Kerrang is a weekly rock music magazine published in the UK since 1981. It has a circulation of 43,000 and is published by Bauer Media. The magazine focuses on mainstream rock and metal bands and also covers underground and unsigned acts. It uses bold fonts, black and white colors, and serious photos of bands on its covers to attract its niche audience of predominantly male rock and metal fans.

1. CONTENT ANALYSISBYPRIYANTHA PARAMESWARAN

2. BACKROUND INFORMATIONEditor: Nichola BrowneCategories: Music magazine Frequency: WeeklyPublisher: BauerTotal circulation: 43,000First issue: 6 June 1981Country: United KingdomLanguage: EnglishWebsite: www.kerrang.comRadio: Kerrang! 105.2FM

3. BACKROUND INFORMATION Kerrang is a weekly music magazine published by EMAP in the united kingdom since 1981 and australia since the late 1990s.however, Kerrang was monthly due to stiff competition from free local music publications. As well as this, Kerrang is also published in SpanishBackground InformationIt has also off a radio station, kerrang 105.2 FM which broadcasts a national digital service and a specific local variation in Birmingham and the surrounding area. and a digital TV channel ,KERAANG TV. These tend to cover the more mainstream side of the rock and a metal scene, where as the magazine regularly touches on unsigned and more undergrounds bands.

4. BACKROUND INFORMATIONALLTOGETHER what i found out is :Kerrang is a rock music magazine

5. Published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom.

6. The magazine's name is onomatopoeic and refers to the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar.

7. Kerrang has a niche audience.

8. Kerrang! began publication on the 7th June 1981 and was edited by Geoff Barton.

9. Kerrang first started off as a one time supplement in the Sounds newspaper, which focuses on "new wave of british heavy metal" and also the rise of other hard rock acts.

10. AC/DC was one of the first bands to appear on Kerrangs frst issue of the magazine.

11. The original owners of kerrang were united newspapers who then sold it to EMAP in 1991.

12. In 2008, EMAP then sold its consumer magazine to current owner Bauer media group.CONTENT ANALYSIS If you first open the kerrang magazine there is a contents page. This is quite brief but explains what features ,news, reviews and regular are in this weeks issue. The content page is laid out so its is easy to read and tells everything included which is good. Normally the kerrang magazine are using white font on a black background with a small written I think because they want to make the writing stand out and be easier for the readers to read out. what I also found out is that in every content pages there is a editor column. This column involves him or her either describing the content of the issue or answering any question that has been posted in.

13. PAGES IN KERRANGKerrang usually offers 63 pages in total, this number is the average number kerrang offers for the price it sells its magazines at.

14. I found out in my kerrang magazine that 52 original pages were used in the kerrang

15. And 12 pages were taken from another magazine, newspapers or another agency who sell cheap copies of informationAt the top of the page you can see a black box with a bold yellow font so as to make the page more noticeable to the readers .The colour scheme of this page is yellow black and white. . I think they used the yellow and black in reverse of each other which makes the page look more artistic. On the right corner there is a note from the editor. This is alongside a picture of the front cover. On the right hand side of the page there is along column that highlights the main features included in this week issue. The features are numbered which correspond to the number of the picture this is effective as it gives the reader a taste of what is to to come without giving to much away forcing the reader to read on. small subheadings are used and these are shown in a bright yellow font this is to show their importance by using subheadings and dividing the magazine up they have have made it much easier for the reader to find exactly what they are looking looking for.thid ids an important conventation for a content page As the contents is mainly imaged based there are few words, however they are used in clear bold block capitals to emphasise the angriness of the magazine as the target market is the genre of rock music. also in a smaller font there is the issue the issues is even though its been published on the front cover. number and cover date, this is to remind the reader what issue this is even though its been published on the front cover.The images are dominant on this contents page, this is positive as it gives the reader a lot to look at and take in whilst looking attractive and not dull by just having all text ,however it can also look a little bit over done and messy

16. SIGNSA sing is the smallest unit of meaning. Anything that can be used to communicate, we communicate more my signs then we may do by talking to one another.

17. A symbolic sign is learnt hence when we see it we automatically remembered and followed

18. Similarly a iconic sign that looks alike to what its meant to mean, we also learn this however these are more obvious signs therefore its is easier to understand and follow.

19. All forms of media uses signs, especially magazines. Kerrang uses signs throughout the magazine to communicate with its audience. ADVERTISEMENTSAdvertisements are important to cover the cost of magazinesAdvertisements allow Kerrang to add value to the final selling price.Advertisements may help the magazine to look eye catching.

20. EDITORIALWe found out as a group that there were 5 pages in total of editorial, with a sum of 26 pages of editorial copy images and 18 pages of editorial images.26 +18 does not equal 5 pages this is due to the fact that the images were all counted but then were put added together which then equaled 5 pages.

21. PRICEWhen a company is pricing their magazine its crucial for them to consider various factors such as; will the target audience I am aiming at able to afford this magazine.

22. Photo librariesThese are images that do not belong to the magazines itself and are brought of another agency, in order to make cost cheaper and have a verity of different contents in the magazine.