1. Mark Robert Boals is an American heavy metal singer and occasional bassist, renowned for his powerful vocals with Yngwie Malmsteen.
18 Facts About Mark Boals
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Mark Boals is the founder and vocalist for the band Ring of Fire, and had a brief stint as the bassist for Dokken.
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In 1982, Mark Boals joined Savoy Brown and toured around Canada and the US through 1983.
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Mark Boals joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and performed on the Trilogy album.
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Mark Boals' first show with Malmsteen was at Day on the Green in San Francisco, CA in front of 80,000 fans.
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Mark Boals accepted, and resumed his role as vocalist with Yngwie Malmsteen for the album Alchemy.
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However, after many years of musical magic and friendship, the team of Malmsteen and Mark Boals had decided to move in different directions, and Mark Boals formed a new band, Ring of Fire, named after his solo album.
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Alongside Mark Boals were George Bellas, Vitalij Kuprij, Virgil Donati and Philip Bynoe.
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Mark Boals appears on the Jason Becker tribute "Warmth in the Wilderness", singing a version of David Lee Roth's "Hammerhead Shark" with Lars Eric Mattsson.
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Also Mark Boals is featured on vocals on two songs, "Into The Light" and "I Will Always Be There", for the Empire CD Hypnotica.
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In 2004 Mark Boals recorded two songs for young Japanese guitarist named Takayoshi Ohmura.
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Mark Boals has performed with Lana Lane, Indigo Dying, Empire and Chris Brooks.
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The project album called The Codex Mark Boals recorded with Magnus Karlsson in 2007.
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In 2007 Mark Boals started looking for a serious, permanent band situation and Royal Hunt became a perfect opportunity for a singer to exploit and expand his vocal abilities.
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In 2008 Mark Boals appeared on his first Royal Hunt album Collision Course.
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Mark Boals appeared on Uli Jon Roth's album titled Under A Dark Sky on which he shared vocal duties with Liz Vandall.
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Mark Boals is currently handling vocal duties in the band Seven The Hardway featuring guitarist Tony MacAlpine which released a self-titled album in August 2010.
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Mark Boals is an occasional singer-songwriter and bassist for the band Foundry, who is produced by Linkin Park drummer Colin Brittain.