Kerrang - A Rockers Haven. (Kerrang!)

Member Name: Jamie1993

Product:	Kerrang!
Date:	09/06/09 (32 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great Posters, Nice Interviews, Weekly Basis.

Disadvantages: High Price, Too many Advertisements.

Kerrang as most of you probably know is a magazine devoted to giving its readers the latest news regarding the Rock genre. Whether it be an old pop-rock band reforming or a 'guitarists' girlfriend having a baby. Kerrang is always the first one to know and the first one to give you the latest update via its website.

But Kerrang isn't entirely 'outstanding' They charge just over £2 for their weekly magazine, which is quite a large sum of money for a magazine when you take into account the age range their aiming their magazine at; starting from the teenage years.

One thing that I believe Kerrang does brilliantly is the amount of posters that you get with each issue. You normally get around 3/4 with some pieces joining together to make a rather large poster that could take center piece on anyones bedroom wall. The way the pictures are taken on the pages that Kerrang interview bands are done so well that they themselves can be cut out and stuck on a wall and look just like a poster with annotations.

The interviews in a nutshell are good with the interviewer sometimes asking questions other magazines wouldn't letting us the reader find out information that won't be available elsewhere. Sometimes you do get the feeling the band are just 'plugging' their new album though, and would sooner get the interview over and done with as soon as possible.

Now onto another bad point regarding Kerrang; the amount of advertisements that are featured within the magazine. A large chunk of the pages contain advertisements which, I'll admit do take into consideration the rock genre but we've seen the adverts all before and it just feels like Kerrang want to make even more money on top of the 'extraordinary' amount that they already take off us.

If Kerrang is something you feel you must buy every week, then the magazine offers deals getting you the magazine on a subscription basis delivered to your door. A while back they had a deal were you got a free Xbox 360/PS3 Game if you took out a subscription, I don't believe this deal is still on but it's worth a look to see if there is any similar offers.

On the whole though, I believe Kerrang is good for the occasional treat. If your wall space is looking a little blank, instead of buying overpriced posters from shops find out what posters are in this issues Kerrang.

Summary: Good for the occasional treat.