---
title: "Boston"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/boston"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
formed: 1975
---

# Boston

**Boston** is a heavy metal band, active 1975 to present.

Boston is an American rock band formed in 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts, by chief songwriter and composer Tom Scholz. The band's core members included multi-instrumentalist Scholz and lead vocalist Brad Delp, who remained the only constant members from 1975 to 1990, and from 1994 until Delp's suicide in 2007. Other musicians and members of the band varied largely across the group's lineup history.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Boston |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Boston |
| Formed | 1975 |
| Releases in catalog | 8 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gary Pihl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-pihl) |  | 1987 to present | Current |
| [Jeff Neal](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-neal) |  | 2002 to present | Current |
| [Kimberley Dahme](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kimberley-dahme) |  | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Tom Scholz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-scholz) |  | 1969 to present | Current |
| [Michael Sweet](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-sweet) | Guitar | 2007 to 2011 | Former |
| [Anthony Cosmo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anthony-cosmo) |  | 1997 to 2006 | Former |
| [Barry Goudreau](https://themetalnet.com/musician/barry-goudreau) |  | 1969 to 1980 | Former |
| [Brad Delp](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brad-delp) |  | 1969 to 2007 | Former |
| [Fran Cosmo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fran-cosmo) |  | 1990 to 2006 | Former |
| [Fran Sheehan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fran-sheehan) |  | 1976 to 1980 | Former |
| [Jim Masdea](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jim-masdea) |  | 1969 to 1988 | Former |
| [Sib Hashian](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sib-hashian) | Drums (drum set) | 1975 to 1982 | Former |
| [Tommy DeCarlo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-decarlo) | Lead vocals | 2008 to 2026 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1976 | [Boston](https://themetalnet.com/album/f0371fc4-3e22-3d8d-8ce3-4af873ea6f1c) | Album |
| 1978 | [Don’t Look Back](https://themetalnet.com/album/2033cce4-14e0-3b1f-af8e-3e30ed11f9d3) | Album |
| 1986 | [Third Stage](https://themetalnet.com/album/abdc4c7e-656e-343b-add2-00a8c6277bbc) | Album |
| 1994 | [Walk On](https://themetalnet.com/album/226295a7-f9cf-30ae-b105-e51a8a668023) | Album |
| 2002 | [Corporate America](https://themetalnet.com/album/5bfc1d72-a0cd-3dab-b4c8-84476fb38a06) | Album |
| 2013 | [Life, Love & Hope](https://themetalnet.com/album/52340f0b-af88-4924-86a6-906d3ce5a6b9) | Album |
|  | [WICHITA 1979](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ae65d78-d61d-4396-aa8d-03bf97cbb734) | Album |
|  | [Wichita 1979 DISC 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/ff1f1aa1-0af3-455c-815e-f2cf654ab834) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together)
- [Aerosmith](https://themetalnet.com/band/aerosmith) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Blue Öyster Cult](https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-oyster-cult) (listened together)
- [Bon Jovi](https://themetalnet.com/band/bon-jovi) (listened together)
- [Rush](https://themetalnet.com/band/rush) (listened together)
- [Toto](https://themetalnet.com/band/toto) (listened together)
- [Deep Purple](https://themetalnet.com/band/deep-purple) (listened together)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together)
- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Thin Lizzy](https://themetalnet.com/band/thin-lizzy) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bandboston
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29kkCKKGXheHuoO829FxWK
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3339
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/60960

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/boston](https://themetalnet.com/band/boston). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt