Chris Armold

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Chris Armold (a.k.a. Chris A.) is an American author. He wrote A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa in 2007,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0976291770|title=A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage and Carnage At The Alrosa Villa: Chris Armold: 9780976291770: Amazon.com: Books|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=2 January 2019}} a recounting of the shooting at a Damageplan concert at the Alrosa Villa, where Dimebag Darrell, Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, Erin Halk, and Nathan Bray were killed and three others were wounded by a deranged fan.

Armold is also the author of Steel Pots, The History of America's Steel Combat Helmets{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/091213870X|title=Steel Pots : The History of America's Steel Combat Helmets, Volume 1|edition=First|author=Chris Armold|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=2 January 2019}} and Painted Steel, Steel Pots Volume II.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0912138823|title=Painted Steel, Steel Pots Volume II|edition=First|author=Chris Armold|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=2 January 2019}}