It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since that terrible night, December 8 2004, when a deranged fan killed four people and wounded three others at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio. At times it still doesn’t seem real. Particularly since one of those killed, indeed the main target for the senseless attack, was former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, onstage with his recently formed band Damageplan. Gone at just 38 years old. But rather than attempt to fathom the unfathomable, reason the unreasonable, maybe it would be better on this anniversary just to remember the good times. It goes without saying, of course, that Dimebag had an immeasurable influence on metal – the music he loved so much – and is rightly considered to be one of the most influ...
