HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 1/23/21

HRD Radio Report – Week Ending 1/23/21

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 1/23/21. All exclusive HRD content is featured below the chart:

JUST PUBLISHED! TOP 100 HARD ROCK SONGS OF 2020

THIS	LAST
WEEK	WEEK	ARTIST	SONG TITLE	SPINS
1	2	GRETA VAN FLEET	My Way, Soon	1754
2	3	FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	Living The Dream	1635
3	1	FOO FIGHTERS	Shame Shame	1625
4	7	ROYAL BLOOD	Trouble’s Coming	1392
5	8	MAMMOTH WVH	Distance	1372
6	5	AYRON JONES	Take Me Away	1366
7	6	I PREVAIL	Every Time You Leave	1286
8	4	AC/DC	Shot In The Dark	1241
9	10	PAPA ROACH	The Ending	1105
10	9	CLEOPATRICK	Hometown	1097
11	11	ASKING ALEXANDRIA	They Don’t Want What We Want…	1094
12	12	SMITH & MYERS	Not Mad Enough	1033
13	18	CHEVELLE	Self Destructor	867
14	13	POP EVIL	Breathe Again	858
15	14	BRING ME THE HORIZON	Teardrops	741
16	16	FROM ASHES TO NEW	Scars That I’m Hiding	691
17	20	PRETTY RECKLESS	And So It Went	679
18	15	BUSH	The Kingdom	678
19	19	ARCHITECTS	Animals	619
20	17	ROB ZOMBIE	The Triumph Of King Freak…	567
21	21	SEVENDUST	Dying To Live	449
22	22	BLACK STONE CHERRY	Again	370
23	26	THEORY OF A DEADMAN	Strangers	347
24	27	THROUGH FIRE	Doubt	323
25	36	AC/DC	Realize	294
26	25	SYSTEM OF A DOWN	Protect The Land	290
27	28	WEAPONS OF ANEW	Sick Boy	281
28	31	BLACK VEIL BRIDES	Scarlett Cross	271
29	29	RA	Intercorrupted	233
30	61	COREY TAYLOR	Samantha’s Gone	231
31	30	MARILYN MANSON	Don’t Chase The Dead	222
32	35	DES ROCS	This Is Our Life	212
33	33	THE BLUE STONES	Let It Ride	189
34	42	ZERO 9:36	Adrenaline	170
35	34	ATREYU	Save Us	161
36	37	FOO FIGHTERS	No Son Of Mine	159
37	32	ALTER BRIDGE	Native Son	157
38	40	ALL TIME LOW (f. BLACKBEAR)	Monsters	117
39	39	TWIZTID	Rose Petal	114
40	38	SONS OF SILVER	Deep Division	111
41	46	BLACK CROWES	Charming Mess	110
42	44	MACHINE GUN KELLY	Bloody Valentine	91
43	43	CHRIS STAPLETON	Arkansas	88
44	79	DEFTONES	Ceremony	85
45	53	SEETHER	Bruised And Bloodied	77
46	113	FOO FIGHTERS	Waiting On A War	55
47	62	LOVE AND DEATH	Down	55
48	48	CAPTIVES	Glass Heart	50
49	45	A DAY TO REMEMBER	Brick Wall	46
50	49	ARCHETYPES COLLIDE	Your Misery	37

 

 

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

ZERO 9:36 – “Adrenaline”

Hearing Zero 9:36’s “Adrenaline” on active rock radio for the first time, I never would have imagined that this was the evolution of a machine-gun style rapper who was something of a cult figure in the Philadelphia hip-hop community in 2016 (then under the moniker, Zero).

In 2019, Zero 9:36 (born Matthew Cullen), changed his moniker and altered his style to combine rapping, singing, guitars, and electronics. His recording experience began at the early age of 10, and by the age of 12, he was heavily influenced by rappers, and drew frequent comparisons to Eminem. The loss of his father in 2013 added to the edge of his music and intensity of his lyrics.

Knowing this background, you might expect a song entitled “Adrenaline” to be intense and in your face, but the title borders on irony, as the song has more of the introspective, moody vibe.  Still, it showcases both his rapping skills, albeit in a more subdued manner.  The theatricality of the song makes it feel like it would be a perfect fit in a film.

 

 

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…

EMPTY TRAIL – “Somewhere”

VEER– “Red Tide

DAMN THE PLANET – “Lobotomy”

EARSHOT – “Been A Long Time”

AS STRANGE AS ANGELS – “The Curse”

KEITH WALLEN – “Dream Away”

ELECTRIC MOB – “Devil You Know”

REID HENRY – “The Blind”

THE DEAD DAISIES – “Holy Ground”

THEM EVILS – “Coattails”

THE ODDEVEN – “Bleed For Something”

AND NOW WE BEGIN – “Masks”

ALBORN – “Full Circle”

RIDING WITH KILLERS – “World Apart”

AMONGST LIARS – “Mind”

WITHIN TEMPTATION – “The Purge”

CORE – “Save Me”

AUTUMN KINGS – “Power”

WOLVES AT THE GATE – “Counterfeit”

ANYTHING BUT HUMAN – “Move On”

 

 

GREATEST GAINERS…

ARTIST	SONG TITLE	SPIN INCREASE
CHEVELLE	Self Destructor	313
PRETTY RECKLESS	And So It Went	232
COREY TAYLOR	Samantha’s Gone	202
GRETA VAN FLEET	My Way, Soon	190
POP EVIL	Breathe Again	155
AC/DC	Realize	144
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH	Living The Dream	109
PAPA ROACH	The Ending	105

 

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