Artist: the bronx

album name: the bronx

genre: punk rock

generic conventions: band name clearly printed, not a picture of the band but a somewhat random picture that may interest the buyer. also alike allot of other punk CD covers the image in fantasy, made up.

font style/lettering: the font an lettering of their band name is very peculiar as it is made up of blood that is coming from the persons mouth. i think this tells you something about the band as the image may shock people and make them unlikely to buy it but it would seem that they don't care as the image is very suited to the wacky and darkish sound of their music and therefor their fans/buyers. the lettering is not a trade mark of the band and so a buyer would have to look closer to find their CD.

sound: The sound of this band is very brash and aims to make a statement much like many other bands in a similar genre. The sound is reflected on the album cover because it is not an image that would be used for a mainstream artist.

colour:the colours are quite dark this is due to the image being quite a dark concept and although the image is real the colours seem to be adapted the blood is made clearer also the persons skin colour seems unrealistic, i think this is done to add to the effect of the image and make you question it as the view might not be able to tell if its real or not and so take a closer look.

image and mise-en-scene: whole cover is an image of a bottom half of a women's face, the image has deep dark shadowing which almost make you unable to see the band name. the women's mouth is open and her teeth are shown with blood over them she also has fangs and so its safe to presume the women is supposed to be a vampire due the the blood in the mouth and the fangs, from the blood the band name is made written across the chin. also the women is wearing red lipstick which draws you in which fits with the vampire concept.

representation: The representation coincide with the genre and sound of the band very well. An image of horror and agression is common to the genre it represents their idea a rebrliousness and enjoyment of the weird and wacky. However there are sexual references which are used to represent the horror. I feel that this is a bit different from other bands because punk bands are very male orientated and there is hardly any focus on feminism as a main theme this may represent how they feel their music is forr all and anyone who is interested. The image of vampire teeth is very recognisable and this is more representative of the genre. I think there is always some sexuality associated with vampires and this is why i think a female was used because it gives a bit of fantasy to the image. The image shows something that is outcast from normality and also humanity and it therefore relates to the generic conventions because punk music is not accepted so easily into society much like many other genres of music; for example the official top 40 chart is mostly compiled from pop and R'n'B music because it is generally accepted by a wider audience in society. I asked one person to give a one worded verdict of what they thought of the cover and they said "scary". This backs up the convention that it does not follow the same ideology and themes of what most other genres portray