Wednesday, 1 October 2008

Analysis of Revolver Magazine Covers

Bright colours, represent 80s trash culture,


“THRASH” written in the same style as on Metallica albums,



Black & white photos show age of the sub-genre,

Main photos show an old thrash legend (Dave Mustaine) & a “new thrash” singer (Brian Fair),


Use of almost iconic font (mast head)











An evil theme runs though this cover, as Slayer & Marylin Manson are considered dark,



“Most Controversial” because both bands have been controversial in there careers,



Dark backing for the photo shoot gives a further dark feel to the article,



Other article shows the things that have gone wrong in metal over the years.



Use of almost iconic font (mast head)

















Photo shoot mimics Godzilla movies, this is because the tour is a large tour, with a lot of premier metal bands on it,

Article font is in a comic book style, this is because Gigantour is named after the comic book character Gigantor,

Dave Mustaine is in the centre of the photo, this is because he is the front man of megadeth, the headliners of Gigantour,

Use of almost iconic font (mast head)