Research and Planning: Magazine Cover Analysis

The magazine which genre is based on rock/metal shows that it is as it is said because the main headliner in all 3 is bring me the horizon, you me at six and slipknot who are all well known bands of this genre, it also features information about concerts such as download and sonisphere both world renowned concerts that most rock fans love.


The main focal audience is people who like guitar and drum based music such as rock/metal and any other variant of this type they feature many of the most famous band so it tailors to all types for fans, these also include visual effects to make it suit the actual audience because if it was lay out more of a rap magazine then the right audience would not buy it

The layout is set up to show big label bands such as bring me the horizon which are well known in the music industry to try and lure people into buying the magazine they also feature special terminology such as access all areas to try and make it seem very interesting. They stick to a 3 colour rule which always seem to include black and white and then they include one primary colour to make the cover seem interesting every week

The shot type varies from medium close up to close up with the main person from the band is always standing out a lot more such as oli sykes (top right) Josh franceschi (middle) and Corey Taylor (Bottom left) all there as persuasive techniques to make people buy the magazine