Speedclaw - 'Fly High' (Stardust 2025)

Feelin’ good, so alive
like never before
Shiny evil in your eye
Scare devil most of all

Your pliable mind wants it more
To fly even higher
Pulse is strong, holding beat
Fulfill your desire

Sight is clear no more fear
Going on and on
Disappearing from the doubt
That held you all night long

Now you're wild like a beast
That’s inside of you
No way back, ahead you go
Do what you gonna do

Now that you’ve seen what you wanted to see
Did you fly so high

I see you there
On the other side
Not sure what to do

Things you did
Brought you here
Where all the debt is due

All seems lost
But the sun is up
Makes you think what's true

Take my hand
And off we go
The Reaper says to you

Could it just be that you never have been
Above them all

Οι Speedclaw μας έρχονται από την Κροατία. Δημιουργήθηκαν προ δεκαετίας και δηλώνουν επηρεασμένοι από το μουσικό ρεύμα NWOBHM και γενικότερα από το "old school Speed Metal".

«Metal quartet from Croatia influenced by NWOBHM and old school Speed Metal.»

Κάπως έτσι μας συστήνονται, έχουν κυκλοφορήσει δύο EPs ("Iron Speed" - Μάρτιος 2016, "Beast in the Mist" - Δεκέμβριος 2017) και πλέον είναι πανέτοιμοι για τον πρώτο τους "ολοκληρωμένο" δίσκο. "Stardust" ο τίτλος και αναμένεται στα τελειώματα του φθινοπώρου σε cd, βινύλιο και σε ψηφιακή μορφή μέσω της δισκογραφικής εταιρείας Dying Victims Productions...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Speedclaw are a Croatian metal band that have been delivering raw heavy metal since 2015.

First came the aptly titled Iron Speed EP in 2016, and the Beast in the Mist EP followed the next year.

Between the two short-lengths, Speedclaw wielded exuberant-yet-reverent steel of early ‘80s vintage, an era when the NWOBHM was in full steam and speed metal was in its nascent days.

The uptick in professionalism and POWER from one EP to the next certainly heightened expectations for what the Croatians could do on a full-length.

At last here, Stardust is that full-length, and Speedclaw show everything - and MORE - they’re capable of.

Taking all the electricity and excitement of those two EPs and amplifying ‘em with a certain starpower, Stardust is indeed aptly titled.

That aforementioned uptick in power & professionalism play out to its fullest extent across this eight-song / 33-minute stick of dynamite, all whilst retaining Speedclaw’s early edge.

Stardust is actually a semi-conceptual album: four of the eight tracks are thematically connected, forming a narrative, while the remaining songs stand independently.

The conceptual “Night Side” features four songs that tell a story inspired by the band’s life on the road and everything that comes with it.

Keeping their original sound but just ramping it up - truly, you can imagine the band slaying huge stages to this - on Stardust do Speedclaw dependably deliver melodic, bursting-at-the-seams riffs and an authentically old-school flair, still heavily rooted in classic heavy metal traditions but with a raw edge that reflects their own identity.

Just clear enough, never overdriven by crunch, and with an ancient earthiness, Stardust was recorded at the GIS studio in Croatia by none other than Let 3's Matej Zec, a well-established Croatian musician.

Mixing and mastering were done by Enforcer's Olof Wikstrand, who also makes an appearance on one of the songs on the album. Get showered in Stardust and prepare to be ensnared by Speedclaw!»

Band: Speedclaw
Country of origin: Croatia
Location: Rijeka
Formed in: 2015
Genre: Speed / Heavy Metal
Lyrical themes: Women, Booze, Metal
Years active: 2015-present

Visualizer video: "Fly High"
Album: "Stardust"
Type: Full length
Release date: November 21st, 2025
Label: Shadow Kingdom Records
Format: CD, 12" Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
1. Tonight
2. Allnighter
3. Queen of the Night
4. Night Watch
5. Fly High
6. Crystal Light
7. White Town Rider
8. The Curse Never Dies

Band members:
Dorian Perušić - Drums
Luka Hrelja - Guitars
Luka Jurišić - Guitars
Silvano Ćosić - Vocals, Bass