HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 12/14/19

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 12/14/19

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 12/14/19. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

CHART	CHART	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	RADIO
POSITION	POSITION			SPINS
THIS WEEK	LAST WEEK
1	1	OZZY OSBOURNE	“Under The Graveyard”	1745
2	4	BAD WOLVES	“Killing Me Slowly”	1574
3	2	PAPA ROACH	“Come Around”	1465
4	3	HIGHLY SUSPECT	“16”	1435
5	6	SHINEDOWN	“ATTENTION ATTENTION”	1335
6	8	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	“History Of Violence”	1284
7	7	SKILLET	“Legendary”	1280
8	5	BADFLOWER	“The Jester”	1184
9	10	SAINT ASONIA	“The Hunted”	1180
10	11	VOLBEAT (f. NEIL FALLON)	“Die To Live”	1044
11	14	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	“Inside Out”	985
12	13	I PREVAIL	“Hurricane”	863
13	15	FOZZY	“Nowhere To Run”	741
14	17	STARSET	“Manifest”	731
15	16	FIRE FROM THE GODS	“Right Now”	728
16	20	THE HU (f. FATN)	“Yuve Yuve Yu”	702
17	18	CROBOT	“Low Life”	686
18	19	KILLSWITCH ENGAGE	“I Am Broken Too”	620
19	23	DIRTY HONEY	“Rolling 7’s”	612
20	22	TOOL	“Fear Inoculum”	539
21	12	PUDDLE OF MUDD	“Uh Oh”	522
22	21	GREEN DAY	“Father Of All…”	506
23	24	WEEZER	“The End Of The Game”	479
24	26	SLIPKNOT	“Nero Forte”	471
25	27	OZZY OSBOURNE	“Straight To Hell”	454
26	29	WHISKEY MYERS	“Gasoline”	407
27	30	THE BLUE STONES	“Shakin’ Off The Rust”	379
28	28	HALESTORM	“Black Vultures”	315
29	25	ICE NINE KILLS	“SAVAGES”	304
30	32	BONES UK	“Pretty Waste”	242
31	33	OTHERWISE	“Lifted”	225
32	31	POST MALONE	“Take What You Want”	216
33	39	BRING ME THE HORIZON	“Ludens”	214
34	34	ROYAL BLISS	“Paranoid”	195
35	42	RIVAL SONS	“Shooting Stars”	192
36	70	BREAKING BENJAMIN	“Far Away”	181
37	43	EVANESCENCE	“The Chain (From Gears 5)”	168
38	36	SUM 41	“Never There”	167
39	38	THE BLACK MOODS	“Whatcha Got”	166
40	37	RUBIKON	“Blood On My Hands”	162
41	35	SLEEPING WITH SIRENS	“Agree To Disagree”	162
42	41	CLINT LOWERY	“Kings”	160
43	40	ANY GIVEN SIN	“Another Life”	157
44	45	SAUL	“Trial By Fire”	142
45	52	STONE TEMPLE PILOTS	“Fare Thee Well”	122
46	44	JASTA	“When The Contagion Is You”	120
47	46	GHOST HOUNDS	“Fire Under Water”	98
48	47	93PUNX/VIC MENSA/TRAVIS BARKER	“3 Years Sober”	95
49	48	VEIO	“Flare Of Defiance”	89
50	63	TWENTY ONE PILOTS	“The Hype”	76

 

 

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

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – “I Am Broken Too”

One of the greatest gifts that can be given to someone is letting them know that they are not alone in the world (even when they feel like they are).  Sympathy is one thing.  Empathy is something else altogether.  Social media has made everyone more connected than ever.  You might even argue that we’re too connected in some ways.  And yet, this virtual world that we live in has made people feel more disconnected than ever.  Alone in the world.  Broken beyond repair.  Many bottle these feelings up, especially males in an attempt to avoid being perceive as weak.  That’s what makes Killswitch Engage’s “I Am Broken Too” so powerful.

It’s hard to think of something more stereotypically masculine than being the frontman of a modern day metalcore band.  You wouldn’t know that Jesse Leach was “broken too” just by looking at him, but he is.  And he talks about it unabashedly.  In an interview with Revolver Magazine, he pondered the question “if you could never have another anxiety attack or be depressed again, would you do it?”  Surprisingly, he said that he wouldn’t.  It’s part of his identity as a person, a musician, and a songwriter.  You may look at Leach and think that he should be happy because he’s living his rock and roll dream.  But that’s the thing about depression.  It’s an internal struggle that exists beyond the realm of outside forces.

“I Am Broken Too” is about as long as a typical punk song, but that is long enough to deliver a message of hope and inclusion to fans who may be suffering in silence.  Realizing that Leach is fighting a similar battle has resonated with Killswitch fans.  Leach’s openness about his battle is to be commended for many reasons, not the least of which is taking away the stigma that goes along with depression.

 

 

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…

CORY MARKS (f. Moody/Tritt/Mars) – “Outlaws & Outsiders”

GOODBYE JUNE – “Secrets In The Sunset”

CROWN THE EMPIRE – “BLURRY (out of place)”

LULLWATER – “Dark Divided”

THE WILKOFF PROJECT – “Magic”

ANOTHER LOST YEAR – “H.O.M.E.”

THE WILD! – “Playing With Fire”

SEVEN PAST SUNSET – “Need”

LIGHT THE TORCH – “The Great Divide”

MARCUS KING – “The Well”

BIG WRECK – “One More Chance”

WOLFMOTHER – “Chase The Feeling”

BRITISH LION – “Lightning”

WAGE WAR – “Grave”

HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD – “Already Dead”

BEARTOOTH – “Afterall”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Inside Out” (+269 spins)

BREAKING DOWN – “Far Away” (+157 spins)

I PREVAIL – “Hurricane” (+129 spins)

SHINEDOWN – “ATTENTION ATTENTION” (+116 spins)

SAINT ASONIA (f. SULLY ERNA) – “The Hunted” (+115 spins)

OZZY OSBOURNE – “Straight To Hell” (+111 spins)

THEORY OF A DEADMAN – “History Of Violence” (+102 spins)