Mark Boals
Mark Boals | |
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Boals in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 5, 1958 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, neoclassical metal, power metal, progressive metal |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Website | markboalsofficial |
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Mark Robert Boals is an American heavy metal singer and occasional bassist, renowned for his powerful vocals with Yngwie Malmsteen. Boals is also an occasional singer-songwriter and bassist for the band Foundry.
Boals' first album with Malmsteen, 1986's Trilogy, achieved platinum status in the US and sold several million copies worldwide. As a young child, he learned to play the piano and bass guitar. Although Boals has never had any vocal lessons or training, as a teenager he gained experience as a vocalist in local groups. Boals is the founder and vocalist for the band Ring of Fire, and had a brief stint as the bassist for Dokken.