Mick Mars – To Release Long-Awaited “First Single” Off Debut Solo Album This Month!

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars will drop his long-awaited first single off his forthcoming debut solo album this month.

Radio host Eddie Trunk announced that he will premiere Mars’ first solo single on his Trunk Nation show on Oct 30th. Mars will join Trunk for an interview on Halloween.

“Psyched to announce I’ll be world premiering the first ever solo music from Mick Mars on #TrunkNation on 10/30 on my SiriusXM Faction Talk 103 show. Then Mick joins me live for an interview 10/31! Don’t miss this exclusive coming soon. 3-5P ET.”

Trunk’s announcement came shortly after Mars shared a teaser on his social media. The guitarist posted a five-second video on X that said “Counting down 13 days” with the simple caption “13.” (He followed it up on Thursday with a similar post that said “12.”) Mars shared the first video on Oct. 18, which means the countdown will end on Halloween.

Mick Mars’ Solo Album Details

Mars has been teasing a solo album for years. In 2016, he released samples of two songs featuring short-lived Motley Crue singer John Corabi, though Mars later said that the collaboration “went away.”

In 2019, Mars said he was in the early stages of recording his solo project but was still searching for a singer. He also name-dropped a surprising influence. “I would like to have a few different singers — different sounds, but musician singers. This is gonna sound crazy — like with the Beatles. The three guys sang all these harmonies, and you could have John [Lennon] sing on a song, or Ringo [Starr], or whoever. But that kind of a thing is kind of what I’m going for.”

Mars’ solo debut finally seemed to be nearing completion in 2023. In June, Mars revealed that the album would be called The Other Side of Mars (with Jacob Bunton on vocals) and named a handful of tracks, including “Broken on the Inside,” “Alone,” “Lonely in Your Grave,” “Loyal to the Lie,” “Decay,” “Fear,” “Memories” and “Erased.”

He also slyly suggested that one song was about his Motley Crue bandmates. “This is a song I wrote called ‘Killing Breed,’” he said. “It’s about narcissists that keep you pinned down and make you feel crazy.