HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 3/14/20
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 3/14/20. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
| CHART | CHART | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO |
| POSITION | POSITION | SPINS | ||
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | |||
| 1 | 2 | I PREVAIL | Hurricane | 1732 |
| 2 | 1 | VOLBEAT (f. NEIL FALLON) | Die To Live | 1574 |
| 3 | 3 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | Inside Out | 1520 |
| 4 | 5 | GREEN DAY | Oh Yeah! | 1385 |
| 5 | 4 | THE HU (f. FATN) | Yuve Yuve Yu | 1311 |
| 6 | 7 | BREAKING BENJAMIN (f. SCOOTER WARD) | Far Away | 1295 |
| 7 | 6 | FIRE FROM THE GODS | Right Now | 1221 |
| 8 | 8 | DIRTY HONEY | Rolling 7’s | 1212 |
| 9 | 10 | DISTURBED | Hold On To Memories | 1086 |
| 10 | 11 | FALLING IN REVERSE | Popular Monster | 968 |
| 11 | 15 | GREY DAZE | Sickness | 945 |
| 12 | 14 | PEARL JAM | Superblood Wolfmoon | 856 |
| 13 | 12 | OZZY OSBOURNE | Under The Graveyard | 843 |
| 14 | 16 | THE BLUE STONES | Shakin’ Off The Rust | 806 |
| 15 | 17 | RIVAL SONS | Shooting Stars | 779 |
| 16 | 18 | TOOL | Pneuma | 701 |
| 17 | 19 | GODSMACK | Unforgettable | 650 |
| 18 | 20 | KORN | Can You Hear Me | 624 |
| 19 | 21 | THE GLORIOUS SONS | Closer To The Sky | 492 |
| 20 | 22 | OZZY OSBOURNE (f. ELTON JOHN) | Ordinary Man | 487 |
| 21 | 23 | ROYAL BLISS | Paranoid | 393 |
| 22 | 28 | IN THIS MOMENT | The In-Between | 355 |
| 23 | 27 | ALTER BRIDGE | Godspeed | 351 |
| 24 | 26 | MOTIONLESS IN WHITE | Another Life | 339 |
| 25 | 25 | BLACK KEYS | Shine A Little Light | 337 |
| 26 | 29 | CORY MARKS | Outlaws & Outsiders | 331 |
| 27 | 30 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | These Days | 285 |
| 28 | 24 | BRING ME THE HORIZON | Ludens | 269 |
| 29 | 33 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | Resentment | 262 |
| 30 | 45 | BAD WOLVES | Sober | 244 |
| 31 | 32 | KALEO | Break My Baby | 215 |
| 32 | 53 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | Antisocialist | 208 |
| 33 | 31 | THE USED | Paradise Lost, A Poem | 208 |
| 34 | 34 | OZZY OSBOURNE | Straight To Hell | 204 |
| 35 | 35 | VEIO | Flare Of Defiance | 203 |
| 36 | 38 | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | I Can’t Be The Only One | 197 |
| 37 | 39 | DINOSAUR PILE-UP | Round The Bend | 169 |
| 38 | 42 | THROUGH FIRE | Listen To Your Heart | 144 |
| 39 | 66 | BUSH | Flowers On A Grave | 135 |
| 40 | 44 | PALAYE ROYALE | Hang On To Yourself | 112 |
| 41 | 47 | SKILLET | Save Me | 103 |
| 42 | 46 | BRITISH LION | Lightning | 90 |
| 43 | 43 | WHITE REAPER | Might Be Right | 90 |
| 44 | 50 | AMITY AFFLICTION | Soak Me In Bleach | 77 |
| 45 | 49 | INCUBUS | Our Love | 72 |
| 46 | 48 | MACHINE HEAD | Circle The Drain | 70 |
| 47 | 52 | ANOTHER DAY DAWNS | Taste Of Heaven | 66 |
| 48 | 51 | AWOLNATION | The Best | 62 |
| 49 | 54 | FAME ON FIRE | Her Eyes | 57 |
| 50 | 0 | DED | A Mannequin Idol (Lullaby) | 55 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)
TRIVIUM – “Catastrophist”
Complexities abound on Trivium’s “Catastrophist” (the lead single off of the band’s upcoming release – What the Dead Men Say). It’s not surprising given the title of the song or Trivium’s massive range that spans the hard rock realm all within one song. “Catastrophist” is progressive, active rock, thrash, metalcore, with thought-provoking lyrics and a hint of ’80s heavy metal dual guitars. That is a lot to pack into one song, but nothing ever seems out of place or gratuitous. If anything, this complex song can best be described as virtuosity personified. Lyrically, this powerful track seems as if it was written over the past week to describe what is going on in America today with the Coronavirus, but it debuted in February, giving the lyrics an air Nostradamus-like prophesy. While there have been some positives to come out of this pandemic, in large part, it has brought out the worst in our “leaders” and the most selfish among us. Our materialistic ways may end up making this pandemic one of the most catastrophic events of our times. Beyond the lyrics, “Catastrophist” offers a unique sound with numerous familiar blended elements.
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…
TRIVIUM – “Catastrophist”
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “Brighter Side Of Grey”
BLACKTOP MOJO – “It Won’t Last”
ARANDA – “Invisible”
14 NORTH – “Break”
BAD OMENS – “Limits”
ROYAL TUSK – “Die Knowing”
HANDS LIKE HOUSES – “Headrush”
BEARTOOTH – “Afterall”
STITCHED UP HEART – “Warrior”
ARMORED DAWN – “Zombie Viking”
POINT NORTH – “Into The Dark”
VEER UNION – “Nightmare”
STATIC CYCLE – “Boxes”
THE CHAMPAGNE – “Fantasy”
SILVERSTEIN – “Infinite”
PSYCHO HILL – “June”
SONS OF APOLLO – “Fall To Ascend”
GREATEST GAINERS…
ASKING ALEXANDRIA – “Antisocialist” (+155 spins)
BAD WOLVES – “Sober” (+152 spins)
GREY DAZE – “Sickness” (+142 spins)
BREAKING BENJAMIN – “Far Away” (+129 spins)
I PREVAIL – “Hurricane” (+108 spins)
BUSH – “Flowers On A Grave” (+108 spins)
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