Victor Smolski

 

Artist:  Victor Smolski

Born:  February 1, 1969.  Minsk, Soviet Union

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Speed Metal, Guitar Rock

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Guitar

Victor Smolski is an Russian Guitarist who was a member of the German Heavy Metal Band Rage from 1999 until 2015, and a member of the Metal Bands Almanace, Mind Odyssey and Lingua Mortis Orchestra (LMO).

Title:  Guitar Force (2023)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Speed Metal, Guitar Rock

Label:  Massacre Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Guitar Force (9:59)

 2.  Bought And Sold (Instrumental Version) (5:17)

 3.  World Of Inspiration (15:50)

 4.  Darkness (0:57)

 5.  Self-Blinded Eyes (Instrumental Version) (4:35)

 6.  Satisfied (Instrumental Version) (4:56)

 7.  Chapter 3 (Concert For Violin/Oboe With Orchestra) (3:15)

 8.  Bourree (Suite 2) (3:08)

 9.  Menuet (Suite 2) (3:10)

10. Unity (7:20)

Personnel:

Victor Smolski:  Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Cello, Sitar

Additional Musicians:

Tim Rashid:  Bass on Tracks:  1-3

Peter "Peavy" Wagner:  Bass on Track 10 

Armin Alic:  Bass on Tracks:  3, 5

Jurgen Knautz:  Bass on Tracks: m7, 9

Frank Itt:  Bass on Track 8

Kevin Kott:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 2

Athanasios "Zacky" Tsoukas:  Drums on Track 3

Mike Terrana:  Drums on Tracks:  7, 8, 10

Michael Kolar:  Drums on Tracks:  3, 5

Dirk Zimmermann:  Drums on Track 9

Marcus Demi:  Guitar on Track 8

Enric Garcia:  Piano on Tracks:  3, 5

Inspector Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Virtuoso, Orquestra Barcelona Filharmonia 

Guitar Force is the fourth solo studio album by Victor Smolski, released on February 3, 2023 by Massacre Records.