Analysing: "The Devil in I" From Kerrang magazine

This double page spread from music magazine Kerrang is set out as an interview, and has a dark and Gothic style due to the colours, main image and language used. On the left hand side of the spread there is an image of the artist that this article is about, and on the right hand side is where the article is. There are three columns, as well as a pull quote: "I wish there wasn't this inner darkness." This draws the audience in as they want to know what the inner darkness is; they might relate to her. The title "The Devil in I" demonstrates the Gothic theme, and it makes the audience want to know how and why this artist has the devil inside of her. At the top right hand corner is the band name "New Years Day" in which this singer is in. If a reader was flicking through this magazine and saw this band name, they might be familiar with the name or they might be a fan themselves, so it will make them want to pick this issue up. There is a sub-heading mentioning the band name again, as well as their newest album name. It also talks about how this artist has had "traumas" throughout her life, making readers want to know what the traumas are. The Gothic theme has come up again: "She reveals the traumas that turned her world new grave."

Throughout the text the artist's name, band name and latest albums are mentioned a lot, as well as revealing song titles and phrases. This makes readers want to go away and listen to these songs, as the article describes why these songs are great for certain situations. It also talks about this artist's life, and how she became a singer and why she has a Gothic look and style to her. Because this magazine mentions her past, films and previous jobs she's had makes the audience fully aware of why this artist is the way she is, as well as creating a realistic and interesting interview article.

The colour scheme for the double page spread is white, black and red, which are colours relating to horror or terror. This could reflect on the artist's dark personality, and also the heavy music that this band creates. The title has a bold and wide font, but the word "Devil" is much bigger, is in a different font and is in red to make it stand out even more. The font is in caps lock, which is like shouting and it has a medieval feel to it, due to the embellishments on the letters. This font does look slightly old-fashioned but not too much- it still looks modern at the same time. The background has black spots dotted everywhere randomly around the page to make the pages look old fashioned or ripped, referring back to the Gothic theme.

The image on the left hand side is of the main band member in the band "New Years Day", which is placed in the centre of the page. She is wearing a black cape over her head with a velvet texture. Her hair is dyed red and black (reflecting back to the Gothic theme and matching the colour scheme), as well as having black pouring from her eyes, creating a creepy and scary look to the image, showing that she has a Gothic style shown in her personality, the way she dresses and her style of music played in her band. She also has red and black painted fingernails and she has tattoos on her hands, giving a young and rebellious feel to the image. In the top right and left corners are two images of a cartoon moon and sun. This gives an old-fashioned, medieval and Gothic feel to the image, so it looks like the good and bad sides of her.

At the bottom of the page underneath the text is a red text box. The title is "Blessed with a curse", and this box has inside quotes from this artist mentioning other celebrities she isn't fond of and tells the audience why she would curse them. This proves the "Devil" inside of her, and it referrs back to the gothic and witch-craft theme.