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This Swedish power trio’s debut album is doused in liberal amounts of piss and vinegar, with raging anticapitalist anthem Reptilian kickstarting the record on a particularly vicious note. Featuring Martyrdöd’s Tim Rosenquist on guitar and vocals, Harmagedon have plenty of his other band’s crusty vitriol, but also hints of old-school death metal and modern sludge. They’re at their strongest when locked into crust mode, with the energy dipping during slower tracks like Controlled Chaos, but when this combination comes together, it makes for an invigorating listen. The Reckoning sits at the intersection between vintage rock’n’roll heroics, oozing DM filth and bludgeoning sludge.