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Since her last album release, the solo artist Kate Austen has been keeping her head down and staying quiet – not even her hard-core fans know where she is or what she’s up to! Without a clue to why, we assumed she was working on something for the future, not wanting to be asked to give any clues to what her absence from the spotlight might be. We thought a single with a new twist was on the way but we were wrong…well not totally wrong! Her new single does have a twist to it but our imaginations couldn’t reach the level where we could imagine that her new single was going to be promoting her new album, so Austen has mentioned. Her new single titled “You All Everybody” was released only nine days ago and already has been downloaded 500,000+ times on iTunes, competing strongly against its rival, “Person Of Interest” by the only pop artist us pop-haters respect, Rebecca Black. We managed to catch Kate at last month’s epic Download Fest and got answers to some questions we’re sure you’re going to want to know. Check these questions out on our interview page where you can find a full interview with Fates End.

So, for those of you that have not yet heard the new single “You All Everybody”, what exactly is the new twist in the magic born inside the mind of one of the biggest solo successes to exist in hard rock history. Well, it's out the window with the deep guitar riffs heard in many of Austen's top hits such as “Now or Never” and “High”, and instead, plenty of the thrash-style guitar tones most popular with Bullet For My Valentine. Yet, from what we can gather from her new release, the vocals are remaining the same, except maybe a hint of unclean vocals to make her new twist capable of giving her fans a fix they will never forget. Another striking change heard in the single is something we can only describe as a hint of tracks we've heard in Five Finger Death Punch's “American Capitalist” album, this being an extremely fast, skilled use of the drums. However, in the chorus and the bridge of “You All Everybody”, when it is dominating the single, it sounds like a burning Joey Jordison on heat. However, in the lyrically strong verses, the level of craziness stays at a norm, allowing the vocals to flow through us, absorbing our emotions and spitting them out during the bridge. One thing's for sure, if this awesome track is setting the tone for the whole album, fans of Fates End are in for more than a treat.

Heard the rumours about this week's front page solo sweet collaborating with Korn? Ever felt like you're being told what you want to hear instead of the truth? Well that's how we felt after hearing this after several fan's of Korn and Fate's End emailed us with the news, asking us if it was true! We kindly replied to each and every one of them, telling them that we damn well hope it's true but this is the first we have heard of it. Thinking of it, it sure would be a shame if it didn't turn out to be true. Imagine Kate Austen and Jonathan Davis singing together - Davis's typically arrogant tone and Austen's Evanescence-style soft yet strong voice. If ever there was a collaboration that most rock/metal fans could enjoy, this is sure it! Keep up to date and we're sure to give out as much info as we can on this tasty topic. 

DPS Design Idea 1 (Edited)

DPS Design Idea (1)

Kerrang! DPS: Language and Register

For this article, the tone and formality is mainly formal, clear and informative, but the content of the quotations drag the formality down to informal due to a change in tone which turns firm, loud and anticipative. A key aspect of the tone of the quotations is the use of bad language which is definitely informal. So overall, the formality and tone is neutral, with a use of both informal and formal tones and language.

The use of quotations is plentiful and effective to entertain the reader and to inform the reader about what the band is thinking and feeling straight from the horses mouth. The article is set out quite like an interview in the way that it's set out in sections, each with a sub-heading such as “They're trying something new” and most of the text in each section is quotations from the band members. The introductory paragraph does have less quotes in it than the rest of the article, but they are still used to reply to or explain what has been written about them.

The varied use of vocabulary helps enhance the article and encourage readers to read on and enjoy reading it. Of course, as mentioned, the text in the quotations definitely uses many varieties of words which are self explanatory, but as for the rest of the article, there is still some uses of powerful/strong words such as “shrieking”, “blasting” and “radical”. Most of the outstanding words are adverbs and descriptive words, most commonly associated with powerful/strong words.

As for punctuation, there is no exaggerated uses of exclamation marks to add enthusiasm. All the rest of the punctuation is used correctly which helps the development of the sentences. There are plenty of long sentences used to fit in the large amount of detail and there is evidence of compound sentences being used. The use of quotes have been added correctly too, fitting into the article well.

Double Page Spread Analysis (2)

This is a double page spread from Kerrang! Magazine with its usual colour theme and layout for a DPS. This article is picture led as the whole left page is taken up with a staged photo of the band, Rolo Tomassi. The photo is obviously staged because the band members are modelling/posing for the shot. The right page is taken up by the headline, sub-heading and the editorial, all in the usual style of Kerrang!. The headline is large and bold, using the red and white to make sure it contrasts well. The way the headline/sub-heading background is done like a splatter of paint makes the magazine look unclean but formal and clear. This will appeal to younger audiences.The editorial uses the common use of leading caps, highlighted in red to help it stand out against the white background and black text. Not only is the first letter highlighted but the first two words are in red to start the paragraph. This occurs at the beginning of every paragraph in the editorial, the red text is in block capitals to enhance it further. Another use of block capitals is in the headline and sub-heading which doesn't stop it from being easily readable because the headline is short and in large letters and the sub-heading is also rather brief, the letters are fairly large and the contrast of red and black helps the text to be easily read so the use of block capitals is not a negative aspect. There is a use of a puff on the DPS which looks like the sub-heading in the layout and colour theme. The puff is a quote by a band member from Rolo Tomassi. Quotes are commonly used in magazine articles to indulge the readers and make them feel that the band is talking out to them. There is a short banner/puff on the right hand page used as an 'equation' to show the magazine's opinion on what the band is made of by using aspects of the band. The byline is under the sub-heading, out the wat of the editorial and image.

Double Page Spread Analysis (1)

This is a double page spread from a rock music magazine focusing on a band being represented by an equal amount of images and text. The article is picture led due to the large main image filling the left page along with a few smaller images along the bottom of the double page spread. The selection of images all follow the same sepia/black and white tone. The article text font is small, sans-serif and white which is a popular choice to use in a magazine editorial. It looks clear and formal which makes it easy to read, encouraging the reader to enjoy the magazine. The headline is also sans-serif, bold and in block caps which enhances it. The red leading capital at the beginning of the article stands out because the top and bottom line of the headline uses the red colour too - this follows the house style colour theme. The images are not staged as the leading photos is shot at a live event where the band, MCR, is playing. The headline is a quote which is a good thing to use in a magazine because it directs straight to the band. As well as the text and images, there is not a lot else on the page except for a vertical banner and a puff in the top left corner of the double page spread.