Front Cover Analysis - Kerrang

Masthead – The masthead is big and bold which makes it stand out and visible as soon as you look at it, and is mostly in front of the imagery except for the main image focus which overlays the masthead, which is the only flaw with it. This would appeal to the intended target audience because it is done in a barbed wire style which would be appealing to fans of rock due to it being a classic theme in rock magazines.

Colour – The colour of the magazine is a classic black and white with white writing on a black background and also black on a white background, this makes the writing easy to read and also makes the images clear on the page. This colour scheme won’t directly appeal to the target audience because it is more of a classic scheme which has been used quite a lot and is usually changed depending on the band featured. And also the red colouring helps to bring out teasers on the page. It follows the common conventions of music magazines

Typography – The style of writing used would be appealing to the target audience because the style of writing is that of the target audience and is not overly sophisticated making it suitable for the target audience to read.

Imagery – The images used are clear and well presented and the colour scheme matches with the picture which makes the magazine look good, this would appeal to the target audience because the images featured are all of bands in the rock genre which would make it appealing to the target audience.

Teasers – The teasers are all in red which makes them highly visible and differ from the rest of the page making them eye catching, this would appeal to the target audience because they are not bright in your face colours they fit in with the magazine style making it look good.

Layout - It follows the common conventions of music magazines by featuring one main image of a band and also the a few smaller images with some teasers but it does not cover the entire page in different colours and images.