contents annalysis (Terrorizer)

the background looks distressed and worn which ages the paper. there are two pictures one takes up 1/3rd of the page and the other is a preview of the front cover. i think this front cover preview is peculiar as you would of had to see the front cover to open it to the contents page, so to have a preview of the front cover defeats the point of it being there. the large picture is showing people having fun at the heavy metal festival 'Bloodstock' the mode of address is fun and having a good time which isn't a sterotypical picture to see in a heavy metal magazine. they are normally serious are angry in some way. though this goes against conventions i like the fact there can still be light hearted pictures in a genre spesificlly angry magazine. the editorial passage does the same as the kerrangs editorial piece, it brings the reader closer to the magazine. i think their is far to much writing on this page as it swamps the page and doesn't make the contents very attractive to read which could implicate the reading of the magazine. too much and too small a font size. the staff part on the left hand side of the magazine are stereotypically hidden away on the back page.