Kerrang Contents Page Analysis

The contents page of Issue 1348 of Kerrang magazine, is dissimilar to that of the front cover of the issue, due to the colour scheme altering from the black, white and blue on the front to the black, white and yellow that is on the contents page. However, the house style does continue through the distressed fonts, and the colour scheme references back to previous issues of the magazine, when a black, white and yellow scheme is present.
The top half of this page has a picture of the band, Escape the Fate, and a tag with their name and page number above.This shows that this is the main focus of the magazine and where the reader can locate the main article, making the process easier for the reader. The image is also in keeping with the colour scheme, due to the artists being mostly in black clothing, with a few red accessories to tie in the few red pugs and page numbers, on the page.
The heading, "KERRANG! THIS WEEK" shows that the contents of the magazine is recent, and is repeated in all the other issues of Kerrang! magazines, so continues the house style, and becomes recognisable for the reader. The font of the heading is also the same as that on the front cover; Kerrang! is formatted in the cracked style as it is on the front cover, yet is white against a black background, contrasting with the title on the cover of black against a white background; This week, is formatted to be in the same distressed style as all other headings and in yellow to continue the house style.
Underneath this heading is the editor's letter, and the features of the magazine: Feedback; News; Live Reviews; Album Reviews; Gig Guide and The K! Quiz. The editor's letter outlines what has happened in the previous month, and one of the features of the magazine, and also includes an image of the editor. this is effective as it gives the reader an insight into what's happened in the past month since the last issue.

The articles and features are listed under multiple headings, that reoccur in each month's issue. This makes it easier for the reader to locate the pages. The headings are written in yellow font on a black background, continuing the traditional colour scheme, and the font is in the same distressed style as the other headings on both the front cover, contents page and articles throughout the magazine.

The contents page also has an image of "The ultimate 21st century playlist" which links back to the front page, where the main image on the cover has the same phrase written in a banner across the page. This is significant as it indicates to the reader where the main feature of the magazine is, and the image on the contents also has a pug stating "Cover story," again linking it back to the original image on the front page.