HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 10/12/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 10/12/19

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 10/12/19. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	3	TOOL	“Fear Inoculum”	1716
2	1	THE GLORIOUS SONS	“Panic Attack”	1713
3	5	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“16”	1576
4	4	GREEN DAY	“Father Of All…”	1543
5	2	DIRTY HONEY	“When I’m Gone”	1455
6	6	KORN	“You’ll Never Find Me”	1369
7	8	DINOSAUR PILE-UP	“Back Foot”	1258
8	10	PAPA ROACH	“Come Around”	1243
9	11	BADFLOWER	“The Jester”	1223
10	7	VOLBEAT	“Last Day Under The Sun”	1108
11	13	SKILLET	“Legendary”	894
12	14	BAD WOLVES	“Killing Me Slowly”	854
13	16	PUDDLE OF MUDD	“Uh Oh”	814
14	9	DISTURBED	“No More”	813
15	15	BLACK KEYS	“Go”	801
16	17	SAINT ASONIA (f. SULLY ERNA)	“The Hunted”	637
17	18	ALTER BRIDGE	“Wouldn’t You Rather”	574
18	19	ICE NINE KILLS	“SAVAGES”	557
19	20	WEEZER	“The End Of The Game”	536
20	21	STARSET	“Manifest”	509
21	25	SHINEDOWN	“ATTENTION ATTENTION”	466
22	22	KILLSWITCH ENGAGE	“I Am Broken Too”	460
23	31	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	“History Of Violence”	437
24	24	CROBOT	“Low Life”	433
25	23	A DAY TO REMEMBER	“Degenerates”	419
26	28	FOZZY	“Nowhere To Run”	378
27	26	THROUGH FIRE	“All Animal”	322
28	27	HALESTORM	“Black Vultures”	315
29	30	BLACKTOP MOJO	“Can’t Sleep”	303
30	29	FIRE FROM THE GODS	“Right Now”	299
31	34	I PREVAIL	“Hurricane”	268
32	33	POST MALONE	“Take What You Want”	228
33	32	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“Sugar Honey Ice & Tea”	210
34	38	WHISKEY MYERS	“Gasoline”	199
35	35	NEW YEARS DAY	“Come For Me”	173
36	37	BONES UK	“Pretty Waste”	165
37	41	SCOTT STAPP	“Name”	147
38	36	ATREYU	“House Of Gold”	147
39	40	THE RAVEN AGE	“Fleur De Lis”	134
40	39	SUNFLOWER DEAD	“Turn Away”	121
41	42	ALICE IN CHAINS	“Fly”	112
42	43	RUBIKON	“Blood On My Hands”	105
43	44	FALLOUT BOY	“Dear Future Self (Hands Up)”	85
44	58	THE HU	“Yuve Yuve Yu (f. FATN)”	77
45	46	KOBRA AND THE LOTUS	“Burn!”	76
46	54	SLIPKNOT	“Nero Forte”	66
47	47	SLEEPING WITH SIRENS	“Agree To Disagree”	63
48	51	ALL THAT REMAINS	“Just Tell Me Something”	60
49	49	COLD	“Without You”	56
50	67	SLAVES	“Heavier”	49

 

 

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

THE HU (f. DANNY CASE) – “Yuve Yuve Yu”

It was around this time last year when the video for “Yuve Yuve Yu” went viral.  At the time, it seemed like a bit of a novelty seeing Mongolian metal performed with unusual instruments on a mountain top.  The song had a cool groove, and even though I had no idea what the lyrics meant, there was something about it that get stuck in your head.  Never in my wildest dreams did I expect this viral sensation to emerge on Active Rock radio, a format that doesn’t tend to reward outside-the-box, unique songs.  If not for the updated version of “Yuve, Yuve, Yu” – which blends nu metal, English vocals by Danny Case (From Ashes To New) – it’s hard to imagine that this breakthrough would have happened.  An unlikely collaboration has resulted in a song that blends so well that it feels like Case has always been a member of this Mongolian metal outfit.  His vocals perfectly complement the song without taking away from the catchy chant that gets stuck in your head.  Usually, an earworm like this would be maddening, but in this case, it makes you feel like a warrior marching into battle.  Not since Rammstein’s “Du Hast” has a song created mass appeal solely because of the primal feeling that it inspires in the listener.

 

PUBLISHER’S PREDICTIONS (By Adam Waldman)

The Glorious Sons gained only one spin this week, which allowed Tool to jump from the #3 spot to the top by the narrowest of margins.  Though they only hold a three-spin lead over The Glorious Sons, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where Tool falls from the top spot after only one week.  Highly Suspect and Green Day are both within striking distance from the top.  One certainty for next week is that these four bands will remain at the top jockeying for position.
 

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…

AMERICAN GRIM – “Nightmare”

ANY GIVEN SIN – “Another Life”

CHARM CITY DEVILS – “Skipping Stone”

THE WILD! – “Playing With Fire”

SAVAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT – “Unleash”

FOZZY – “Nowhere To Run”

THE RAVEN AGE – “Fleur de Lis”

GOODBYE JUNE – “Secrets In The Sunset”

KISS KISS BANG – “She’s Bad”

TRIVIUM – “Drowning In The Sound”

LIGHT THE TORCH – “The Great Divide”

REDLIGHT KING – “Lift The Curse”

BONDS OF MARA – “Lights Out”

THE MOTORLEAGUE – “Like You Were Alive”

CROWN THE EMPIRE – “Blurry”

YOUR OWN MEDICINE – “Dark Skies”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

THEORY OF A DEADMAN – “History Of Violence” (+238 spins)

SHINEDOWN – “ATTENTION ATTENTION” (+155 spins)

HIGHLY SUSPECT – “16” (+153 spins)

PUDDLE OF MUDD – “Uh Oh” (+129 spins)

TOOL – “Fear Inoculum” (+126 spins)