HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/29/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/29/19

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 6/29/19. 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	SHINEDOWN	“Monsters”	1994
2	3	BAD WOLVES	“Remember When”	1958
3	2	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Blue On Black”	1954
4	5	GODSMACK	“Under Your Scars”	1643
5	4	PAPA ROACH	“Elevate”	1526
6	6	I PREVAIL	“Breaking Down”	1356
7	10	VOLBEAT	“Last Day Under The Sun”	1206
8	8	GRETA VAN FLEET	“Lover, Leaver”	1147
9	9	ICE NINE KILLS	“A Grave Mistake”	972
10	13	GHOST	“Faith”	912
11	11	SLIPKNOT	“Unsainted”	907
12	15	HELLYEAH	“Welcome Home”	868
13	7	BLACK KEYS	“Lo/Hi”	841
14	17	DISTURBED	“No More”	816
15	14	HALESTORM	“Vicious”	758
16	16	RIVAL SONS	“Too Bad”	721
17	18	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	716
18	20	SUM 41	“Out For Blood”	579
19	19	NEW YEARS DAY	“Shut Up”	537
20	21	BUSH	“Bullet Holes”	535
21	22	BEARTOOTH	“You Never Know”	497
22	30	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“Panic Attack”	486
23	27	SKILLET	“Legendary”	425
24	25	GARY CLARK JR	“What About Us”	402
25	24	MESSER	“Simple Man”	383
26	32	MOTIONLESS IN WHITE	“Brand New Numb”	338
27	28	SCOTT STAPP	“Purpose For Pain”	311
28	33	DINOSAUR PILE-UP	“Back Foot”	301
29	23	GRANDSON	“Apologize”	298
30	0	KORN	“You’ll Never Find Me”	280
31	29	BLINK-182	“Blame It On My Youth”	279
32	31	SAUL	“Brother”	266
33	34	THE BLACK MOODS	“Bad News”	244
34	35	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	221
35	36	RACONTEURS	“Help Me Stranger”	191
36	37	ROYAL BLISS	“Pain”	167
37	38	PERRY FARRELL	“Pirate Punk Politician”	152
38	39	MEMPHIS MAY FIRE (f. A. MINEO)	“Heavy Is The Weight”	129
39	40	COLLECTIVE SOUL	“Right As Rain”	128
40	41	P.O.D.	“Rockin’ With The Best”	114
41	42	COHEED AND CAMBRIA	“The Gutter”	95
42	50	THROUGH FIRE	“All Animal”	83
43	44	NONPOINT	“Fix This”	75
44	46	BUCKCHERRY	“Right Now”	72
45	49	BLACK KEYS	“Go”	65
46	53	STITCHED UP HEART (f. SULLY ERNA)	“Lost”	64
47	43	CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN	“Longshot”	62
48	48	BRKN LOVE	“Shot Down”	58
49	61	DANGEROUS SUMMER	“Way Down”	53
50	47	ADELITAS WAY	“What It Takes”	51

 

 

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

SUNFLOWER DEAD – “Turn Away”

Sometimes the unexpected turns out to be exactly what you need at a particular moment in time.  Call it divine intervention, the universe answering a call, or just good fortune.  Labels are open to interpretation.  What is not open to interpretation is the sheer power and emotion behind Sunflower Dead’s latest single, “Turn Away” (a song that almost didn’t make it onto C O M A).

According to frontman Michael Del Pizzo…

” ‘Turn Away’ was coming to fruition no matter how many times we tried to toss it aside.  It just seemed to have a life of its own, and is now what we consider to be the most important track of our career.”

Added to the album on the last possible day, the song that “stands for those suffering with feeling like they have given all they can and have nothing left but to give up when all they really need is to do is find solace in letting things be” is an anti-suicide message of hope.  If any band knows about the temptation to give up when things look bleak, it’s Sunflower Dead.

It’s mind-boggling what it took for them to land a label deal, considering that they are a special band with a unique sound (due in large part to Del Pizzo’s distinct vocal style).  If this isn’t the song that puts the band on the map for good, then I honestly don’t know what programmers are hearing.  Is it that their sound is too unique against the current Active Rock landscape of near uniformity?  Is it a personal vendetta that exists for inexplicable reasons?  Whatever it is, there is no logical reasons for programmers to sleep on this powerful tune.

The lyrics and vocals are intense, but this time around, there is no growling at all (not even to add accent to create a visceral response).  I’ve always felt that SFD doesn’t need the growls because they have a truly unique vocalist who shines brightest when the emotions that he wears on his sleeve are delivered from the heart and not the gut.

On “Turn Away,” SFD masterfully transitions between intense driving rhythms and dynamic moody parts that are brought to life by Jaboo’s lead guitar which seems to cry out in pain.  Just as Metallica did years ago with “Fade To Black,” SFD takes you on an emotional musical journey with a song that shows that feelings of darkness and isolation are more common than people realize when they are caught up in their own personal hell.

 

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

Shinedown reign on top this time around is going to be limited.  They held on this week, but only by 36 spins.  With “Monsters” on the decline, and “Remember When” by Bad Wolves still climbing (albeit modestly this week), it’s a virtual lock that there will be a new #1 song next week.  It may have started with a fortuitous cover of “Zombie,” but in the time since, Bad Wolves have proven that they are a force to be reckoned with on Active Rock radio.  They should be able to ride this wave for at least a few weeks until being challenged by Godsmack 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…

SUNFLOWER DEAD – “Turn Away”

GRANNY 4 BARREL – “Nitro Sexy”

EVE TO ADAM – “Day Drinkin'”

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – “Unleashed”

ROYAL TUSK – “First Time”

FROM ASHES TO NEW – “My Name”

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

BOBAFLEX – “I Am A Nightmare”

PARKWAY DRIVE – “Shadow Boxing”

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

NINE SHRINES – “Nimrod”

TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN – “On To The Next”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

VOLBEAT – “Last Day Under The Sun” (+341 spins)

KORN – “You’ll Never Find Me” (+280 spins)

THE GLORIOUS SONS – “Panic Attack” (+179 spins)

DISTURBED – “No More” (+179 spins)

HELLYEAH – “Welcome Home” (+141 spins)

GODSMACK – “Under Your Scars” (+128 spins)

DIRTY HONEY – “When I’m Gone” (+116 spins)

GRETA VAN FLEET – “Lover, Leaver” (+101 spins)