METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE FRONT PAGE SPREAD

Colour:The colours consist of red black and a bage background with a black gradient around it.the gradient on the page gives it the affect of a old Japanese parchment type sue to the colours used and the style.The colour black is used in the middle of the page to give boldness to the image and draw people attention.

Design:The title of the magazine Metal Hammer is done in bold to establish the name of the magazine and draw people attention to it that know the magazine well.The title is placed against the white background to give it some contrast in showing the title of the magazine in relation to everything else.The title itself is done in a specific design of having the word HAMMER in the top middle of the page and the word metal in the letter H in smaller letters to give a unique style to the title and overall design of it which is recognisable by regular readers.

Images:A picture of the band Trivium is used which clearly shows it is a metal orientated magazine due to the tattoos,piercings and style of hair on the people in the picture.The sword that the lead singer of the band is holding suggests a image they are trying to create which in this case is a Japanese samurai style as it is what their albums reflected on.

Pose,style,hair,makeup: The band is in a pose which would suggest a sense of power as the singers holding Japanese sword and the rest of the band is behind him showing that they are with him.the style of the band is clearly metal because of the clothes the band is wearing and their overall appearance. The hairstyles of the band members is either long tied up in a pony tail or very short hair which are very common hairstyles n the world of metal.No makeup is visible on the faces of the band members but k assume basic concealer would be used on the band as they are in a photo shoot and would need to look their best.

How are the words used: The title of the magazine is placed at the top of the front page to grab the attention of any one looking in its direction and is put in bold so it makes a statement on the page. The names of the bands featured are at the top of the magazine also but in a smaller font so they can all fit in but at the same time are still big enough to grab our attention.

Language:The language used is very simple its just the title of the magazine Metal HAMMER and then the names if bands reviewed inside its very simple language and straight to the point.

Overall impression:I think the overall design of the front page is very good as it is simple yet detailed to the extent that it catches your eye when walking past,the colours and images involved all contrast each other in the right way to get the desired affect that they aimed for.