ANDY SUSEMIHL – Mihlstones (2025) *HQ*
On his 11th solo-album ‘Mihlstones’ German producer / guitarist / singer ANDY SUSEMIHL proclaims his music can be described as ‘sophisticated global rock’. After hearing the entire new CD we can only agree with him. Andy continues the elaborated hard rock with melody path that he started on his recent solo works.
What they all had in common was the fact that they all had a great production sound and a pleasant variation in the music. Rockers, ballads, hard n’ heavy songs, all sounding good at any time of the day, also because of Andy’s mesmerizing vocals.
Most of the time Andy, who has been around for several decades in the German rock scene with bands such as Bangalore Choir, Sinner and U.D.O. (just to name a few), could rely on the help of musical friends such as former Accept bass man Peter Baltes, or Magnum’s Dennis Ward.
This time he decided to make the whole affair a real solo effort by doing everything himself minus drums. And Andy has succeeded in his plan: ‘Mihlstones’ is his most complete album to date.
‘Mihlstones’ is a really cool mix between hard rocking tracks such as opener ‘The Freakshow’, ‘Breaking The Silence’ and ‘En Route To Babylon’, with some indeed ‘sophisticated’ tracks such as ‘End Of The Road’, ‘Going Home’ and ‘Summertime Blues’.
The songs on this album are defined by a few things. First there is this crystal-clear yet feisty guitar sound that is spread all over the album. Second is the overall uniques sound and atmosphere. Third is the pleasant singing voice of Andy. He is not a singer by trade but has worked with so many top-notch vocalists and from each one he heard certain specifics that went on started to integrate into his own style of singing.
‘Mihlstones’ is very strong album because of its versatility, the well-crafted songs, their melodic character plus the crystal-clear sound and production. All in all, Andy Susemihl can be proud of his efforts on this fine and lasting album.
Highly Recommended
1 – The Freakshow
2 – King for a Day
3 – End of the Road
4 – Breaking the Silence
5 – Summertime Blues
6 – En Route to Babylon
7 – Television Lullaby
8 – No Disguise
9 – Going Home
10 – Higher
11 – Your Life
12 – Of Fools & Liars
13 – Wasteland
14 – End of the Road slight Return
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