Kerrang
Kerrang (own spelling Kerrang! ) Is a weekly British music magazine with a focus on rock and metal. The title " Kerrang! " Is usually attributed to the noise that causes a load connected to an amplifier electric guitar that falls to the ground. Owner of the magazine is the Heinrich Bauer Verlag, which has the English "East Midlands Allied Press" ( Emap ) acquired in 2007.
History
The first issue of Kerrang was published in 1981, first as a special issue of the weekly newspaper sounds that focuses on caring unlike their rivals Melody Maker or NME rather than hard rock to new trends and fashions. Kerrang!, In magazine format on quality than newsprint and in color, the just burgeoning New Wave of British Heavy Metal (chief editor Geoff Barton had Def Leppard helped her record contract ) devoted but also visually conspicuous acts like Venom, Hanoi Rocks, Prince. The title page of the first issue adorned AC / DC guitarist Angus Young. About Bon Jovi and Queensrÿche was reported in Kerrang, as the bands still shots demo tape, on Guns N 'Roses very early - long - very detailed.
During the 1980s and early 1990s are still mainly English or glam rock musicians were on the front page, which changed abruptly when grunge bands like Nirvana came to fame and popularity. This procedure repeated the magazine from now on at every change of trend in the music business and is often criticized by his readers because of this instability.
The content of the magazine includes a wide range of mainstream rock and metal bands like Nirvana, Green Day, The Darkness and Bon Jovi. In the UK, the magazine is closely associated with the post- nu-metal phenomenon of " Grunger ," which the magazine is likely to owe much of its revenue growth in the early 2000s and his current commercial success.
Through a report on the Norwegian Black Metal scene in the early nineties was Kerrang! instrumental in this scene at that time triggered public interest.
Offshoot
German edition
Go to Monsters Of Rock Open Air Festival and Popkomm In 1992 Kerrang! first month in German, first every two months, starting in March 1994. Almost identical versions, even more extensive than the weekly published original were produced for Spain and Australia. In the German edition appeared with authors who worked previously for Metal Hammer, for Spex and later began to write for Visions or rock hard. Among the many co proportional housed the then longstanding graphic of the English Kerrang! ( Caroline Fish), the estrogen 430 singer Martina Weith and the founder of Misanthropy Records. Has been set, the German edition, as the publisher Emap decided to expand instead of Germany in France. In November 2011, again appeared in a special issue of Kerrang! in Germany.
Radio
The radio station was founded in 2004 " Kerrang! 105.2 FM ", based in Birmingham, is an official offshoot of the " Kerrang! " Magazine. The range of the transmitter includes classic and contemporary rock music, hip- hop, and especially at a young audience tailored news stories. The transmitter can be received online and via DAB, but also radiates a special regional program for Birmingham and the surrounding area.
TV
Also, a digital television channel, music channel " Kerrang! TV ", is a direct offshoot of the " Kerrang! ". As with the radio station " Kerrang! 105.2 FM " the offer is focused mainly on mainstream music, but not only radiates music videos of nu-metal bands, but also presents hour-long playlists of the biggest rock hits of all time, presented by the rock stars of today.