History of Music Magazines: Kerrang
Kerrang! was first published in the UK on 6th June 1981by Bauer productions. Young from ACDC appeared on the first front cover. It was originally set to be published as monthly issue but as it became more popular, it was decided that it would then me published fortnightly and then weekly. During the 1980's and 1990's the magazine put bands such Bon Jovi, Metallica and Poison but later moved on to more grungy bands for example, Nirvana. It is mainly aimed at a niche audience who will listen to the bands and/or music that they feature in the magazine.
Throughout the magazine it features many different things such as band info, tour dates, new bands, album releases and the current charts relevant to the genre. It features many different types of bands such as Paramore, Green Day and Black Sabbath. Kerrang not only have a magazine they have now branch out with a radio station, television show and festival tour.
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