Music Magazine Cover Analysis

Skyline advertising free tickets

Large, bold masthead in sans serif with no selling line.

Medium close- up main image accompanied by a main cover line. The image is overlapped and overlaps the masthead.

Cover lines with insets. These simply name bands which will feature inside.

Advertisement for free poster ‘special’ position in the left third.

Barcode, price and date.

More cover lines.

• Simple black, white and red colour scheme. The colours are very soft so it is not too garish. • The main image is very iconic. Having two of the band members behind the masthead and the front man in front of it really brings him out. They also contrast a lot with the front man with dark hair and light clothing and others with light hair and dark clothing. The front man looks thoughtful and mysterious and gives it something of a religious feel.

Large, bold masthead in sans serif with a selling line layered on top.

Skyline advertising an exclusive band interview.

Medium close-up main image which overlaps the masthead.

Main cover line in bright, bold colours.

Many more insets associated with the main cover line.

Change from the main colour scheme to bring out cover line which is not associated with the others.

More cover lines.

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• This special issue has a brighter, more garish colour scheme, a lot more pictures and a lot of writing.• The main image in this issue is more in your face. This is Billie Joe Armstrong making a statement. This is lively and fun.• There is a lot going on this cover and isn’t quite in keeping with ‘Kerrang!’s’ usual straight lines.

Large, bold masthead in sans serif with no selling line again.

Skyline advertises inside articles.

Main image in close-up underneath the masthead.

Special collectable cover edition number here layered over the masthead.

Main cover line in the band’s personal font with a pull quote.

Cover lines which just name the bands featured inside.

Offer of free posters positioned on the left third pointing to bands which feature in the posters.

Barcode, price and date.

• The colours, in this issue, are greyer with a grey, red and beige colour scheme. There is not very much information of what is inside compared to the other issues and no insets.• The mood of this issue is darker than the other two. The frightening mask adds to the tone of the glum colour scheme making a shocking picture. • Because this issue revolves around Slipknot’s new look it has to make a statement. This is why the main image is centred with little not to do with it covering it.