Category: SHINING BLACK

SHINING BLACK is the melodic metal band featuring vocalist Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ring Of Fire, Royal Hunt) and guitarist Ölaf Thorson (Labyrinth, Vision Divine). Their self-titled debut (2020) showcased cutting edge melodic metal songwriting techniques from Thorsen combined with the outstanding vocal abilities of Boals.
Thorson & Boals now present “Postcards From the End of the World”, their sophomore album, which again highlights the outstanding collaboration between the two musicians. This album takes up where the debut left off, comprised of ten songs of modern melodious metal with the combination of Boals’ lung-busting vocals and Thorsen’s blistering guitar skills. Completing the lineup are Oleg Smirnoff on keyboards & piano, Nik Mazzucconi on bass, and Matt Peruzzi on drums…

SHINING BLACK is a new band featuring vocalist Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ring Of Fire, Royal Hunt) and guitarist Ölaf Thorson (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) which will be releasing their self-titled debut album via Frontiers Music.
“Shining Black” showcases cutting edge ’80s melodic metal / hard rock songwriting techniques from Thorsen combined with the outstanding vocal abilities of Boals.
Much more than ‘another studio project assembled by Frontiers, “Shining Black” sounds & feels organic, authentic, and darn melodic n’ catchy.