23.12.2005 S E A S O N S - G R E E T I N G S I would like to wish you nice Christmas holidays and all the best for 2006!!! In the ending year 2005 I've almost been on concert journey's all the time. (solo tour, RAGE, Kipelov) I've played more than 100 concerts worldwide, what costs me a lot of power on the one hand, but was also great fun on the other hand. Thanks a lot for the great support to all fans, friends and endorsement-companies, specially to all beautiful women, who inspired me in songwriting! (specially "Beauty" at the last part of the Lingua Mortis Suite of the next RAGE CD "Speak Of The Dead" . Thanks for all! "Happy New Year"! See you at the shows next year...

10.11.2005 - More Fotos at "Foto" section - - Guest musician at Vindex CD - At the "Foto" section you can find some photos, taken during the South America tour of RAGE and during some concerts with Kipelov. Lately, the Heavy Metal band Vindex from Slovakia released their new CD Power Forge, on which you can listen to a guitar solo, contributed to the CD by Victor Smolski.

05.10.2005 - RAGE in studio - - Kipelov CD available on market - - Fotos from Kipelov video clip at "Foto" section - - Victor with Kipelov in Israel - RAGE has started to record their new CD with the working title "Speak Of The Dead" in the VPS studios in Hamm. At the "Studio" section of the RAGE ON webpage you will find detailed informations to each song including fotos out of the studio. Check it out !! On 6th of October the new Kipelov CD will be released on the Russian market by CD Maximum. Victor Smolski participated as a guest guitarist at the new Kipelov album. At the "Foto" section you can find some photos, taken during the production of a video clip for the new Kipelov CD. The clip was produced by director Yankovsky (Irreal Pictures). On 10th and 12th of November 2005 Victor will play 2 concerts together with Kipelov in Israel. All fans are welcome to visit Victor at the venues.

28.08.2005 - Photos of classic concert available - - Workshop in United Arab Emirates - - RAGE in Minsk (Belarus) - At the "Foto" section, you can find some photos of the solo concert of Victor Smolski and the Symphonic Orchestra "Young Belarus" during the "Young Euro Classic" festival at the concert house of Berlin. On 12th and 13th of September 2005 Victor will play some concerts during workshop sessions in the United Arab Emirates. All fans of Victor and RAGE are welcome to visit Victor there at the Mina Al Salam Ballroom in the Madinat Jumierah Dubai. On 26th of January 2006 RAGE will play a concert at the Club Reaktor in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

01.08.2005 - Tickethotline for concert with Orchestra - - Workshop in Magdeburg - - Black Hole signed at SONY/BMG - Below you find the tickethotline for the concert of Victor Smolski and the Symphonic Orchestra "Young Belarus", who will play the Symphonie Nr. 9 for orchestra and electric guitar. Date: Friday, 19th of August 2005 8 p.m. Place: Concert house at the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin Tickethotline: 030 - 53 02 60 60 Ticket prices: 9 € per seat More details you'll find at www.Young Euro Classic Victor Smolski Workshop in Magdeburg, presented by Music Center Magdeburg, Gröninger Bad Magdeburg and Yamaha Europe Date: Thursday, 25th of August 2005 7.30 p.m. Place: Gröninger Bad Magdeburg Tickethotline: 0391 - 8188841 Ticket prices: 8 € More details you'll find at www.Musiccenter-Magdeburg Lately Victor produced the new CD of the Korean band Black Hole, who just signed a contract with SONY / BMG Korea. Congratulation guys.

20.06.2005 - Kipelov / Smolski tour - - Concert with Orchestra - - Workshop for "Straight To Hell" - - 24h Race during extreme weather conditions - - Majesty & Passion T-shirt available - Lately, Victor Smolski and the most successful russian band Kipelov (ex Aria) have been on concert tour through Belarus and Russia. It was great fun, taking part at the production of the new CD of this greatest russian band of all time, and playing in-front of more than 12.000 fans in sold out concert halls together with Kipelov. Some photos of these impressing shows you'll find at the "Foto" section. On Friday, the 19th of August 2005, there will be a concert of the Symphonic Orchestra "Young Belarus" at the concert house at the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin. Together with this orchestra, Victor Smolski will play the Symphonie Nr. 9 for orchestra and electric guitar, composed by Victor together with his father Dmitry Smolski. More details you'll find at www.Young Euro Classic All guitarists of the Victor Smolski and RAGE fans will be surely pleased. At the "Workshop" section they'll find the complete song "Straight To Hell", composed by Victor for the "Welcome To The Other Side" album as well as notes, tabulatures and MP3 files, produced by the "Guitar" magazine. Have fun by practise the song!! Again Victor Smolski took part at the most famous race worldwide, the 24h race at the Nürburgring. Within the scope of this motorsport event, Victor also took part at the Castrol-Haugg-Cup with his BMW Alpina B 6, where he reached the excellent 3rd position in his class! More details at the "Motorsport" section. The T-shirt, printed for Victor Smolski's solo CD Majesty & Passion, is again available at the MUSIC AND WEB Online Shop. MUSIC AND WEB ONLINE SHOP

03.05.2005 - New Workshop - - Orchestra parts for Lacrimosa CD - - News at Motorsport section - By clicking the "Workshop" section you find a new workshop with parts of RAGE songs out of the "Welcome To The Other Side", "Unity" and "Soundchaser" album, produced for the Japanese Young Guitar magazine. All guitar players among the RAGE fans will be happy to know, that in the next issue of the German "Guitar" magazine there will be a complete workshop of "Straight To Hell"!!! At the just released Lacrimosa CD "Lichtgestalt" you'll find 2 songs, recorded together with the Inspector Symphony Orchestra Belarus by Victor Smolski. Lately Victor Smolski took part at a sprint race in a Formula Ford car on the Silverstone stowe F1 test circuit. For more details check the "Motorsport" section.

14.04.2005 - Russian tour with Kipelov / Smolski - - The project "Der Bote" - In May Victor Smolski will play some concerts together with the most successful band Kipelov. The dates of this Russian tour you'll find at the "Dates" section. Last year, Victor worked together with musicians like Frank Itt, Jörg Michael (Saxon, ex. Stratovarius) and Stefan Schwarzmann (Accept, ex. Helloween) at a project called "Der Bote". The CD "Kalt" will soon be released at the Russian label CD-Maximum. Some MP3 files of this CD you can find by clicking the "MP3" button. The startnumber of the white Lotus Elise which Victor will drive at the 33rd ADAC Zürich 24h-Race 2005 on the legendary Nordschleife of the circuit Nürburgring will be 69, the box number at the pit lane is 5.

11.03.2005 Lot's of news today From 5th up to the 8th of May 2005 Victor take part at the 33rd ADAC Zürich 24h-Race 2005 on the legendary Nordschleife of the circuit Nürburgring. Together with the ZRacing team Victor will again fight for positions on the Lotus Elise (see photo) at this worldwide unique circuit. At the "Motorsport" section as well as the "Foto" section you can find some new photos from Victor, taken during the last European tour with RAGE or at the finale of the Dunlop Wintercup Rallye at the circuit Zolder in Belgium. While working together with Valery Kipelov (ex Aria singer) in a studio in Moscow in January, a short video clip was produced. See Victor taming a tiger!! Victor in Moscow(15.5 MB) At some more video clips out of the studio of Frank Itt you can see Victor recording parts for the CD "Der Bote". Der Bote - Ohne Worte(Real Media - 0,28 MB) Der Bote - Solo Ohne Worte(Real Media - 0,23 MB) Der Bote - Kalt(Real Media - 0,22 MB) Der Bote(Real Media - 0,34 MB)

14.01.2005 Straight To Hell Video Clip Those of you, who saw RAGE live during their anniversary tour at the end of last year, already got the benefit, watching the newest RAGE video clip, produced by Matthias Knézy-Bohm . RAGE got the permission to use a scene out of the movie "Der Schuh des Manitu" to produce a brilliant video clip to the RAGE song "Straight To Hell", composed by Victor Smolski. You can find different versions of that video clip at the "Media" section of the RAGE ON website for download. A commercial spreading is stricly prohibited!!

10.01.2005 In studio with Valery Kipelov In the second part of January Victor will be in a studio in Moscow, joining the recording of a CD of Valery Kipelov (ex Aria singer) After release of this CD Victor will also play certain concerts together with Valery Kipelov band.

01.01.2005 Majesty & Passion and RAGE DVD available On Victor Smolski's solo CD "Majesty & Passion" he has arranged songs of the "Old Master" Johan Sebastian Bach into some harder versions. Together with his band colleagues from RAGE, Peavy Wagner and Mike Terrana, lot's of notable international musicians and the Inspector Symphony Orchestra they have recorded these songs. On the RAGE DVD a live concert and lot's of bonus material is available. Beside the double DVD there is a double CD and a Limited Edition Box.

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