writing about metal for the mainstream - a writer's reflections

Over at Last Rites, writer Craig Hayes has just finished a compelling and important set of reflections – Mainstreaming Metal – on writing about metal for more mainstream publications. For my own (and anyone else's) benefit, I've linked the posts here, with a few of notes on the issues I find especially intriguing about each entry.

Disclaimer: Craig's reflections are well thought out and articulated – a great example of quality metal writing. My own notes here are hastily thrown together while I drink my morning coffee and they do not constitute a well thought out and articulated response to Craig's ideas.