Very sorry to hear this. Riot were a great band both live and in the studio and Mark was a fantastic guitarist. Another (underrarated) great gone to the great gig in the sky.

my thoughts go out to his family,i remember seeing riot at hammersmith once and they rocked the place.the album “fire down under” was a metal classic.the man has left a great musical legacy.i for one will be cracking open a beer and playing some riot very loudly in honour of the mans work.

rip MARK

Absolutely gutted to read this. A brilliantly talented musician and the driving force behind a band responsible for over 30 years of consistently excellent music: Fire Down Under, Born in America, Thundersteel, Nightbreaker… the list goes on. RIP Mark – a true metal legend.

RIP Mark. Although I was too young to go, Riot played at the first Monsters of Rock at Donington in 1980. Check out ace track ‘Road Racing’.

An underrated guitarist from an underrated band
R.I.P. Mark.

fk me,….what a shock…RIP mark……fire down under is simlply one of the greatest hard rock albums EVER!!!

can’t believe it ! Mark was one the greats
a true guitar god . RIP Mark you will be sorely missed .

I also saw Riot as support way bak in the 80’s,very underrated,first three albums are kick ass! Hold up your SWORDS and drink your TEQUILA Mark,you rock!!!!!!

One of the greatest metal bands of late 70’s
early 80’s! Fire Down Under is a metal classic!
Rock City is one of the best hard rock albums ever!
Mark was a great guitarist. Guy was a great singer!
great band all around! Should’ve have been as
big as Priest and Iron Maiden or ? any of those
bands from NWOBHM! Ashame!
RIP! Real metal fans will remember you!

Really sad news. I saw Riot live twice and they never disappointed. Mark Reale was a great guitar player and an amazing songwriter. RIP Mark.

I saw them at the first Monsters of rock and they were absolutely GREAT!!!
Fire down under and Narita are two of the best hard rock records ever made.
I put them among my all time favourites