Post by falsetokaiba on Aug 16, 2020 22:04:53 GMT
Mark Robert Boals (5 December 1958 -)
Years Active: 1981 - present
Member Of: Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force (1985-86, 1996-2001), Ring of Fire (2001-04, 2014), Raiding the Rock Vault (2015-present), Iron Mask (2010-14), Uli Jon Roth (2008-11) Royal Hunt (2007-11), Genius: A Rock Opera (2002-04), Dramatica (2015-present), Dokken (2014-17), Foundry (2014-present), Dio Disciples (2013-present), Joshua Perahia (2002-present), Ted Nugent (1984)
Vocal Range: F2 - C6 (3 Octaves + 7 Semitones)
{Vocal Summary}
The earliest recording I've found of Boals is from 1984, by which stage he was already 25 and showcasing impressive belts up to F5. On the album Trilogy with Yngwie Malmsteen and its subsequent tour in 1986, he showcased great belting up to F♯5.
The early 1990s is when Boals really started letting his voice off the leash, showcasing an incredible fluidly mixed upper register with frequent demanding passages around the middle of the fifth octave on tracks like 'Don't Lie' and 'No Time To Sleep', and even occasionally mixing as high as A5. Also a go-to weapon in his arsenal were archetypal heavy metal head voice 'screams' similar to Eric Adams or Michael Sweet, showing freakish powers of control and sustain even as high as C6. He also tended to be in top form live, a trend that continued in his second stint with Yngwie Malmsteen, pulling off his demanding back catalogue with aplomb and even adding additional fifth octave notes here, there and everywhere-
With probably a naturally high tessitura even for a tenor, Boals never really opted to access his lower register in his early career, with his first second octave notes of which I'm aware coming in 1999. The B♭2s in 'Time To Say Goodbye' in 2001 sounded then like they were pretty near the bottom of his range. However, with the passage of time his lows have strengthened somewhat (though he still doesn't use them that often), with probably Boals' best showcase of his lower range coming in his 2006 audition demos for Kamelot, in which he displayed pretty strong extended passages of singing down to G2 and even one solid enough F2.
Probably in part because he's spent a lot more time with various projects in the studio than touring extensively live, Boals' voice has stood the test of time really well, especially considering his extremely demanding style. Having basically shown no degradation at all in the first 25+ years of his career, it's only in the last few years that he's even begun to make any adjustments to his performances at all. Even as recently as 2018 he's showcased more incredible blended highs up to A5. He has to be a little more careful accessing the apex of his upper range live, but even in 2019 he's still proven capable of sustaining live belts up to F5 as well as head voice wailing around G-G♯5.
All in all, Boals is a pretty exceptional vocalist, still in high demand for his great technical accomplishment even after all these years
Written by falsetokaiba.
The earliest recording I've found of Boals is from 1984, by which stage he was already 25 and showcasing impressive belts up to F5. On the album Trilogy with Yngwie Malmsteen and its subsequent tour in 1986, he showcased great belting up to F♯5.
The early 1990s is when Boals really started letting his voice off the leash, showcasing an incredible fluidly mixed upper register with frequent demanding passages around the middle of the fifth octave on tracks like 'Don't Lie' and 'No Time To Sleep', and even occasionally mixing as high as A5. Also a go-to weapon in his arsenal were archetypal heavy metal head voice 'screams' similar to Eric Adams or Michael Sweet, showing freakish powers of control and sustain even as high as C6. He also tended to be in top form live, a trend that continued in his second stint with Yngwie Malmsteen, pulling off his demanding back catalogue with aplomb and even adding additional fifth octave notes here, there and everywhere-
With probably a naturally high tessitura even for a tenor, Boals never really opted to access his lower register in his early career, with his first second octave notes of which I'm aware coming in 1999. The B♭2s in 'Time To Say Goodbye' in 2001 sounded then like they were pretty near the bottom of his range. However, with the passage of time his lows have strengthened somewhat (though he still doesn't use them that often), with probably Boals' best showcase of his lower range coming in his 2006 audition demos for Kamelot, in which he displayed pretty strong extended passages of singing down to G2 and even one solid enough F2.
Probably in part because he's spent a lot more time with various projects in the studio than touring extensively live, Boals' voice has stood the test of time really well, especially considering his extremely demanding style. Having basically shown no degradation at all in the first 25+ years of his career, it's only in the last few years that he's even begun to make any adjustments to his performances at all. Even as recently as 2018 he's showcased more incredible blended highs up to A5. He has to be a little more careful accessing the apex of his upper range live, but even in 2019 he's still proven capable of sustaining live belts up to F5 as well as head voice wailing around G-G♯5.
All in all, Boals is a pretty exceptional vocalist, still in high demand for his great technical accomplishment even after all these years
Written by falsetokaiba.
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Dealer From Hell")
B5 ("Catch 22" Live Seoul 2001, "Evil Enough", "I'll See the Light Tonight" Live Seoul 2001)
B♭5 ("Dreamer", "Feel the Fire", "Playing With Fire", "Principles of Paradox", "Ring of Fire", "We Fly Away")
A5 ("All Messed Up", "Betrayer", "Burn" Live with Deepest Purple 2011, "Child in Time" Live LA 30/7/2011, "Dealer From Hell", "Death Row", "Divide and Reign", "Dragons in the Sky", "Dreams", "Eternal Flame", "Fairytales Won't Die", "Far Away From Here", "The First Rock", "Highway Star" Live with Deepest Purple 2011, "Highway To Hell" Live Las Vegas 2019, "Inside Out", "Liar" Seven the Hard Way song, "The Magic Word", "The Ocean", "Paradox", "Rip Your Hair Out", "Seasons", "Shadow in the Dark", "Space Truckin'" Live with Deepest Purple, unspecified, "Tallahassee Nightmare", "Trouble in Paradise", "Venom", "Voyeur Romance", "Wall of Pain", "The Well", "World On Fire")
G♯5 ("Bringer of Pain", "Catch 22" Live Seoul 2001, "Child in Time", "Crucify" Live Seoul 2001, "The Darkest Light", "Deamon Dance (7,405,926)", "Dream On" Live Las Vegas 2019, "End of a Dream", "Evil Enough", "The First Rock", "Hiroshima Mon Amour" Live Tokyo 14/7/01, "Leonardo", "Mistress of Death", "My New Revelations", "Nowhere To Go", "The Oracle", "Playing With Fire", "Pompeii", "Rise of the Dark Empire", "The Road to Hell Paso", "The Sword of Ancient Myth", "Tarot", "Trustless", "When All Braves Fall", "Where Angels Play", "Wield My Sword", "Wild One" Live Bulgaria 2001, "Won't See You Again")
G5 ("Back in Black", "Back To Square One", "Battle of the Titan", "Blood in Blood Out", "Broken Hero", "Chaos A.C.", "The Clan", "A Country Good or Bad", "Divide and Reign", "Don't Dance With the Devil", "Down Down Down", "Dragons in the Sky", "Dreamer", "End of the Line", "Face the Fire", "Faithfully", "Feel the Fire", "Fight Again", "Find Our Way", "Firewind", "Follow the Light", "Hammerhead Shark", "He Will Die", "Highway Star" Live with Deepest Purple 2011, "I Am So Different", "Ilusion X", "Inside Out", "Keeper of the Flame", "Lady Babylon", "The Last Leaf", "Look in the Mirror", "The Magic Word", "Mistress of Death", "No Time To Sleep", "One Little Mystery", "Paradox", "Perfect World", "The Pharaoh's Curse", "Power of Life", "Raise Your Shields", "Run Like the Wind", "Space Truckin'" Live with Deepest Purple, unspecified, "Speed King" Live Anaheim 2012, "Stargazer" Live Monsters of Rock 2013, "Tanz in die Dämmerung", "Tears of the Sun", "Trouble in Paradise", "Venom", "We Fly Away", "Won't See You Again")
F♯5 ("All I Had", "Betrayer", "Circle of Time", "City of the Dead", "Crucify", "Darkfall", "The Darkside of Man", "Day", "Don't Lie", "Emperor", "Empire", "Fairytales Won't Die", "The Fall of the Idol", "Fire", "Fly", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "God Punishes, I Kill", "Hammerhead Shark", "Hollywood Shooting Star", "I Am A Viking" Various live performances, "I Believe in This Miracle", "I'm Sorry", "Invisible Man", "Jane", "Keeper of the Flame", "The Key", "Legion of the Damned", "Liar" Seven the Hard Way song, "Live Out A Lie", "Miracles", "Moonlight Fantasy", "My New Revelations", "My Turn", "Never Die" Live Buenos Aires 1996, "Promises", "Prophet of Doom", "The Sails of Charon", "See You in the Future", "Smoke On the Water" Live 21/5/01, "Something To Believe", "Something Wicked Comes", "Toxic Kiss", "Trustless", "Up To You", "Venom", "Voodoo Nights", "The Wall", "Wall of Pain", "Why")
F5 ("All Messed Up", "Another Way" Independence Day Livestream 2020, "Bad Reputation", "Battle of Leningrad", "Between Two Mirrors", "Blood in Blood Out", "Blood Red Stars", "The Cage", "Caught in the Middle" Live Minnesota 1985, "Chasing My Life", "Circle of Time", "Crucify", "Dark Pleasures", "Dealer From Hell", "Divide and Reign", "Dream Makers", "Empire", "Eternal Flame", "Exit Wound", "Far Away From Here", "Fury" Live Tokyo KInema Club 2019, "Garden of Pain", "Genghis Khan", "Hamunaptra", "Hiroshima Mon Amour" Live Tokyo 14/7/01, "Hostile Breed", "The Hunted", "I Will Always Be There", "I'm Afraid", "Into the Light", "King For A Day", "Laputa", "Last Stand", "Look in the Mirror", "Masquerade", "My Déjà Vu", "No Time To Sleep", "Now Your Turn", "The Ocean", "On the Run", "On the Run Again" Live Minneapolis 1985, "Our World", "Pictures of Home" Live Milan 1996, "Pompeii", "The Quest", "The Reason", "Ring of Fire", "Rising Force" Live 21/5/01, "The Road to Hell Paso", "Running Out of Hate", "The Sails of Charon", "Samurai", "Shadow in the Dark", "Shadowman", "Soldier Without Faith" Live Minneapolis 1985, "Solitary Man", "Stand (The)", "Through the Endless Night", "Time To Say Goodbye", "Toxic Kiss", "Until the End of Time", "Vengeance for Blood", "War To End All Wars", "We Came to Rock", "We Fall", "We Fly Away", "The Well", "World On Fire")
E5 ("All Messed Up", "All My Fault", "Alone", "The Battle of Bargor-Zun", "Back in Black", "Battle of the Titan", "Betrayer", "Blizzard of Doom", "Bring Down the Moon", "Bringer of Pain", "Broken Heart", "Can't Last Forever", "Change", "Chasing the Dream", "Chasing My Life", "Clay", "A Country Good or Bad", "The Darkest Light", "The Darkside of Man", "Day", "Death Row", "Don't Dance With the Devil", "Don't Know (What You're Talking About)", "Don't Lie", "Down Down Down", "Dragons in the Sky", "Dreams", "Emperor", "End of a Dream", "Evil Enough", "Fairytales Won't Die", "The Fall of the Idol", "Fallen Hero", "Fight Again", "Find Our Way", "Garden of Pain", "Hammerhead Shark", "Hangar 18, Area 51", "He Will Die", "Highway Star" Live with Deepest Purple 2011, "Highway To Hell" Live Las Vegas 2019, "Hollywood Shooting Star", "I Am So Different", "I'm Afraid", "Inside Out", "Invasion", "Jane", "Keeper of the Flame", "The Key", "Lady Babylon", "Leonardo", "Liar" Yngwie Malmsteen song, "Live Out A Lie", "Magic Rhyme", "Metal Opera Part 2: Eye of the Storm", "Miracles", "Moonlight Fantasy", "My Déjà Vu", "Nightfall", "No Way Out", "Nowhere To Go", "On the Run", "One Day Closer To Death", "Our Time Has Come", "Our World", "Paradox", "Paralyzed", "Perfect World", "The Pharaoh's Curse", "Playing With Fire", "Prisoner", "The Prophecy", "The Quest", "Rain", "Raise Your Hands", "Raise Your Shields", "Rebel Kid", "Refuge of the Free", "Restless Heart", "Riot in the Dungeons" Live Sweden 2000, "Rip Your Hair Out", "Samurai", "Seasons", "See You in the Future", "Send Your Fat Friend Home", "(She's Not) Daddy's Little Girl", "Something Wicked Comes", "Soul Hunters", "Souldance (Ayarachis)", "Space Truckin'" Live with Deepest Purple, unspecified, "Stairway To Heaven" Live with Steven Lee 2019, "The Sword of Ancient Myth", "Tallahassee Nightmare", "Tambourine Song", "Tanz in die Dämmerung", "That Kind of Man", "Tonight", "Trouble in Paradise", "Voyeur Romance", "Wall of Pain", "We Are the Warriors", "What He Has To Say", "Where Angels Play", "Whole Again", "Wield My Sword", "The Wings of Forever", "Wings of Time", "Without Me Today", "Without You", "Won't See You Again", "World At War", "World of Fear", "You Can Have it All")
E♭5 ("Abandoned", "All I Had", "Anguish and Fear" Live Brooklyn 1986, "Anthem", "As Above, So Below" Live Sweden 2000, "Atlantis", "Bad Reputation", "Bard's Tale", "The Battle of Bargor-Zun", "Beyond the Dark", "Blue Sky", "Bringer of Pain", "The Carousel", "Catch 22", "Caught in the Middle" Live Minnesota 1985, "Child in Time", "City of the Dead", "Deamon Dance (7,405,926)", "Disciples of Hell" Live Knoxville 1985, "Dreamer", "End of the Line", "Evil Enough", "Faithfully", "Far Enough", "Feel the Fire", "Fight", "Fire", "Firewind", "Garden of Grief", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "God Punishes, I Kill", "Hangar 18, Area 51", "The Healing Hands of Destruction", "The Hermit: Through the Mirror", "High Works", "I Am A Viking" Various live performances, "I'll See the Light Tonight" Various live performances, "In the Dead of Night", "Invasion", "Invisible Man", "Jukebox Hero" Live Tropicana Theatre 2016, "Just Another Day", "Land of Illusion", "Lapse of Reality", "Laputa", "Last Stand", "Legion of the Damned", "Magic Mirror", "Masquerade", "Metal Opera Part 2: Eye of the Storm", "Mistress of Death", "My New Revelations", "Never Die" Live Buenos Aires 1996, "Not This Time", "The Oracle", "Playing With Fire", "Principles of Paradox", "Prisoner", "Prophet of Doom", "Queen in Love", "The Reason", "Rising Force" Live 21/5/01, "The Road to Hell Paso", "Run Like the Wind", "A Sad Song", "The Sails of Charon", "Saint Fire", "Seasons Change", "Shining Black", "Stand (The)", "Tarot", "Tears of the Sun", "Trustless", "Voodoo Nights", "The Wall", "War To End All Wars", "We Fall", "When All Braves Fall", "When the Time Has Come", "Whole Again", "Wield My Sword", "Wild One", "The Wizard", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget")
D5 ("The Age of Dreams", "Alone", "Atlantis", "Army of Slaves", "Back in Black", "Back To Square One", "Battle of Leningrad", "Battle of the Titan", "Blood in Blood Out", "Broken Heart", "Broken Hero", "Burn" Live with Deepest Purple 2011, "The Cage", "Chaos A.C.", "Circle of Time", "The Clan", "Crucify", "Darkfall", "Day", "Dead Men", "Dealer From Hell", "Death Row", "Divide and Reign", "Divine Intervention", "Dreamer", "Dreams", "Dreams of Empire", "Dreamtower", "Emperor", "Epilogue", "Eternal Flame", "Everybody Knows", "Exit Wound", "Face the Fire", "Face of Destiny", "The Fall of the Idol", "Falling Down", "Far Away From Here", "Fight Again", "Fly", "Flying", "Follow the Light", "Genghis Khan", "Ghost of America", "Good and Evil", "Happy Ending", "Heaven and Hell" Live Monsters of Rock 2014, "Hollywood Shooting Star", "Holy Force", "Hostile Breed", "The Hunted", "I Will Always Be There", "Ilusion X", "I'm Sorry", "Inside Out", "King For A Day", "Lady Babylon", "Land of Illusion", "Last Stand", "Letter of the Law", "Liar" Seven the Hard Way song, "(Life is) Only A Dream", "Live Fast", "Livin' On A Prayer" Live RRV 2018, "Look in the Mirror", "Machine", "Magic Rhyme", "The Magic Word", "Make Believe", "Miracles", "Murder By Numbers", "A New Freedom", "No Time To Sleep", "The Ocean", "On the Run", "On the Run Again" Live Minneapolis 1985, "One Little Mystery", "Our Time Has Come", "Playing in Their Dreams", "Rain", "Raise Your Hands", "Refuge of the Free", "Restless Heart", "Riding On the Flames", "Ring of Fire", "See You in the Future", "Semendria", "Send Your Fat Friend Home", "Shadow in the Dark", "Shadowman", "(She's Not) Daddy's Little Girl", "Sing Hallelujah", "Solitary Man", "Something To Believe", "Souldance (Ayarachis)", "Speed King" Live Anaheim 2012, "System Utopia", "Take Me Home", "They're Calling Your Name", "Through the Endless Night", "Time To Say Goodbye", "Tonight", "Too Late", "Until the Dawn", "Up To You", "Until the End of Time", "Vengeance" Live Buenos Aires 1996, "Vengeance for Blood", "Venom", "The Voice of Reason", "We Are the Warriors", "Without Me Today", "Wolf in the Snow", "World At War", "World On Fire")
C♯5 ("The Absence", "Beyond the Dark", "Blizzard of Doom", "Blood Red Stars", "Blue Sky", "Boogeyman", "Bring Down the Moon", "Can't Last Forever", "The Carousel", "Change", "City of the Dead", "Clay", "Dark Ages", "Dark Horizons", "Dark Pleasures", "The Day We Said Goodbye", "Deamon Dance (7,405,926)", "Don't Lie", "Dream Makers", "Empire", "End of a Dream", "The Fire of Change", "The Fisherman", "Fury", "Garden of Grief", "Ghost Opera", "Glory Forever", "God Punishes, I Kill", "Good and Evil", "The House of the Fallen Souls", "I Believe in This Miracle", "I'll See the Light Tonight" Various live performances, "In the Dead of Night", "Into the Light", "Invasion", "Jane", "Jukebox Hero" Live Tropicana Theatre 2016, "Just Another Day", "The Key", "Knight of Hope", "Land of Dawn", "Leonardo", "Liar" Yngwie Malmsteen song, "Love At First Bite", "Magic Mirror", "Miracle of Life", "Mistress of Death", "Moonlight Fantasy", "Mother Russia", "My New Revelations", "My Turn", "Nosferatu", "Now Your Turn", "The Oracle", "Paralyzed", "Pictures of Home" Live Milan 1996, "Prisoner", "Promises", "Propelled Into the Abyss", "Prophet of Doom", "Rebel Kid", "Riot in the Dungeons" Live Sweden 2000, "Rise of the Dark Empire", "Rising Force" Live 21/5/01, "Running Out of Hate", "Shining Black", "Smoke On the Mountain", "Smoke On the Water" Live 21/5/01, "Soldier Without Faith" Live Minneapolis 1985, "Something Wicked Comes", "Soul Society", "Superman", "The Sword of Ancient Myth", "Tanz in die Dämmerung", "That Kind of Man", "Wall of Pain", "We Came to Rock", "We Fall", "Where Angels Play", "Why", "World of Fear", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget", "You Were There")
C5 ("Abandoned", "Ablaze", "The Age of Dreams", "All I Had", "All Messed Up", "All My Fault", "Army of Slaves", "Bad Reputation", "Betrayer", "Black As Death", "Blame", "Blood Red Stars", "Born To New Life", "Bring Down the Moon", "Broken Heart", "Burn" Live with Deepest Purple 2011, "Busted" Independence Day Livestream 2020, "Caught in the Middle" Live Minnesota 1985, "Chasing My Life", "Chasing the Dream", "The Clan", "Cognitive Dissonance", "A Country Good or Bad", "Darkfall", "Don't Know (What You're Talking About)", "Down Down Down", "Dream On" Live Las Vegas 2019, "Everybody Knows", "Exit Wound", "The Eyes of the Universe", "Face of Destiny", "Falling Down", "Far Enough", "Find Our Way", "Fire", "Firewind", "The First Rock", "Garden of Pain", "Genghis Khan", "Ghost of America", "Guilt", "Hamunaptra", "Happy Ending", "Heaven and Hell" Live Monsters of Rock 2014, "High Noon At the Battlefield", "High Works", "Highway To Hell" Live Las Vegas 2019, "Hiroshima Mon Amour" Live Tokyo 14/7/01, "Holy Diver" Live Lima 2018, "I Am So Different", "The Ice Age Cometh", "Ilusion X", "Into the Light", "Intoxicate", "King For A Day", "Land of Frozen Tears", "Lapse of Reality", "Laputa", "The Last in Line" Live Monsters of Rock 2013, "The Last Leaf", "Legion of the Damned", "Let You Go" Independence Day Livestream 2020, "Letter of the Law", "Live Fast", "Make Believe", "Masquerade", "Metal Opera Part 2: Eye of the Storm", "Mother Russia", "No More Lies" Independence Day Livestream 2020, "Not This Time", "One Day Closer To Death", "One Little Mystery", "Our World", "Power of Life", "Principles of Paradox", "Rainbow in the Dark" Live Gier Music Club 2019, "Raise Your Hands", "Raise Your Shields", "The Reason", "The Right Place", "Saint Fire", "Seasons", "Send Your Fat Friend Home", "Sexy Fire", "Sing Hallelujah", "Stairway To Heaven" Live with Steven Lee 2019, "Take Me Home", "Tallahassee Nightmare", "Tears of the Sun", "That Kind of Man", "Thunder Rolls", "Toxic Kiss", "Voodoo Nights", "Voyeur Romance", "The Well", "What He Has To Say", "When the Time Has Come", "Wings of Time", "The Wizard", "Won't See You Again")
B4 ("The Absence", "Alternative State of Mind", "Anguish and Fear" Live Brooklyn 1986, "Atlantis", "The Battle of Bargor-Zun", "Between Two Mirrors", "Blame", "Bringer of Pain", "Can't Last Forever", "Catch 22", "Chasing the Dream", "Child in Time", "Clay", "Cognitive Dissonance", "Dark Horizons", "The Darkest Light", "The Darkside of Man", "Dead Men", "Deamon Dance (7,405,926)", "Divine Intervention", "Don't Dance With the Devil", "Dreamtower", "The Fisherman", "Flying", "Gates of Babylon" Live Milan 1996, "Glory Forever", "Hammerhead Shark", "Hangar 18, Area 51", "The Healing Hands of Destruction", "The Hermit: Through the Mirror", "Holy Force", "I Am A Viking" Various live performances, "I Believe in This Miracle", "I'm Sorry", "Invisible Man", "It's My Life", "Just Another Day", "Keeper of the Flame", "Keep Yourself Alive", "Land of Dawn", "Land of Frozen Tears", "Land of Illusion", "Leonardo", "Liar" Seven the Hard Way song, "Liar" Yngwie Malmsteen song, "Live Out A Lie", "Livin' On A Prayer" Live RRV 2018, "Magic Rhyme", "Mother", "Murder By Numbers", "My Life", "My Turn", "Mystery", "Nessun Dorma", "Never Die" Live Buenos Aires 1996, "A New Freedom", "Nosferatu", "Nowhere To Go", "One Day Closer To Death", "Perfect World", "The Pharaoh's Curse", "Playing in Their Dreams", "The Prophecy", "The Quest", "Refuge of the Free", "Restless Heart", "Riding On the Flames", "Rip Your Hair Out", "Rise of the Dark Empire", "Rising Son", "A Sad Song", "Saint Fire", "Samurai", "Seasons Change", "(She's Not) Daddy's Little Girl", "Smoke On the Mountain", "Something To Believe", "System Utopia", "Take Me Home", "Tambourine Song", "Tanz in die Dämmerung", "Tarot", "Tonight", "Unbreakable", "Until the Dawn", "Up To You", "Vengeance for Blood", "The Voice of Reason", "The Wall", "When All Braves Fall", "Where Are Your Gods", "Where I'm Going", "Whole Again", "Wield My Sword", "Wild One", "The Wings of Forever", "Wings of Time", "Without Me Today", "Without You", "Wolf in the Snow", "World At War", "World of Fear", "You Can Have it All", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget")
B♭4 ("Alone", "Alone Again" Live Canyon Club 2015, "Another Way" Independence Day Livestream 2020, "Anthem", "Army of Slaves", "Back To Square One", "Bard's Tale", "Battle of Leningrad", "Black As Death", "Blue Sky", "Dark Ages", "Dream Makers", "Disciples of Hell" Live Knoxville 1985, "Dreams of Empire", "End of the Line", "Epilogue", "Face the Fire", "Faithfully", "Fight", "Follow the Light", "Fury", "Garden of Grief", "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!", "Happy Ending", "The Healing Hands of Destruction", "The House of the Fallen Souls", "The Hunted", "In My Dreams" Live St Croix Casino 2015, "Invisible Man", "The Last in Line" Live Monsters of Rock 2013, "The Last Leaf", "Machine", "Miracle of Life", "My Déjà Vu", "No Way Out", "Now Your Turn", "One Little Mystery", "The Oracle", "Our Time Has Come", "Paganini's Last Stand", "Pictures of Home" Live Milan 1996, "Poker Face", "Pompeii", "The Prayer" Live Las Vegas 2018, "Prophet of Doom", "Queen in Love", "Rainbow in the Dark" Live Gier Music Club 2019, "The Road to Hell Paso", "Run Like the Wind", "Running Out of Hate", "The Sails of Charon", "Semendria", "Sexy Fire", "Shining Black", "Soul Society", "Speed King" Live Anaheim 2012, "Stand (The)", "Stargazer" Live Monsters of Rock 2013, "Superman", "Taking Control", "Through the Endless Night", "Thunder Rolls", "Too Late", "The True Beginning: Standing As One", "We Came to Rock", "Yesterday" Live Vamp'd 2012, "You Were There")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("All I Had", "All My Fault", "An Angel Cries", "Boogeyman", "Born To New Life", "Can't Last Forever", "Chasing the Dream", "The Darkest Light", "Divine Intervention", "Fight Again", "Ghost Opera", "Good and Evil", "I Am So Different", "I Don't Want To Come Back", "Land of Frozen Tears", "Leonardo", "The Magic Word", "Mother", "Nosferatu", "One Day Closer To Death", "Paganini's Last Stand", "Sakura Sakura", "The Sword of Ancient Myth", "The Voice of Reason", "Voyeur Romance", "We Fly Away", "Where I'm Going", "Without You", "Wolf in the Snow", "World At War")
E♭3 ("Blood Red Stars", "Busted" Independence Day Livestream 2020, "The Carousel", "Catch 22", "Child in Time", "Dark Pleasures", "The Hermit: Through the Mirror", "Not This Time", "Rise of the Dark Empire", "Superman", "Toxic Kiss", "Trustless", "When All Braves Fall", "When the Time Has Come", "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget")
D3 ("Army of Slaves", "Battle of Leningrad", "Blood in Blood Out", "The Cage", "Chasing My Life", "The Darkest Light", "Divide and Reign", "Epilogue", "Exit Wound", "Faithfully", "Genghis Khan", "High Noon At the Battlefield", "Hostile Breed", "I Don't Want To Come Back", "King For A Day", "Liar" Seven the Hard Way song, "Nessun Dorma", "The Prayer" Live Las Vegas 2018, "Rainbow in the Dark" Live Gier Music Club 2019, "Shadowman", "Sing Hallelujah", "Tears of the Sun", "Vivo Per Lei" Live with Lily Arce 2018)
C♯3 ("The Hermit: Through the Mirror", "Land of Dawn", "The Sword of Ancient Myth")
C3 ("Black As Death", "The First Rock", "Genghis Khan", "Letter of the Law", "The Ocean", "The Prayer" Live Las Vegas 2018, "Time To Say Goodbye")
B2 ("The Darkest Light", "The Darkside of Man", "Leonardo", "The Magic Word", "The Star-Spangled Banner" Live Monster Jam 2019, "Vivo Per Lei" Live with Lily Arce 2018, "The Voice of Reason")
B♭2 ("Soul Society", "Time To Say Goodbye")
A2 ("The Ocean", "Our World")
G♯2 ("Soul Society")
G2 ("Abandoned", "Our World")
F2 ("Abandoned")
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Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Dates in this thread are given in DD/MM/YY form.
{Questionable Notes}G♯5 ("Lapse of Reality" [4a])
G5 ("Another Way" Independence Day Livestream 2020 [1a])
E5 ("The True Beginning: Standing As One" [2])
C5 ("The Star-Spangled Banner" Foundry acapella version [2])
B4 ("You Were There" [1])
C3 ("Divide and Reign" [2])
B2 ("Chasing the Dream" [1])
B♭2 ("The First Rock" [2])
G♯2 ("Kringeworthy" [2a], "Without You" Acoustic version [2])
G2 ("Episode X (Arrival)" [3] "Hostile Breed" (at 2:31) [2], "Poker Face" [2][4a])
F♯2 ("Antidote" [2a], "God Punishes, I Kill" [2], "Without You" Acoustic version [2][4a])
F2 ("Kringeworthy" [2a])
E2 ("Banished From My Kingdom" [2a])
D2 ("Dreamer" [3a])
There's also some low stuff in the backing vocals of 'Tempus Fugit', but even though Boals is the only vocalist credited on the track, it doesn't really sound like him at all.
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
(a.) The main note here is the F5 listed in the thread, but the vibrato may briefly trill up to this pitch.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
(a.) These notes may be sung by Brent Woods, who did backing vocals on this album. They all also sound quite heavily processed and not much like Boals' usual tone.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
(a.) This was listed as a D2 and Boals' lowest note in his original 'Jowox' video; there's been some debate over whether or not it's a D2 or an E♭2, but either way doesn't really hold a 'significant' pitch.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
(a.) May be just an implied harmony.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
G5 ("Another Way" Independence Day Livestream 2020 [1a])
E5 ("The True Beginning: Standing As One" [2])
C5 ("The Star-Spangled Banner" Foundry acapella version [2])
B4 ("You Were There" [1])
C3 ("Divide and Reign" [2])
B2 ("Chasing the Dream" [1])
B♭2 ("The First Rock" [2])
G♯2 ("Kringeworthy" [2a], "Without You" Acoustic version [2])
G2 ("Episode X (Arrival)" [3] "Hostile Breed" (at 2:31) [2], "Poker Face" [2][4a])
F♯2 ("Antidote" [2a], "God Punishes, I Kill" [2], "Without You" Acoustic version [2][4a])
F2 ("Kringeworthy" [2a])
E2 ("Banished From My Kingdom" [2a])
D2 ("Dreamer" [3a])
There's also some low stuff in the backing vocals of 'Tempus Fugit', but even though Boals is the only vocalist credited on the track, it doesn't really sound like him at all.
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
(a.) The main note here is the F5 listed in the thread, but the vibrato may briefly trill up to this pitch.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
(a.) These notes may be sung by Brent Woods, who did backing vocals on this album. They all also sound quite heavily processed and not much like Boals' usual tone.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
(a.) This was listed as a D2 and Boals' lowest note in his original 'Jowox' video; there's been some debate over whether or not it's a D2 or an E♭2, but either way doesn't really hold a 'significant' pitch.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
(a.) May be just an implied harmony.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Album Ranges}Note that album ranges include notes hit on bonus tracks.
Solo:
Ignition (1998) G3 - A5
Ring of Fire (2000) D3 - B♭5
Edge of the World (2002) G3 - A5[3]
With Yngwie Malmsteen:
Trilogy (1987) E♭3 - F♯5
Inspiration (1996) E♭3 - G♯5[1]
Alchemy (1999) B2 - G3 - B♭5
War to End All Wars (2000) E♭3 - F3 - G♯5
With Ring of Fire:
The Oracle (2001) E3 - A5
Dreamtower (2003) F3 - G5
Lapse of Reality (2004) D3 - G3 - G5
Battle of Leningrad (2014) G2 - G5 - G♯5
With Genius: A Rock Opera:
Part 1: A Human Into Dreams' World (2002) A3 - A5[1]
Part 2: In Search of the Little Prince (2004) E3 - A5
With Royal Hunt:
Collision Course… Paradox 2 (2008) C3 - B♭5
X (2010) D3 - G5 - A5
With Iron Mask:
Black As Death (2011) C3 - B♭5
Fifth Son of Winterdoom (2013) YET TO DO
With Artical:
Illusion X (2013) D3 - E3 - G5
Forevermore (2020, yet to be released)
With Dramatica:
Fall of Tyranny (2016) E♭3 - F5[1]
Beyond the Eyes of Deception (2020)YET TO DO
With Maestro Alex Gregory:
Paganini's Last Stand (1992) E3 - C6[1]
With Billionaires Boys Club:
Something Wicked Comes (1993) E3 - A5
With Kamelot:
Audition Tape [Bootleg] (2006) F2 - D5 - E♭5
With The Codex:
The Codex (2007) E♭3 - G♯5
With Uli Jon Roth:
Under A Dark Sky (Sky of Avalon) (2008) B2 - C♯3 - G5 - A5[1]
With Seven the Hardway:
Seven the Hardway (2010) D3 - A5
With Shades of Crimson:
Fallen Hero (EP) (2011) G3 - E5[2][3]
With Boguslaw Balcerak's Crylord:
Blood of the Prophets (2011) E♭3 - E♭5 [1]
With Holy Force:
Holy Force (2011) E3 - A5 [3]
With Kuni:
Rock (2011) UNAVAILABLE
With Joshua Perahia:
Resurrection (2012) B2 - F♯5[3]
With Thunder Rising:
Thunder Rising (2013) E3 - E5 - F♯5
With Byron Nemeth Group:
The Video Chronicles (EP) (2014) A3 - E♭5
With Vindictiv:
World of Fear (2015) G3 - A5
With Bastian:
Among My Giants (2015) F♯3 - F5
With Niels Vejlyt:
The Sword of Ancient Myth (2018) C♯3 - E3 - A5[1]
With Tara Lynch:
Evil Enough (2018) E♭3 - G♯3 - B5[1]
With Ark Storm:
Voyage of the Rage (2018) ONLY AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY IN JAPAN
With Frank Caruso:
It's My Life (EP) (2018) D3 - B4 - C5
With Shining Black:
Shining Black (2020) E♭3 - E3 - E♭5 - F5
[1]this album features the singer on only 3-5 tracks.
[2]this album features the singer only as a backing/additional vocalist; I have not differentiated lead vocal and backing vocal notes in this album's listed range.
[3]I was not able to find all of the tracks from this album- see 'Songs I Couldn't Find' for further details.
(Note that Boals has also made a number of guest appearances with various groups, including some additional guestwork with several groups listed here- I have only chosen to list albums/EPs that he appeared on for three tracks or more in this checklist.)
Solo:
Ignition (1998) G3 - A5
Ring of Fire (2000) D3 - B♭5
Edge of the World (2002) G3 - A5[3]
With Yngwie Malmsteen:
Trilogy (1987) E♭3 - F♯5
Inspiration (1996) E♭3 - G♯5[1]
Alchemy (1999) B2 - G3 - B♭5
War to End All Wars (2000) E♭3 - F3 - G♯5
With Ring of Fire:
The Oracle (2001) E3 - A5
Dreamtower (2003) F3 - G5
Lapse of Reality (2004) D3 - G3 - G5
Battle of Leningrad (2014) G2 - G5 - G♯5
With Genius: A Rock Opera:
Part 1: A Human Into Dreams' World (2002) A3 - A5[1]
Part 2: In Search of the Little Prince (2004) E3 - A5
With Royal Hunt:
Collision Course… Paradox 2 (2008) C3 - B♭5
X (2010) D3 - G5 - A5
With Iron Mask:
Black As Death (2011) C3 - B♭5
Fifth Son of Winterdoom (2013) YET TO DO
With Artical:
Illusion X (2013) D3 - E3 - G5
Forevermore (2020, yet to be released)
With Dramatica:
Fall of Tyranny (2016) E♭3 - F5[1]
Beyond the Eyes of Deception (2020)YET TO DO
With Maestro Alex Gregory:
Paganini's Last Stand (1992) E3 - C6[1]
With Billionaires Boys Club:
Something Wicked Comes (1993) E3 - A5
With Kamelot:
Audition Tape [Bootleg] (2006) F2 - D5 - E♭5
With The Codex:
The Codex (2007) E♭3 - G♯5
With Uli Jon Roth:
Under A Dark Sky (Sky of Avalon) (2008) B2 - C♯3 - G5 - A5[1]
With Seven the Hardway:
Seven the Hardway (2010) D3 - A5
With Shades of Crimson:
Fallen Hero (EP) (2011) G3 - E5[2][3]
With Boguslaw Balcerak's Crylord:
Blood of the Prophets (2011) E♭3 - E♭5 [1]
With Holy Force:
Holy Force (2011) E3 - A5 [3]
With Kuni:
Rock (2011) UNAVAILABLE
With Joshua Perahia:
Resurrection (2012) B2 - F♯5[3]
With Thunder Rising:
Thunder Rising (2013) E3 - E5 - F♯5
With Byron Nemeth Group:
The Video Chronicles (EP) (2014) A3 - E♭5
With Vindictiv:
World of Fear (2015) G3 - A5
With Bastian:
Among My Giants (2015) F♯3 - F5
With Niels Vejlyt:
The Sword of Ancient Myth (2018) C♯3 - E3 - A5[1]
With Tara Lynch:
Evil Enough (2018) E♭3 - G♯3 - B5[1]
With Ark Storm:
Voyage of the Rage (2018) ONLY AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY IN JAPAN
With Frank Caruso:
It's My Life (EP) (2018) D3 - B4 - C5
With Shining Black:
Shining Black (2020) E♭3 - E3 - E♭5 - F5
[1]this album features the singer on only 3-5 tracks.
[2]this album features the singer only as a backing/additional vocalist; I have not differentiated lead vocal and backing vocal notes in this album's listed range.
[3]I was not able to find all of the tracks from this album- see 'Songs I Couldn't Find' for further details.
(Note that Boals has also made a number of guest appearances with various groups, including some additional guestwork with several groups listed here- I have only chosen to list albums/EPs that he appeared on for three tracks or more in this checklist.)
{Songs I Couldn't Find}
"Crossfire" - Solo, Edge of the World
"The Criminal" - Solo, Edge of the World
"Hold On (To Our Love)" - Solo, Edge of the World
"You Were There" - Ring of Fire, Lapse of Reality (bonus track)
"Save Us" - Shades of Crimson, Fallen Hero
"Sky Etude" - Holy Force, Holy Force (this track is less than a minute long so I suspect it may be an instrumental interlude anyway)
"Where Eagles Fly" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection
"Blood On the Nile" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection
"Behind the Walls" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection
"Dirty Games" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection (bonus track)
"Secrets" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection (bonus track)
"The End" - Vindictiv, World of Fear (bonus track)
"Crossfire" - Solo, Edge of the World
"The Criminal" - Solo, Edge of the World
"Hold On (To Our Love)" - Solo, Edge of the World
"You Were There" - Ring of Fire, Lapse of Reality (bonus track)
"Save Us" - Shades of Crimson, Fallen Hero
"Sky Etude" - Holy Force, Holy Force (this track is less than a minute long so I suspect it may be an instrumental interlude anyway)
"Where Eagles Fly" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection
"Blood On the Nile" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection
"Behind the Walls" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection
"Dirty Games" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection (bonus track)
"Secrets" - Joshua Perahia, Resurrection (bonus track)
"The End" - Vindictiv, World of Fear (bonus track)
{Similar Song Titles}A few songs Boals has recorded/performed have had similar titles to others from different times in his career:
"Face the Fire" is a track from Ring of Fire's 2001 album The Oracle
"Feel the Fire" is a track from Iron Mask's 2011 album Black As Death
"Fly" is a track from Mark Boals' 2002 solo album Edge of the World.
"Flying" is a track from Holy Force's eponymous 2011 album.
"My Life" is a track from Shining Black's eponymous 2020 album.
"It's My Life" is the title track from Frank Caruso's 2018 EP.
"On the Run" is a single Boals recorded in 1984 with Bob Bentrup.
"On the Run Again" is an Yngwie Malmsteen track from the 1985 album Marching Out, which Boals performed live with Yngwie.
"Seasons" is a track from Holy Force's eponymous 2011 album.
"Seasons Change" is a track released by Royal Hunt in 2005 which Boals later covered.
"Face the Fire" is a track from Ring of Fire's 2001 album The Oracle
"Feel the Fire" is a track from Iron Mask's 2011 album Black As Death
"Fly" is a track from Mark Boals' 2002 solo album Edge of the World.
"Flying" is a track from Holy Force's eponymous 2011 album.
"My Life" is a track from Shining Black's eponymous 2020 album.
"It's My Life" is the title track from Frank Caruso's 2018 EP.
"On the Run" is a single Boals recorded in 1984 with Bob Bentrup.
"On the Run Again" is an Yngwie Malmsteen track from the 1985 album Marching Out, which Boals performed live with Yngwie.
"Seasons" is a track from Holy Force's eponymous 2011 album.
"Seasons Change" is a track released by Royal Hunt in 2005 which Boals later covered.
Maybe the ultimate journeyman vocalist in heavy metal, Mark Boals' associated acts list would almost require a thread of its own. Perhaps best-known for being the lead vocalist in two separate stints with Yngwie Malmsteen, Boals has also fronted acts including Ring of Fire, Iron Mask, Foundry and Uli Jon Roth, alongside any number of collaborations, one-off appearances and guest contributions with other artists. Boals has also recorded and toured as a solo artist, and continues to appear with tribute acts such as Dio Disciples and, most recently, Raiding the Rock Vault, a Las Vegas-based classic rock stage show. In addition to vocals, he has also played bass with acts including Ted Nugent and Dokken, and has contributed guitar, keys and saxophone on occasion with various projects.
