Kerrang! was an unexpected success and soon became the reference magazine for metalheads worldwide, followed shortly by the American Circus and Hit Parader, the German Metal Hammer and the British Metal Forces.
Kerrang! obtivo un éxito inesperado e converteuse na revista de referencia para os metalheads de todo o mundo, seguida en pouco tempo das publicacións estadounidenses Circus e Hit Parader, a alemá Metal Hammer e a británica Metal Forces.