Mick Mars – The Other Side of Mars LP Discount

2024 release. When Mick Mars stepped back from touring with Mötley Crüe – the band he co- founded more than 40 years ago – following their massive summer 2022 Stadium Tour, it seemed like the end of an era. Really, it was the beginning of a new one. The legendary guitarist, whose riffs, solos and overall devastatingly heavy sound powered the L.A. icons through four decades of world-conquering, multi-platinum sonic mayhem is, as he demonstrates on his debut solo effort, still a serious force to be reckoned with. Only now, listeners are reckoning with more Mars than ever before. On the aptly-titled The Other Side of Mars, fans get that vision in it s full, multifarious glory. To be sure, there are plenty of characteristically riff-tastic, tough-as-nails hard-rock anthems (the rampaging Loyal to the Lie, the deep-in-the-pocket groove-rocker Ain t Going Back, the hooky and melodic Right Side of Wrong ) to be heard on the record. But The Other Side of Mars also shows the 71-year-old guitarist heading into new and uncharted territory, tearing through caustic, modern metal ( Broken On the Inside ), conjuring gothic-tinged soundscapes ( Undone ), digging into anguished, slow-burning power balladry ( Killing Breed ) and unspooling bluesy, cinematic instrumental workouts (the album-closing guitar showcase, L.A. Noir ).