LOL . . . I love you guys. :D

Ok, Dirt, here's what I meant by arpeggiated -



|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------|
|-----1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1------|
|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2----|
|-4-----------3-----------4-----------3--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|-------1-----------0-----------1-----------0--------|
|-----1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1------|
|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2----|
|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------2-----------0-----------2-----------0--------|
|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0------|
|---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3----|
|-4-----------4-----------4-----------4--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-----------0-----------3-----------0--------|
|-----2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2------|
|---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3----|
|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------1-----------------------1--------|
|-------2---------2---2---------2---------2---2------|
|-----3---3-----2-------2-----3---3-----2-------2----|
|---3-------3---------------3-------3----------------|
|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------1-----------0-----------1-----------0--------|
|-----1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1------|
|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2----|
|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|




I mostly agree with Chris Mood's analysis. When I look at those chords I tend to come up with the same chord names. The point, however, is that when I started playing this I did not pay any attention to theory whatsoever. I just played what sounded good. You're right, CM, I guess I was mostly focusing on chromaticism, but it wasn't a conscious effort. When I compose, I just play what sounds good to the ear (and I think this progression sounds freaking awesome, very dark and scary), and only resort to theory when I get stuck.

So yes, NTM's analysis was quite amusing.