Terrorizer is a music magazine which concentrates on the heavy metal genre, this is clear through it's very extreme nature. The contents page demonstrates a simplistic layout, few images and lack of variety regarding the colour scheme. I suppose this could represent the very specific and non mainstream target audience that Terrorizer aims to impress. The models drastic costume and makeup comes across as gothic and intense which contributes to the dark atmosphere effectively created in the contents page. The target group could view this magazine as an expressive outlet, therefore meaning the photographs are appealing and maybe relatable depending on the reader. Every element of the contents illustrates a vague and blunt tone, for example page 88 is advertised with 'Bloodstock. Come to papa.' It's seems as though not much effort has been made to attract the reader to specific articles, this works as it enhances the rock and roll vibe. Even details like the day the issue was published have been left out, also the issue number is boldly stated with a hashtag instead of actual words. The sub categories and sub lines include lexical sets that suggest themes of darkness - such as 'fear', 'dark', 'fright', 'devil' and 'dissected'.
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