--- title: "Bon Jovi" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi" genre: "More Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1983 --- # Bon Jovi **Bon Jovi** is a more metal band, from United States, active 1983 to present. Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Bon Jovi | | Genre | More Metal | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Sayreville, United States | | Formed | 1983 | | Releases in catalog | 20 | ## Genres [More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [David Bryan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-bryan) | Background vocals, Piano, Keyboard, Lead vocals, Pedal steel guitar | 1983 to present | Current | | [Hugh McDonald](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hugh-mcdonald) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 2016 to present | Current | | [Jon Bon Jovi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-bon-jovi) | Eponymous, Maracas, Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar | 1983 to present | Current | | [Phil X](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phil-x) | Background vocals, Lead vocals, Talkbox, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar | 2016 to present | Current | | [Tico Torres](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tico-torres) | Background vocals, Percussion, Drums (drum set), Lead vocals | 1983 to present | Current | | [Dave “The Snake” Sabo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-the-snake-sabo) | Background vocals, Electric guitar | 1983 to 1983 | Former | | [Alec John Such](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alec-john-such) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 1983 to 1994 | Former | | [Richie Sambora](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richie-sambora) | Background vocals, Lead vocals, Talkbox, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar | 1983 to 2013 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1984 | [Bon Jovi](https://themetalnet.com/album/d60113b0-ab11-3c61-b74b-160cb1ed5fc6) | Album | | 1985 | [7800° Fahrenheit](https://themetalnet.com/album/63d759cc-eec6-3db5-933c-3f210627806a) | Album | | 1986 | [Slippery When Wet](https://themetalnet.com/album/f07346e6-c889-33b8-83c8-ad987d7b14f6) | Album | | 1988 | [Born to Be My Baby](https://themetalnet.com/album/0d2fd133-b575-3071-a5ce-90f81678aab2) | EP | | 1988 | [New Jersey](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa1ba758-0a80-3734-9bf8-4f554822b153) | Album | | 1992 | [Keep the Faith](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e2ccac6-fd7b-3b8e-8dfe-07b56b61cb29) | Album | | 1995 | [These Days](https://themetalnet.com/album/0dd13464-edfd-3466-bb16-f63ca268ab37) | Album | | 2000 | [Crush](https://themetalnet.com/album/6024045a-2d30-3ab5-8eb2-b6e5f61a78d3) | Album | | 2002 | [Bounce](https://themetalnet.com/album/df345e43-0e8b-35d4-9a67-616d3a073d24) | Album | | 2005 | [Have a Nice Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/e2838c6e-a8b4-3a8e-9877-8d32faf33a9f) | Album | | 2007 | [Lost Highway](https://themetalnet.com/album/9105c0d4-eeaf-3c7e-9f68-278860b08c01) | Album | | 2009 | [The Circle](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5651aef-e3bf-46dd-86f1-cf3091e4a388) | Album | | 2013 | [What About Now](https://themetalnet.com/album/e02f8bbd-27a1-4d93-aced-ad32dd51d6bf) | Album | | 2015 | [Burning Bridges](https://themetalnet.com/album/73a6c7ae-0fd3-49dd-9a3a-d843ace27612) | Album | | 2016 | [This House Is Not for Sale](https://themetalnet.com/album/fd527e07-7928-4b28-89f2-965bdbfc04ae) | Album | | 2020 | [2020](https://themetalnet.com/album/3c6fe7fd-0d0f-4e11-a217-8f0304f0b319) | Album | | 2024 | [Forever](https://themetalnet.com/album/90cc8a89-a76c-44aa-9d5a-f163daa2710e) | Album | | | [In These Arms (Unauthorised)](https://themetalnet.com/album/a23332f4-584b-4898-994d-6ba81cee0d63) | Album | | | [Only for You, Volume 1 (Unauthorised)](https://themetalnet.com/album/dba189a4-8a49-4227-bbea-16c0e85b0a26) | Album | | | [With a Little Help From My Friends](https://themetalnet.com/album/befa2cac-ae63-32d5-a50f-9bec784ad2e3) | Album | ## Related bands - [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together) - [Aerosmith](https://themetalnet.com/band/aerosmith) (listened together) - [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together) - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together) - [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together) - [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together) - [Def Leppard](https://themetalnet.com/band/def-leppard) (listened together) - [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together) - [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together) - [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together) - [Toto](https://themetalnet.com/band/toto) (listened together) ## Official and external links - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/637 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BonJovi - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonjovi/ - x: https://twitter.com/bonjovi - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/58lV9VcRSjABbAbfWS6skp - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/122782 - website: https://bonjovi.com/ - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlTofOAY79PS_GhmborAdA --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi](https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi). 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