Kerrang ! > Reviews

Advantages: Excellent Mag!
Disadvantages: Bring back the posters

I began reading Kerrang about two years ago now after it was recommended to me by one of my friends. I have collected around 100 copies of the magazine now (sad I know) and all 100 have been an excellent read. Every issue, which is released every Wednesday, is cram packed with excellent band and tour news, photo’s facts and gossip etc… Although some information is sometimes hard to locate due to it being in very small writing in columns ... Read review

Advantages: 7 Day gig guide includes some local gigs
Disadvantages: Features can be dissapointing, a lot of craptacular bands covered

I’ve been reading Kerrang for a number of years, and although my musical tastes have altered (more towards the heavier end of the rock/metal spectrum) I’ve still found the magazine a good weekly read as it caters for a number of different styles (unfortunately some more than others though). It may be seen as a 'specialist' music magazine, but there are now a lot of publications which specialise in sub genres of rock and metal, but none are as widely ... Read review

Advantages: Some good stuff... some
Disadvantages: It's a waste of my money really

...features and posters for the Kerrang generation. So why isn’t it that good? The first thing in the magazine is the News section. This holds breaking news in the rock world over the last week/s. The quality of the news varies a lot, from confirmed stories to down right gossip, the only problem is that with most of the stuff, you honestly can’t tell one from another. This “news” also isn’t often news as such, it’s ... Read review

Advantages: Weekly, Good gig guide, Allbum reviews and release dates
Disadvantages: Nu metal band wagon followers. not enough diversity

...dear what has happened to Kerrang over the past couple of years. I remember when Kerrang was once a metal magazine catering for people into metal punk and rock. Now its seems to be some kind of multi media business. What with Kerrang.com Kerrang radio and Kerrang TV, Klub Kerrang, where will they go next ? Okay I have to admit there is nothing wrong with the TV station and radio, and its a darn sight better then MTV or Radio 1. My real problem with ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of information about up to date music and well written
Disadvantages: can be crap if your favourite bands are not in it

Kerrang! is a magazine dedicated to Rock Music. Its £1.70 and comes out weekly. Its actually more of a rockers bible……I think??? Although, I have only bought the last 4 editions, I have already subscribed to it. Its that good!! The thing is that it can be a bit crap sometimes. Well that depends if you like the bands in it!! Kerrang! may be considered too light on information and only concentrating too much on the latest big thing ... Read review

Advantages: varied rock tastes, sense of humour, great coverage
Disadvantages: quite expensive when you buy it every week

In England, it is a well known mag, which any budding rock fan (from any genre of rock) will appreciate. I will try to guide you through all the aspects, expected from this magazine. ARTICLES - The articles in this magazine are quite balanced and the journalists really know what they are talking about. Although, rock can vary from anything from Radiohead to Cradle of Filth, each journalist balances their opinion, to be non- biased ... Read review

Advantages: LIFE IS LOUD
Disadvantages: only sometimes

...has inside it? Despite its name, Kerrang is Britain’s best selling magazine, and with good reason. Its witty articles, brilliant reviews on the latest rock CD’s, and all topped of with a little bit of subtle humour. To help decide whether I should tell you what Kerrang is about; put your hands in the air if you have never heard of this magazine before. (30 hands go up in the air) Ok then, you made me do it. Kerrang is an alternative music ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, weekly
Disadvantages: Cheap, weak

...money, the glossy pages of Kerrang will nestle in your lap like a confused hedgehog, only not quite as spiky. The mag is split into main sections like all review style rags – and they are as follows: (DISCLAIMER – Kerrang changes its structure all the time, so the exact positioning/names of articles described below may vary – in the same way contents may settle in a cereal box – all the good stuff is hard to find) ***News*** So very patchy ... Read review

Advantages: it's not compulsory
Disadvantages: people still think this is a good mag

... I still believe that Kerrang is now the “Smash Hits” of the rock world. It seems to concentrate on the same few trendy (American) bands every week at the expense of all others (Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Disturbed etc.). Now, its not that I have a problem with the inclusion of these bands, its just that other bands, both new and old, do not get a look in. The attitude of Kerrang! over the last few years has forced many British ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of up-to-date rock news
Disadvantages: Expensive for a weekly magazine

...being the cover slogan of Kerrang! magazine - the rock and heavy music lovers weekly bible to what's hot and what's not. I used to be a devotee of the magazine buying it weekly without fail for several years but, maybe a few months or so ago, I began to cool off. I felt it was becoming a kind of heavy metal "Smash Hits" - too light on information and content and concentrating too much on the latest big thing or whatever was trendy in the rock ... Read review

Advantages: Up to the minute, weekly news about the rock scene.
Disadvantages: Heavily biased towards the mainstream.

Kerrang! is a long-running weekly magazine focussing on rock music in it’s various disguises. Within it’s pages, you can find Emperor rubbing spiky shoulders with Blink 182, a Kyuss retrospective followed by a Bon Jovi poster, and so on. I’ve been reading, on and off since about 1993, and even in that time, it’s undergone a few changes. The first thing you come to in the magazine is the News section. This will typically ... Read review

Advantages: Has great features and interesting features
Disadvantages: A weekly mag can become expensive

This music magazine is aimed at the rock fans of the world from Limp Bizkit to Cradle of Filth. It’s a weekly issued magazine which come out every Wednesday at a price of £1.70. There are four main sections to this magazine, news, features, reviews and regulars. The news section talks about the latest happenings from the past week, including announcements of gigs, singles or album releases. The main part of the magazine is the features with ... Read review