Malterra - Hydrosphere

 

Malterra - Hydrosphere
Self-Released – 2023
Rock, Psych, Alternative, Metal, Stoner, Prog
Rated: ****

The Malterra three hail from Santa Rosa, California in the USA and landed their debut album Hydrosphere on the twentieth spot of the July Doom Charts of 2023. We quickly jumped at the opportunity to write a short blurb for this one, cause we love the dynamics this album brings to the table. There’s so much push and pull, that its feels like there’s a full moon and spring tide is upon us. The natural flow of their progressive rock feels entirely wholesome executed and meticulously crafted. Imaginative, sometimes turbulent metal that waits for the expressive coloring of the expansive blue. It does not always arrive, those vast and atmospheric sequences, they often opt to stay longer in the alternative sequence. But when it does, it feels so liberating. Alternative metal is one of those genres that encapsulate everything. And seems highly fitting for the four track Hydrosphere release. For the album moves expertly through all sorts of metal genres, by way of prog and psych. A highly interesting, complex, and wayward album that manages to still be accessible thanks to the melodic elements. And that bass work in Tsunami, mouth-watering!

(Written by JK)

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