Album Reviews
MATTSSON – War
Webster’s dictionary defines the word “driven” as: “-adj. being under compulsion, as to succeed or excel.” Was “drive” what it took for Lars Eric Mattsson to take on such a massive project as War, or …READ MORE
Mark Boals
Album Reviews
RING OF FIRE – Lapse Of Reality
Ring Of Fire is somewhat of a supergroup. Their personnel list is composed of, and led by, Mark Boals (ex-Malmsteen vocalist), Tony MacAlpine (Grammy nominated, neo-classical guitar shredder), Virgil Donati (drums, Planet X), Philip Bynoe …READ MORE
Album Reviews
RING OF FIRE – Dreamtower
It’s amazing to hear how much Mark Boals vocals have improved since his work on Yngwie Malsteen’s Trilogy. While Boals sounded fair on “You Don’t Remember, I’ll Never Forget” and better on “Fire,” the song …READ MORE
Album Reviews
RING OF FIRE – Burning Live In Tokyo 2002
Does it seem a bit masturbatory to have a five-minute guitar solo, a four-minute bass solo, a six-minute drum solo and a NINE-MINUTE keyboard solo all in one concert? If you said “yes,” then you …READ MORE