Colour Scheme: This contents page uses the conventional rock colour scheme of red, white and black but with the extra, add-on colour; yellow. This reflects the colours used on the front cover of the magazine and continues the theme of ‘having fun with the image of rock’.

Photography: Half of the page here is taken up with one photograph, compared to the many small photograph’s used in the contents of NME and Rock Sound. This immediately tells the audience about the main feature of the article, but I feel, leaves out the rest of the bands included. All the photographs are in colour and mostly are posed ( this is including the snippets taken from inside the magazine). The main image is a live photograph, which makes the reader feel closer to the action, as if they were there.

Writing style: Very informal register used, with colloquialisms included such as; ‘kick-ass’, ‘get the lowdown’ and ‘see you in the pit’. As with the other magazines, I believe these linguistic features make it easier for the reader to relate to the text and helps to attract a younger audience.

Overall Look: In my opinion, the way that half the page is taken up with only one image is not as effective a layout as those of Rock Sound and NME, which both incorporated many small images of bands featured within the magazine. Also, the numbers used are quite small compared to those in the other magazines which makes it less clear which pages to turn to. The way that ‘KERRANG! THIS WEEK’ divides the page on a slant, connotes rebellion and reinforces the stereotypical image of rock.

Text/Picture ratio: As with the other magazines, most of the space here is taken up with images. Just as in Rock Sound, this is consistent throughout the rest of the magazine and suggests that it is aiming at a younger audience.

Fonts: Just as on the front cover, distressed fonts are used for the headings. This has connotations of rebellion and ‘heavy metal’, therefore reinforcing the stereotypical view of the rock music genre. The rest of the text uses quite a simple sans serif font, so to get the information across easily.