Kerrang! marks 1,500 milestone with special edition – in pictures

Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014

# Consumer magazines

The rock magazine Kerrang! launched in 1981 and celebrates a publishing milestone in issue 1,500 … AND in issue 1,501. Editor James McMahon has chosen some of his favourite covers from over the years, from AC/DC on issue one – through the biggest names in the industry such as Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and Kiss – to its 2013 anniversary issue

Kerrang covers: Kerrang 1st issue — Issue 1 – June 1981 – AC/DC Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang WASP — Issue 65 – April 1984 – W.A.S.P. Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Prince — Issue 82 – 12 December 1984 – Prince Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Metallica — Issue 83 – 13 December 1984, Metallica Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Guns n Roses — Issue 148 – 11 June 1987 – Guns N’ Roses Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Cliff — Issue 185 – 30 April 1998 – Metallica’s Cliff Burton Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang spinal — Issue 240 – 27 May 1989 – Spinal Tap Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Church — Issue 436 – 27 March 1993 – Church Burnings Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Kurt — Issue 490 – 16 April 1994 – Kurt Cobain Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang NIN — Issue 665 – 13 September 1997 – Nine Inch Nails Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Kiss — Issue 743 – 27 March 1999 – Kiss Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Cradle — Issue 744 – 3 April 1999, Cradle of Filth Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Slipknot clown — Issue 855 – 2 June 2001 – Slipknot clown Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Marilyn Manson — Issue 944 – 1 March 2003 – Marilyn Manson Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Dimebag Darrell — Issue 1036 - 18 Dec2004 – Dimebag Darrell Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Gallows — Issue 1143 – 27 Januaty 2007 – Gallows Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Black Veil Bride — Issue 1351 – 19 February 2011 – Black Veil Brides Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Black Sabbath — Issue 1,495 – 7 December 2013 – Black Sabbath Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang Biffy Clyro — Issue 1449 – 19 January 2013 – Biffy Clyro Photograph: Kerrang

Kerrang covers: Kerrang anniversary 2 — Issue 1,501 – 25 January 2014 – anniversary edition Photograph: Kerrang

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