George Bellas-Venomous Fingers-2003

George Bellas is the virtuoso's virtuoso. His unmatched, awe inspiring talent impresses even the most hardened shred-fan. George is a mind-blowing guitarist and his effortless playing is a blend of all of the best chops that fans of neo-classical/gothic/heavy metal guitar crave. This is a killer album from the opening track Discovery through the last; Mayhem. While the field is crowded with many pretenders to the throne of "King Shredder", George Bellas stands alone as the true master.

Legendary American neo-classical guitarist George Bellas follows up his two solo Shrapnel Records albums "Mind Over Matter" and "Turn Of The Millennium" by releasing a fantastic solo album entitled Venomous Fingers. Bellas is well known for his work with Mogg/Way (UFO), Ring of Fire and many more, and the title of this 2003 release recalls Bellas' early practice sessions, which were long and hard to the point that his fingers began bleeding. He would put band-aids on them and continue practicing. His many influences include: J.S.Bach, L.V.Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Paganini, Debussey, Walter Piston, Ted Greene, Robin Trower, Montrose, Van Halen, Michael Schenker, Dream Theater, Magellan, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine and Jason Becker. Blazing shred, wicked arpeggios and heavy neo-classicism mark the latest release from one of the fastest players around. Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Neo-Classical Metal/Shred)