Metal Hammer is a powerful name. Being a heavy metal magazine, it has "Metal" in it. The "Hammer" is a hard, powerful word which hold some of the great atmospheres that heavy metal creates.
Kerrang! is just an onomatopoeic word for the sound a guitar make when a power or simple barre chord is executed upon it. I like this as a title because it's loud and it stands out especially with the exclamation mark.
NME stands for New Musical Express, which is a pretty basic name without the kind of attitude Kerrang! has but it gives the impression it wants to. NME is a mainstream rock'n'roll magazine so it doesn't need to pander to a specific audience in rock as it always does acts that are popular with the masses. However, NME sounds a lot like "enemy" which gives it a rock and roll attitude. Whether this was intentional or not is left for interpretation.
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