Analysing Front Cover Images

I looked at other magazine covers to influence me on how the image represents the artist. On this Kerrang! magazine cover, The King Blues are represented as a hardcore band, with bandanas on their face and smashing glass with a hammer. This represents their care-free attitude and somewhat a rebellion.This helps them fit in with the theme of the magazine, and gives them their rock identity. I knew, by looking at covers like these, I needed to take an image for my front cover that easily gives them an identity.