Kerrang! Magazine Analysis

The main image is of three well known front men of 3 different rock bands (Roughton Reynolds – Enter Shikari, Oli Sykes – Bring Me The Horizon and Josh Franceschi – You Me At Six.) for many heavy metal/rock fans. The main image is nearly always a band or an artist associated with rock/metal. The three men are all looking towards the camera so it looks like their looking directly to us. The colour scheme of the cover page is mainly the Great Britain colours (red, white and dark blue) this could be implying that it is a Britain special issue.

The banners and buttons also give more information about what is going to be inside. It would likewise persuade the audience to read it if their favourite artist/band is involved in it. The splatter button is used to alert the audience and capture their attention.

The masthead of the magazine is black and bold against a light cloudy background to help it stand out. The font of the masthead is written so that a broken glass look is given which could give the sense of punk/rock and rebellion. The exclamation mark used emphasises the title and makes it seem as if it is shouting out at the audience and seem louder. The title itself is also an onomatopoeia. It is a sound made by an electric guitar being shredded.

The headline of the magazine consists of three well known British rock/heavy metal bands. They are all written in a slanted type of way which gives it a messy kind of look. However this subverts the conventions of magazine front covers because it is written in angle which not all magazines to this also adds to the punk/rock kind of theme.