Mark Reale

Mark Reale
Birth name	Mark Reale
Born	7 June 1955 (1955-06-07) (age 56) Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, speed metal, power metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Fire Sign, Capitol Records, Elektra Records, Quality Records, CBS Records, Sony Music, Zero Corporation, Rising Sun Productions, Metal Blade, Toshiba-EMI, Metal Heaven
Associated acts	Riot, Narita, Westworld, Bonnie Tyler
Website	Official Website Page
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul, Gretsch

Mark Reale is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for being the only constant original member in the band Riot

Mark was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1955. He grew up listening to The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, Ritchie Blackmore and lists George Harrison as one of his greatest influences. After attending concerts by Ronnie Montrose, Rick Derringer and Edgar Winter he decided to become a rock guitarist, forming the band Riot in 1975 who are still active today. Many music magazines and critics have called him one of the most underrated heavy metal guitarists ever.

Mark Reale has been the principal songwriter and main creative force behind Riot starting with the band's 1977 debut album Rock City. The group's most acclaimed album was 1981's seminal Fire Down Under, the last of three studio albums to feature original vocalist Guy Speranza. Other notable records include Restless Breed (1982), the band's comeback album, Thundersteel (1988), and its follow-up, The Privilege of Power (1990). Riot's most recent album was Army of One in 2006. Riot has toured all around the world and been a support act for major acts such as Kiss, AC/DC, Sammy Hagar, Molly Hatchet, and Rush while maintaining a particularly strong fanbase in Japan and Continental Europe.

After Riot's temporary breakup following the Born In America (1983) release, Reale formed a short-lived outfit named Narita with former members of S.A.Slayer, including future Riot bassist Don Van Stavern. The band recorded a sole demo in 1984 before calling it quits. Reale decided to re-activate Riot which led to a new record deal with CBS Records and the Thundersteel album in 1988. In 1998, Reale co-founded the group Westworld with vocalist Tony Harnell of TNT fame. Westworld released three studio albums and one live disc between 1999 and 2002.

Discography

Main article: Riot discography

• Rock City (1977)
• Narita (1979)
• Fire Down Under (1981)
• Restless Breed (1982)
• Born In America (1983)
• Thundersteel (1988)
• The Privilege of Power (1990)
• Nightbreaker (1993)
• The Brethren of the Long House (1996)
• Irishmore (1998)
• Shine On Live In Japan (1998)
• Sons of Society (1999)
• Through the Storm (2002)
• Army of One (2006)
• Immortal Soul (2011)

with WESTWORLD

• Westworld (1999)
• Skin (2000)
• Live... In the Flesh (2001)
• Cyberdreams (2002)

External links

• Mark Reale Official Website
• Toshiba EMI - Japan Label Riot Artist Page
• Metal Heaven - Europe Label Riot Artist Page

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