Mötley Crüe is back with their first post-Mick Mars single "Dogs Of War" and it's definitely music by Mötley Crüe in 2024, without Mick Mars. "Dogs Of War" starts off promising enough, but falls back onto being is largely unremarkable and without any real hooks. The band sounds good enough (at least we got a John 5 guitar solo), but as usual Vince Neil is the weak link here as he whines "down down" and other assorted, tired trope-heavy lyrics throughout.
That, and I'm glad to see Mötley Crüe embracing the trend of having shitty artificial intelligence art for their single cover (try to identify a single plant in the background… and look at the hands). This is just disappointing on so many levels. At least it wasn't a country rap song though, so I suppose that's nice. Get a "Dogs Of War" picture disc here.
Mötley Crüe recently signed to Big Machine Records for the release of some new music. "It's a great match for us," said Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil in an interview with Classic Rock. "We're good friends with [founder/CEO] Scott Borchetta, who put together the Nashville Outlaws album back in 2014. His company just knows radio, how to get it out there, how to get the right people listening."
Borchetta added: "Mötley Crüe on Big Machine! Growing up in Southern California, I was in Hollywood when these new sheriffs showed up and took over the city. It was loud. It was powerful. It was game-changing. Nikki, and Tommy, along with new guitarist John 5, have reignited the flame with ferocious new Crüe music. Fans will unite… SHOUT!"
