HISTORY OF KERRANG MAGAZINES When was Kerrang formed

HISTORY OF KERRANG MAGAZINES

When was Kerrang! formed? Kerrang! was first published in 1981, they initially focused on heavy rock due to the sudden rise British heavy metal and bands such as ACDC (Angus Young on first ever cover). But gradually they changed genre but always based itself around rock,

Why did Kerrang! Get its name for being a great rock magazine? Kerrang initially published a magazine once a month but due to popular demand they decided to publish weekly. They started publishing in the early 1980’s meaning they started in perfect time with the rise of rock. They always published about what’s in

General History of Kerrang! During the 1980 s and early 1990 s the magazine placed many thrash and glam metal acts on the cover (like Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Poison, and Venom) but later discarded them when grunge acts such as Nirvana rose to fame. Readers often criticise the magazine for repeating this process every time a new musical trend becomes popular meaning the popularity of the magazine dropped hugely due to the massive effect the media in general has on business’. Kerrang!'s popularity rose again with the hiring of editor Paul Rees in 2000, he published a lot about nu metal genre, featuring bands like Limp Bizkit, Slipknot and papa roach were becoming more popular. Later on Paul Rees ditched them and became an editor for the popular magazine Q,