Language - This article is about the drummer from rock band Avenged Sevenfold. The article is coming from the leads singer Matthew Sanders (M Shadows) on how the death of his bandmate affected him and his band. The masthead is in a large font which stands out against the white background. The writing throughout the article is also in a black font which also stands out against the background. The image plays a big part in this article because the lead singer is talking about something that means alot to him. The lead singer is crouched on top of the bass drum which belonged to his band member 'The Rev' who died. This is an article which will have ment something to Matt (leadsinger) and he is talking about someone that ment alot to him and he also has a personal touch of The Rev in the image.
Institution - With this magazine been available all over they will distribute it in supermarkets or any shop that sell magazines. This is because people all over like rock music and this gives you alot of information on rock music/bands so it needs to be in a shop where everyone will have access to it.
Ideology - The theme of this contents page is to provide the audience with what is going to happen in this issue of Kerrang! magazine. It also shows what articles are in this magazine and what bands/singers are featured. The contents page will also advertise any special offers and will tell you where to find them. The contents page is there to show people where the specific articles are instead of them just going threw the full magazine.
Audience - The audience for this specific magazine is definitely people who love rock music. This is shown by the bands that are featured throughout the magazine. The audience that will be reading this magazine is ages 15-35. This is because Kerrang! is known as the biggest UK gig guide and over 14's can only goto gig's that are featured in this magazine. This is because some of the songs have explicit language in which may not be suitable for under 14's. The age range of 15-35 is a good age range because they will be able to afford the £2 to buy the magazine on a weekly basis.
Representation - The representation for this contents page is to give the readers all the information they need. They will also keep putting in what people love to read about so they buy it week in week out.
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