

THE GLORIOUS SONS – “Panic Attack” (+121 spins)

RIVAL SONS – “Too Bad” (+102 spins”)