Mark Boals is a American hard rock/progressive metal singer noted most for his work with Yngwie J. Malmsteen. Mark was born in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. As a young child he learned to play the piano and bass guitar, but he was known for his singing. 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. 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.