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Best music videos of 2023

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Latest video reviews:



The Gathering-Mandylion 2005 reissue video review

The Gathering-Mandylion 2005 reissue (video recensione italiano)

Running Wild-Under Jolly Roger double CD deluxe expanded edition digipak review in English

Running Wild-Under Jolly Roger expanded edition video recensione italiano

Nightwish_Angels Fall First (English video review)

Nightwish-Angels Fall First (videorecensione italiano)

L'Occ Dal Coruv-Deorum manium Iura Sancta Sunto (English video review):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_otq0kblTGQ

L'Occ Dal Coruv-Deorum Manium Iura Sancta Sunto (recensione video italiano):
https://youtu.be/edDIBKpi2Bw

Vital Remains-Into Cold Darkness (English video review):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff2VNbNKnvY

Vital Remains-Into Cold Darkness (video recensione italiano):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiCuZhyy6_g

Nightwish-Oceanborn (English video review):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWwCOAMqHGA

Nightwish-Oceanborn (recensione italiano):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQn9ZGxSmsQ

Sacred Reich-Ignorance English video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7nK1_A4GE4

Sacred Reich-Ignorance Italian video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuEBVuF1vEY

Rainbow-Bent out of Shape English video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg-M8RxdYEI

Rainbow-Bent out of Shape video recensione:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fqapLKganM

Teeth Of Lamb-Soul Gutter (Italian video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXKNia-u0eo

At The Gates-Slaughter of the Soul (English video review):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPXVSchONM8

At The Gates-Slaughter of the Soul (Italian video review):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IctDly-XOsI

Autopsy-Mental Funeral (English video review):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFV3VRJZEsQ

Autopsy-Mental Funeral (Italian video review):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdiBT4v5NHs


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LATEST VIDEO REVIEWS: AUTOPSY, AT THE GATES, TEETH OF LAMB, RAINBOW, SACRED REICH, NIGHTWISH, VITAL REMAINS,  L'OCC DAL CORUV,  RUNNING WILD, THE GATHERING,

LATEST REVIEWS : AUTOPSY, AT THE GATES. RAINBOW, TEETH OF LAMB, PLASTIC TEARS, DAY OF THE BEAST, COLOUR HAZE, SACRED REICH, NIGHTWISH, VITAL REMAINS, L'OCC DAL CORUV,  RUNNING WILD, THE GATHERING, FRACTURED SPINE;  REPULSION,

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