For those unaware, SPEEDCLAW are a Croatian metal band that have been delivering raw heavy metal since 2015, hailing early the 80’s vintage, an era when the NWOBHM was in full steam and speed metal was in its nascent days.

Taking all the electricity and excitement of their two EPs and amplifying them with a certain starpower, Stardust is indeed aptly titled. That aforementioned uptick in power and professionalism play out to its fullest extent across this eight-song / 33-minute stick of dynamite, all whilst retaining SPEEDCLAW’s early edge.

In short, keeping their original sound on Stardust (out now via DYING VICTIM PRODUCTIONS), SPEEDCLAW dependably deliver melodic, bursting-at-the-seams riffs and an authentically old-school flair, still heavily rooted in classic heavy metal.

1. Tonight [04:01]
2. Allnighter [03:43]
3. Queen of the Night [04:07]
4. Night Watch [04:36]
5. Fly High [04:11]
6. Crystal Light [03:16]
7. White Town Rider [04:16]
8. The Curse Never Dies [04:05]

Dependably deliver melodic, bursting-at-the-seams riffs and an authentically old-school flair, still heavily rooted in classic heavy metal traditions, the band open their new recording on the thunderous Tonight and then we get gifted the pulsating rocker Allnighter, the melodic guitar rock of Queen of the Night and the free flowing metal AOR of Night Watch.

Along next is the foot to the floor metal of Fly High which is in turn backed by the Sabbath-eseuq Crystal Light, the new set rounding out on the soaring White Town Rider, coming to a close on the impassioned metal fierceness of The Curse Never Dies.

Speedclaw - Allnighter (Official Video)

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