Ring of Fire (band)

Ring of Fire
Origin	Chula Vista
Genres	Progressive metal Power metal
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Frontiers Music
Members	Mark Boals Aldo Lonobile Stefano Scola Alfonso Mocerino
Past members	Vitalij Kuprij George Bellas Steve Weingart Philip Bynoe Virgil Donati Tony MacAlpine Steve Weingart

Ring of Fire is an American progressive power metal band from Chula Vista, California formed in 2000. Fronted by former Yngwie J. Malmsteen collaborator Mark Boals after the release of his solo album Ring of Fire , ^[1] the band also included guitarist Tony MacAlpine, Planet X drummer Virgil Donati, grammy-award-winning bassist Philip Bynoe, and keyboardist Steve Weingart. Ring of Fire released three studio albums between 2001 and 2004, as well as a live album, Burning Live In Tokyo 2002. After disbanding, Boals, MacAlpine, and Donati later formed Seven the Hardway. ^[2] Boals, MacAlpine, and keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij returned in 2014 with their fourth studio album Battle of Leningrad. On 20 February 2024, Kuprij died due to a cardiac arrest at 49 years old.

Members

Actual

• Mark Boals - vocals (2001-2004, 2013–present)
• Aldo Lonobile - guitar (2022–present)
• Stefano Scola - bass (2022–present)
• Alfonso Mocerino - drums (2022–present)

Former members

• Vitalij Kuprij - keyboards (2001-2003, 2013-2024; his death)
• George Bellas - guitar (2001-2002)
• Virgil Donati - drums (2001-2004)
• Philip Bynoe - bass (2001-2004)
• Tony MacAlpine - guitar (2002-2004, 2013??)
• Steve Weingart - keyboards (2004)

Discography

Studio albums

• The Oracle (Avalon, 2001) ^[3]
• Dreamtower (Frontiers Music, 2002) ^[4]
• Lapse of Reality (King Records, 2004)
• Battle of Leningrad (Frontiers Music, 2014) ^{[5] [6]}
• Gravity (Frontiers Music, 2022) ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Live albums

• Burning Live in Tokyo 2002 (Frontiers/Marquee, 2002) ^[10]

DVD

• Burning Live in Tokyo 2002 (Frontiers/Marquee, 2003) ^[11]

References

1. "Mark Boals Interview". Melodicrock.com. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
2. "TONY MACALPINE, VIRGIL DONATI, MARK BOALS Join Forces In SEVEN THE HARDWAY". Blabbermouth.net . Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
3. "RING OF FIRE The Oracle". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 176. December 12, 2001. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
4. "RING OF FIRE Dreamtower". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 191. March 19, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
5. Stalling, Michael (January 30, 2014). "Ring Of Fire - Battle Of Leningrad" (review) (in German). Metal.de . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
6. "RING OF FIRE Battle Of Leningrad". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 321. January 29, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
7. Endres, Markus (December 7, 2022). "Ring Of Fire - Gravity" (review) (in German). Metal.de . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
8. "RING OF FIRE Gravity". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 426. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
9. Gränshagen, Ola (November 23, 2022). "Ring Of Fire - Gravity". Melodic.net . Retrieved September 15, 2025.
10. "RING OF FIRE Burning Live In Tokyo 2002". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 197. September 17, 2003. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
11. "RING OF FIRE Burning Live In Tokyo 2002". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 202. February 18, 2004. Retrieved September 15, 2025.

External links

• Ring of Fire at Metal Archives
• Ring of Fire discography at Discogs