The results of Brit rock mag Kerrang!'s reader poll are now officially my favorite year-end lists so far. They're adorable! Kerrang!'s readers seem to only love about six bands (but really love them), they think mall emo/pop metal is some apex for Western civ, and their "sexiest male" and "sexiest female" lists totally spank that Stereogum silliness we posted earlier. The full lists (minus the bullshit about books and movies) are after the jump, but first, well you know.
THE GOOD: How good is it that the "Worst Band" category is basically just a rejigged version of the "Best Band" category? Also, I don't even know what three out of Kerrang!'s five sexiest ladies look like, but I will say that Amy Lee > Leslie Feist. And hating on Jared Leto (as "Villain Of The Year"!) is always appreciated. (But then you go and give his dumb band best single! You nutty kids!)
THE BAD: You know, there are other bands besides MCR, 30 Seconds To Mars, Muse, Lostprophets, the Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, and Linkin Park out there, y'all. Just sayin'.
THE WHAAAA? I loves me some My Chemical Romance, too, but are they really toothsome enough to occupy three spots in the "Sexiest Male" category? (And poor Mikey Way, always the bridesmaid.)
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Most of the music magazines from across the pond saw circulation dips on the print side in the first quarter of 2008, with Kerrang! experiencing a staggering 21.6% drop in readership (to 60,290 readers) and NME's readership falling 12.1% on the half-year to 56,284. Q remains the biggest music rag in the land, with 113,174 readers—although that number also represents a 13.1% dip. The one mag to come out ahead this year? Metal Hammer, which saw a 6% uptick in readership. Its current circulation is 48,540. (Wonder if this means Kerrang! will lessen its focus on emo and go back to its metal roots?) [Musicweek via Coolfer]
