Ring of Fire (band)

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Ring of Fire is an American neoclassical/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, Vitalij Kuprij died due to a cardiac arrest at 49 years old.

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

• 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)

• The Oracle (Avalon, 2001)
• Dreamtower (Frontiers Music, 2002)
• Lapse of Reality (King Records, 2004)
• Battle of Leningrad (Frontiers Music, 2014)
• Gravity (Frontiers Music, 2022)

• Burning Live in Tokyo 2002 (Frontiers/Marquee, 2002)

• Burning Live in Tokyo 2002 (Frontiers/Marquee, 2003)

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