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JUDGE SMITH MUSES ON MIGRATION

VdGG’s David Jackson and his daughter Dorie also take part in the project.
Judge Smith: taking an even-handed approach to a complex issue.
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BLOOD INCANTATION TO TOUR UK AND EUROPE Progressive death metallers Blood Incantation have announced details of a 10-date UK and European tour this October. They play The Academy, Dublin, Ireland (6); The Garage, Glasgow, UK (7); Albert Hall, Manchester, UK (8); SWX, Bristol, UK (9); O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK (10); Soulcrusher Festival, Nijmegen, Netherlands (11); Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany (12); IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey (14); Floyd, Athens, Greece (16) and Amplifest Sessions, Lisboa, Portugal (18). For more, see www.bloodincantation.org.

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BLOOD INCANTATION TO TOUR UK AND EUROPE Progressive death metallers Blood Incantation have announced details of a 10-date UK and European tour this October. They play The Academy, Dublin, Ireland (6); The Garage, Glasgow, UK (7); Albert Hall, Manchester, UK (8); SWX, Bristol, UK (9); O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK (10); Soulcrusher Festival, Nijmegen, Netherlands (11); Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany (12); IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey (14); Floyd, Athens, Greece (16) and Amplifest Sessions, Lisboa, Portugal (18). For more, see www.bloodincantation.org.

Ahead of the London première of his live orchestral epic Requiem Mass this July, Judge Smith issues The Overstayer on his own Masters Of Art label on July 4. The 18-minute piece is the latest songstory from the maverick veteran and finds him revisiting his association with Van der Graaf Generator, the band he co-founded in 1967.

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