HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 6/27/20
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 6/27/20. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:
| CHART | CHART | ARTIST | SONG TITLE | RADIO |
| POSITION | POSITION | SPINS | ||
| THIS WEEK | LAST WEEK | |||
| 1 | 2 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | A Little Bit Off | 1928 |
| 2 | 1 | BAD WOLVES | Sober | 1801 |
| 3 | 4 | KORN | Can You Hear Me | 1456 |
| 4 | 5 | ASKING ALEXANDRIA | Antisocialist | 1454 |
| 5 | 6 | PRETTY RECKLESS | Death By Rock And Roll | 1451 |
| 6 | 3 | GODSMACK | Unforgettable | 1348 |
| 7 | 7 | VOLBEAT | Leviathan | 1181 |
| 8 | 8 | SHINEDOWN | Atlas Falls | 1149 |
| 9 | 10 | THE HU (f. JACOBY SHADDIX) | Wolf Totem | 1048 |
| 10 | 11 | HIGHLY SUSPECT | These Days | 922 |
| 11 | 13 | POP EVIL | Work | 858 |
| 12 | 14 | MOTIONLESS IN WHITE | Another Life | 726 |
| 13 | 9 | GREY DAZE | Sickness | 699 |
| 14 | 16 | BUSH | Flowers On A Grave | 697 |
| 15 | 19 | STARSET | Trails | 654 |
| 16 | 15 | A DAY TO REMEMBER | Resentment | 622 |
| 17 | 18 | THEORY OF A DEADMAN | World Keeps Spinning | 610 |
| 18 | 17 | KILLSWITCH ENGAGE | I Can’t Be The Only One | 601 |
| 19 | 12 | OZZY OSBOURNE (f. ELTON JOHN) | Ordinary Man | 565 |
| 20 | 22 | THE BLACK MOODS | Sunshine | 485 |
| 21 | 21 | SAINT ASONIA | Blind | 456 |
| 22 | 23 | SKILLET | Save Me | 452 |
| 23 | 24 | WEEZER | Hero | 434 |
| 24 | 26 | BIFFY CLYRO | Instant History | 374 |
| 25 | 25 | DED | A Mannequin Idol (Lullaby) | 372 |
| 26 | 29 | BREAKING BENJAMIN (f. LACEY STURM) | Dear Agony | 354 |
| 27 | 27 | SCOTT STAPP | Survivor | 352 |
| 28 | 0 | SEETHER | Dangerous | 320 |
| 29 | 32 | FROM ASHES TO NEW | Panic | 289 |
| 30 | 30 | CROBOT | Gasoline | 285 |
| 31 | 28 | TRIVIUM | Bleed Into Me | 275 |
| 32 | 31 | CORY MARKS | Outlaws & Outsiders | 185 |
| 33 | 34 | 10 YEARS | The Shift | 172 |
| 34 | 33 | THROUGH FIRE | Listen To Your Heart | 150 |
| 35 | 38 | FAME ON FIRE | Headspace | 133 |
| 36 | 37 | KILLERS | Caution | 121 |
| 37 | 41 | KINGDOM COLLAPSE | Uprise | 105 |
| 38 | 35 | PEARL JAM | Superblood Wolfmoon | 102 |
| 39 | 39 | AMITY AFFLICTION | Soak Me In Bleach | 101 |
| 40 | 36 | RED | The War We Made | 101 |
| 41 | 44 | THE VIOLENT | Fly On The Wall | 86 |
| 42 | 42 | DREAMERS (f. GRANDSON) | Heat Seeker | 86 |
| 43 | 40 | STITCHED UP HEART | Warrior | 84 |
| 44 | 50 | ADELITAS WAY | Shine On | 77 |
| 45 | 60 | AYRON JONES | Take Me Away | 67 |
| 46 | 48 | SONS OF SILVER | Read ’em Their Rights | 61 |
| 47 | 45 | SLEEP SIGNALS | Fireproof | 56 |
| 48 | 47 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | Level Of Concern | 55 |
| 49 | 81 | RELENT | Low | 52 |
| 50 | 46 | OTHERWISE | Crossfire | 47 |
PUBLISHER’S PICK OF THE WEEK (By Adam Waldman)
10 YEARS – “The Shift”
Should a song about the growing divide between people be looked at as nostalgic? Probably not at face value, but if you dig a bit deeper into “The Shift” (the first single by 10 Years since 2017), you’ll realize that the song is an observation of what the human condition has evolved into today. For those who remember life before social media and the growing divide between people, there is a fond remembrance of simpler times. There is no sugar coating what’s going on in “The Shift.” The lyrics…“we go from silence to sirens without a space in between” speaks volumes about where we are headed as a society.
The embers of division were set ablaze with gasoline from self-serving politicians, the 24/7 news cycle, and the evolution of social media where everyone has a voice that can be shared with the click of a button. It affects us all in one way or another. Because of the powder keg that society has become, we find ourselves forced to choose sides, which only makes the chasm between us grow. “The Shift” perfectly captures what has been going on for years now, but rarely gets spoken about because it is beneath the surface. We have, for all intents and purposes, eroded the metaphorical middle ground upon which the majority of people once stood.
“While in the studio last fall, we were looking at the state of the world as we wrote ‘The Shift’,” revealed singer Jesse Hasek. “As a society, we’re so distracted that we’re not united. You can pick a side, but we’re sitting in the same realm.”
Guitarist Brian Vodinh added, “Lyrically, it’s about the polarization of society and the human impact on the earth itself. We were thinking about how humans can be a virus to the Earth. Simultaneously, it reflects the state of divisiveness in the world. Everything is so political. Everyone is angry at each other. We’re better when we come together.”
Songs with a powerful message transcend the realm of rhythm and melody to provoke thought. “The Shift” does just that.
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…
ANY GIVEN SIN – “Insidious”
KINGDOM COLLAPSE – “Uprise”
THE WILD! – “King Of This Town”
VIOLENT IDOLS (f. AARON NORDSTROM) – “Fuck You”
STONE HORSES – “Good Ol’ Days”
DEAD DAISIES – “Unspoken”
ANOTHER DAY DAWNS – “Forget Me Not”
KIRRA – “Caving In”
RIDING WITH KILLERS – “Self Destruct”
BLACK HEART SAINTS – “Misery”
COLD KINGDOM – “Devil In Me”
THE OUTFIT – “Come Alive”
ALL TIME LOW – “Monsters”
TENSE MACHINE – “Best Mistake”
THIRTEEN STARS – “Mint Jelly”
DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY – “This Is War”
SLAVES – “Talk To A Friend”
DISCREPANCIES – “Undertow”
SHVPES – “Lion’s Den”
WITHIN TEMPTATION – “Entertain You”
LOYAL ORDER – “Ready For Dead”
STATIC CYCLE – “Wolf”
GREATEST GAINERS…
SEETHER – “Dangerous” (+320 spins)
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – “A Little Bit Off” (+147 spins)
PRETTY RECKLESS – “Death By Rock And Roll” (+130 spins)
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