Opus 1

Hess, featuring guitarist Tom Hess, guitarist Mike Walsh and drummer Chris Dowgun come screaming out of Illinois with their 12 track debut album Opus 1. The CD features a new breed of high caliber instrumental guitar compositions combining the neo-classical styles of Yngwie Malmsteen and Jason Becker with the progressive rock styles of Dream Theater and George Bellas, along with the emotion of 19th century Romanticism. The harmonies are quite rich and often very dramatic, the compositions full of intelligence and the guitar work is always brilliant! Guitar whiz George Bellas himself has stated, "Very rich in harmony, interesting odd meters, compositionally well thought out and a lot of nice improvisation put together in some very logical and creative forms - with some cool counterpoint I might add!" Hess' Opus 1 is a "must have" for every instrumental guitar fan's collection!