Mötley Crüe co-founder Mick Mars announces debut solo album, ‘The Other Side Of Mars’

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Mötley Crüe guitarist and co-founder Mick Mars has shared news of his debut solo album ‘The Other Side Of Mars’. Check out the new single ‘Loyal To The Lie’ below.The news of the forthcoming solo project marks the musician’s first new music since he departed from the glam rock line-up in October 2022, following his struggle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (A.S.).Released today (October 31), Mars has shared the lead single from the upcoming solo album.

The track centres on his blistering riffs – which are noticeably heavier than anything he worked on with Mötley Crüe – and sees him join forces with Jacob Bunton who contributes vocals.The song also comes with a new music video that is in keeping with the Halloween spirit, featuring imagery from classic horror films and pictures of infamous serial killers.

Check it out below.Discussing the title behind the upcoming album, the 72-year-old explained that it refers to the two different sides of his playing style: “the Mötley side and the Mars side.”“I always have a very clear vision of what I want to do,” he said, later speaking about his plans for more music even after the debut album. “There’s a lot of ideas that I have that, I don’t want to call them ‘left,’ but they are, you know what I mean?

My feeling has always been, I might gain some fans, I might lose some fans. But what they’re hearing, it’s all me.”Alongside Mars, the album includes the aforementioned Jacob Bunton on vocals, as well as Winger and former Alice Cooper keyboardist Paul Taylor.