MARK BOALS & RING OF FIRE – All The Best! [2-CD Jewelcase] (2020)

Respected vocalist MARK BOALS will release a two album ‘Best of’ collection covering his work both as a solo artist and with his band RING OF FIRE on October 9, 2020, via Frontiers Music, under the title “All The Best!”.
Doug Aldrich, Tony MacAlpine, Jeff Kollman, Vinny Appice, Virgil Donati, Erik Norlander, are just some of the musicians who have recorded with him on these efforts over the years.
Mark Boals is one of the signature voices of the Neoclassical Metal sub-genre. This is no surprise to fans as Mark fronted Yngwie Malmsteen’s ‘Rising Force’ in 1986, releasing the now legendary album “Trilogy” along with five more albums and some long-form videos over the years.
Mark has also recorded three solo albums: “Ignition” (originally released only in Japan in 1998), “Ring of Fire” (2000), and “Edge of the World” (2002).

In 2002, he launched his own band “Ring of Fire” (based off the title of a previous solo album) with members Tony Macalpine, and later on George Bellas, on guitar, Virgil Donati on drums, Philip Bynoe on bass, and Vitalij Kuprij on keyboards. The band went on to release four milestone albums and one live CD/DVD recorded in Japan.
Most recently, Mark recorded a melodic metal album with Vision Divine and Labyrinth guitarist Olaf Thorsen under the name Shining Black.

Mark Boals is a classically trained singer and has performed classical concerts with various orchestras as a Tenor solo and has performed and recorded opera arias on some of his albums and tours.
It’s one of the best rock vocalist I’ve heard /seen onstage, and I seen a few. He deserved his own ‘Best Of’ 2-CD, so kudos to Frontiers.
HIGHLY Recommended

 

CD1: Mark Boals
01. Jane
02. Broken Heart
03. I’m Sorry
04. My Turn
05. Find Our Way
06. Ring Of Fire
07. Death Row
08. Keeper Of The Flame
09. Alone
10. Battle Of The Titans
11. Betrayed
12. Lady Babylon
13. Between Two Mirrors
14. Through The Endless Night
15. Up To You
16. Garden Of Pain

CD2: Ring Of Fire
01. Circle Of Time
02. The Oracle
03. Take Me Home
04. My Deja Vu
05. Blue Sky
06. Ghost Of America
07. Invisible Man
08. Lapse Of Reality
09. You Were There
10. Perfect World
11. Darkfall
12. Mother Russia
13. Land Of Frozen Tears
14. Our World

Mark Boals
Doug Aldrich
Tony MacAlpine
Jeff Kollman
Neil Citron
Vitalij Kuprij
Vinny Appice
Virgil Donati
Erik Norlander
Chris Brooks
Steve Weingart

 

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www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Mark-Boals-Ring-Fire/dp/B08CWM6ZPF