Mark Boals is an American hard rock/progressive metal singer noted most for his work with Yngwie J. Malmsteen. Mark was born on December 5, in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. As a young child he learned to play the piano and bass guitar, but he is best known for his singing abilities. Although Boals has never had any vocal lessons or training, as a teenager he gained a lot of experience as a vocalist in local groups (for example Jasmine). Mark Boals is the founder and vocalist for the band Ring of Fire. His newest contribution as a singer is the vocalist seat of Danish neoclassical/progressive metal act Royal Hunt, which he inherited from John West.

Mark joined Ted Nugent's band in 1984 and toured throughout the U.S. In 1985 he joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force and performed on Trilogy before leaving Yngwie in 1986. Ten years later, after performing on certain songs in the cover album, "Inspiration", he resumed his role as vocalist with Yngwie Malmsteen for the album "Alchemy" showing amazing vocals on songs such as "Leonardo." The band subsequently went on tour.

In March 2000, Mark Boals won the No.1 Vocalist Prize in the Japanese music magazines "Burrn" and "Young Guitar". At the end of that year, on the same day, his first solo CD and Yngwie Malmsteen's "War To End All Wars", with Mark on vocals, were released. However, after many years of musical magic and friendship, the team of Yngwie Malmsteen and Mark Boals had decided to move in different directions, and Mark formed a new band, Ring of Fire. At the beginning of this year, Ring of Fire recorded their debut album at the George Bellas Studios in Chicago. Alongside Mark are George Bellas, Vitalij Kuprij, Virgil Donati and Philip Bynoe.

In addition Mark has participated in two exciting projects of Lion Music in Finland. He is appears on the Jason Becker tribute "Warmth in the Wilderness", singing a version of David Lee Roth's "Hammerhead Shark" with Lars Eric Mattson. As Yngwie Malmsteen urgently needed a singer for his current tour, Mark has toured again with him in Europe, but only as guest vocalist. Mark is featured on vocals on two songs, "Into The Light" and "I Will Always Be There", for the upcoming Empire CD "Hypnotica". Boals has also performed with Lana Lane, Billionaires Boys Club and Empire.

In recent years Mark Boals recorded 3 solo albums as well as 3 studio albums and one live dvd with his own band, "Ring Of Fire." The latest project album is entitled "The Codex", which Mark recorded with Magnus Karlsson. The album project marks the return to recording after a 3 years hiatus for Mark Boals.

In the summer of 2007 Mark 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.