@ SuperDude - Thanks man, I really would love to see more work done in popular music scholarship. Even now, I occasionally get people who stick their noses up at the thought of me being a "heavy metal scholar."
@Implode - Glad you like it. I hope you enjoy reading the rest of it - like I said a few replies up, theory heads should pay special attention to the Beyond This Life chapter.
@Blazinarps - Thanks! That would be great! I understand full well how busy they are, but I'd love to know the band's reaction if they caught wind of this, so the more it gets out there the better.