Magazine Analysis: Front Cover (1)

The magazine is called Kerrang! Which is aimed mainly at young men as the magazine’s music genre is mainly metal and rock, which could suggest the magazine, has conations of violence, as the men in the photo shoot have tattoos and wearing black leather. The white writing for the text reduces the violent aspect which the magazine promotes.

This issue of the magazine promotes two bands: "Bullet for my Valentine" and "Cancer Bats". This still shows that the magazine is mostly aimed at me and reinforces the genre of music the magazine which is rock and metal music.

The colour blue is used as the background against the white letters of Kerrang!  This contrasts with the background and makes the letters stand out. Other colours include yellow, black and red which reinforces the young male audience.

The magazine also uses other bands such as "Paramore" and "30 Seconds to Mars" to promote themselves and the magazine, confirming the genre of metal and rock, which is mostly aimed at young men.

The magazine uses words such as "rock star", which has conations that the audience aimed at are loud, angry, and rebellious and are into rock and metal bands, as these are stereotypical aspects of rockers/punks/goths etc which are featured in the magazine.

The two artists from Bullet for my Valentine and Cancer Bats are taken in a medium shot, and their facial expressions show that they are friendly and funny, as they are making music for their fans not for money. The cover is mostly taken up by these two bands, suggesting all focus is on them and they are the ones that this issue of the magazine are concentrating on, and they are also the ones mostly being promoted. Fans of these bands will buy the magazine becuase they are on the cover.

This cover  has lots of information in bright yellow and red, suggesting that this a youthful appeal and they like to be kept up to date with news, so that suggest the cluttered, compact feel of the magazine.

The final way in which the magazine cover tries to persuade readers to buy the magazine is by offering posters of other band and artists, which also promotes other bands similar to the ones featured in the magazines and makes the customer feel that they can get something extra for free.