KERRANG!



Kerrang! is a rock music magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. The magazine name is interesting because it is onomatopoeic as it refers to the sound made when playing a power chord on a electric guitar.

The main colours on the magazine front cover are red, yellow and white with the back ground of black. The colour red draws the audiences eye to sections of the magazine, this makes they eye follow sections around the page; therefore the read takes in the whole page.

The magazine looks like a normal magazine, it is the average A4 size and also it has the masthead at the top so it is easy to pick out when searching for the magazine. The white masthead stands out against the black background so immediately our eye is drawn to this. The font is in capitals which make it seem “loud” like music.

The image on the front is a mixture of artists from the genre of music of rock, they are Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) Tom Delonge (Blink 182) M Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold) and Matt Tuck (Bullet for my Valentine) by including these images it interests many different people because it may feature a lead singer of their favourite band on the front making them more inclined to pick up the magazine. The other images in the bottom left hand corner are the posters that are included in the magazine these are Oli Sykes (Bring Me The Horizon), Hayley Williams (Paramore) and The All American Rejects, this again will interest people who pick up the magazine as it may be one of their favourite artists. The image of Oli Sykes stands out as it has a tear of yellow behind it which contrasts with the colour of black therefore this image stands out. There is also a smaller picture on the top strapline. The main images are all separate images that have been cropped and edited to go together to go on the front page and are the anchored with coverlines of other bands that are included in the magazine. These coverlines are all in capitals in yellow and white with a black background with a symbol of red stars.

The issue seems special because of how it says ’50 ALBUMS YOU MUST HEAR IN 2010’ this makes the audience interested and it also has a smaller round image that says ‘EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW’ this implies that they need to buy the magazine to know these thins and its crucial that they do that. The text boxes are in a circle shape making them seem like badges (this also relates to the rock genre) the largest being the red one with the ‘50’ in the middle with blood splatter behind it. The other ‘badge’ that stands out is the one the text box advertising the free posters within the magazine.

On the bottom right of the page there is a banner that includes even more names of bands that are included in the magazine. The text box has the back ground of black with yellow and black writing again with small red dots that draw the reader in. also on top of the box there is a ‘stamp look’ in red that draws the reader in which reads ‘PLUS’. At the top of the page there is a yellow strapline with black texts that advertises a competion to win tickets this is brightly coloured so it interests the intented audience by catching their eye and also being something that the disired audience would be interested in.

CONTENTS PAGE

The contents of this issue of KERRANG! Is split horizontally in half with a large image at the top and the contents details below. The large image at the top of the page is Bullet For My Valentine. On top of this image is two smaller inserts of pages that are within the magazine. The main colour scheme on this page is yellow and white this relates to the front cover.

Underneath the large image is the main contents information. There is a picture and a letter from the editor on the far right of the page, besides this the text is split into four thin columns. In each column there are small headings in black text boxes, and beneath these are titles in capital letters and in bold. There is another sub-heading, but this time it is within a black text box. The font used here is individual to KERRANG! magazine and very unique, this is therefore easily recognizable. There is also a yellow text box with black font that includes the contents of the ’50 albums you must here in 2010’ this a special feature that is within this issue of the magazine.

Another aspect of the contents page is a small text box in the bottom right hand corner with an overlaying image. This encourages the readers to "Get K! Delivered to your door for just £6 per month!" with additional contact details. This is useful to the magazine, as they would get more money if people regularly subscribed to the magazine.