Birth name Mark Reale Name Mark Reale Years active 1974–2012 | Instruments Guitar Role Vocalist | |
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Born June 7, 1955Brooklyn, New York, United States ( 1955-06-07 ) Labels Fire Sign, Capitol Records, Elektra Records, Quality Records, CBS Records, Sony Music, Zero Corporation, Rising Sun Productions, Metal Blade, Toshiba-EMI, Metal Heaven, LongHouse Music (self) Albums | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter | ||
Dofka riot cover of johnny s back a tribute to mark reale
Mark Reale (June 7, 1955 – January 25, 2012) was an American heavy metal guitarist best known for being the only constant original member in the band Riot.
Contents
- Dofka riot cover of johnny s back a tribute to mark reale
- Riot v interview by neil turbin 2015 talk mark reale legacy new album
- Death
- Discography
- With Westworld
- References
Mark was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1955. He grew up listening to The Beatles, Eric Clapton, 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.
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 Immortal Soul in 2011. 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.
Riot v interview by neil turbin 2015 talk mark reale legacy new album
Death
On January 25, 2012, Reale died of complications related to Crohn's disease. Reale, who had Crohn's disease most of his life, had been in a coma since January 11 due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage.