1. The magazine offers the
The mast head emphasises the word reader a free poster of the
hammer, by making it bold and powerful
band Trivium. This serves as
looking so it stands out, and the use of the a way for the magazine to
word hammer scrawled across the H creates draw in fans of the band
the appearance that it is rough and edgy, Trivium by offering them
which reflects the style of music featured on something that would
The buzz word features
the magazine, and connects to the audience interest them. It also
‘two free CDs’ Which
who are interested in edgier music. interests other readers who
help influence people
into buying their will think Trivium is a big
magazine buy offering deal due to gaining their
something free, with own poster special.
the buzz word
emphasising this by
writing it in bright
yellow to attract it to
the audience’s
attention
The musicians featured on the cover, are placed The phrase ‘unholy alliance’ is written in
in different positions in the magazine, with a style that helps set the tone for the
musician Kerry King being in front of them all and magazine as being a niche magazine,
directly centred in the magazine. This suggests he with the connotation to the devil and hell
is the main headliner of the tour and is the most being emphasised by how 666 is featured
heavily featured act in the article. His mode of inside the O and by how inverted crosses
address shows him staring directly at the reader, are placed in between the main bands
with his fists together, suggesting he is ready for names below the text. The subtext
the tour. The mode of address is much more “Laying waste to a city near you”
confrontational, which is used to appeal to fans interests the reader, as it suggests that it
of a much heavier style of music, which shows could possible to see these bands, and
the magazine caters more to loyal fans then a interests them to read the magazine and
magazine which focuses on wider range of music find out where the sites of the tour are.
such as NME.