Cover analysis Kerrang!

The cover
The magazine title is "Kerrang!". The magazine's name is onomatapoeic and "refers to the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar"
The title logo is white and in capital letters. it is in a sans-serif font and is meant to look worn around the edges. It is about half covered by members of the band Parkway Drive but is still recognisable.

There is a strapline. It says "My Chemical Romance: Access all areas live report!" and is all in white apart from "My Chemical Romance" which is in yellow.The whole strapline is in capital letters.

The main image of this issue (#1337) is of the band Parkway Drive. They are all smiling and looking straight at the camera. They are all wearing different clothing- The lead singer wearing a shirt, and the others wearing various coloured t-shirts. The band's lead singer is standing slightly in front of the other members and is turned slightly to the side, whereas the others are facing forward.Other images appear on the cover. One is of the lead singer of the band My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, one is of three members of the band Bring Me the Horizon. The other images are of the band Green Day as they are promoting the posters inside this issue, which is a Green Day poster special.

The cover lines promote Escape the Fate's new album, Stone Sour and Avenge Sevenfold's current tour, and interview with the singer of the band Linkin Park and the band Bring Me the Horizon taking part in the "K! quiz".• Explain the connotations of typefaces (fonts), graphics, colours etc.
The language on the cover is very colloquial and the magazine 'talks' to the reader as it says things such as 'Access all areas live report' and 'Parkway Drive- the band you need to hear right now!" making the reader feel personally involved in this.

The cover is similar to that of other magazines of this music genre, as there is generally a band or a member of a band on the front of 'rock' magazines. I think its USP (unique selling point) is taht there are lots of posters included in every issue and that there is the "K! quiz" also in every issue.
The magazine title is distinctive as it is larger than most titles, meaning is is eye catching. It is also white and on a balck background, which also brings the attention of the reader.