---
title: "Cortez"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cortez"
genre: "Doom Metal"
formed: 2006
---

# Cortez

**Cortez** is a doom metal band, active 2006 to present.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Cortez |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Boston |
| Formed | 2006 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal) · [Stoner Rock](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-rock)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alasdair Swan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alasdair-swan) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Jay Furlo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jay-furlo) | Electric bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Matt Harrington](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-harrington) | Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Scott O’Dowd](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-o-dowd) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Alexei Rodriguez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alexei-rodriguez) | Drums (drum set) |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | [Thunder in a Forgotten Town](https://themetalnet.com/album/87f6072d-d221-3990-b5f7-1336aacd7398) | EP |
| 2010 | [Demo 2009](https://themetalnet.com/album/89474f7f-470e-4e0a-a0e6-80c8cf915dde) | EP |
| 2012 | [Cortez](https://themetalnet.com/album/fbb4b3f6-dc8b-446a-addc-81f09571664d) | Album |
| 2017 | [The Depths Below](https://themetalnet.com/album/5788a630-afbb-4434-97ed-9801e7736dd1) | Album |
| 2018 | [Second Coming of Heavy: Chapter 9, Cortez / Wasted Theory](https://themetalnet.com/album/33ea6d5e-e514-4cff-870e-8111f7e745cc) | Album |
| 2020 | [Sell the Future](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad2af002-8242-4a0c-b95a-b8837b44d336) | Album |
| 2024 | [Thieves and Charlatans](https://themetalnet.com/album/703d40fd-70d7-4e9b-8663-9d7fe50ba459) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Walls of Jericho](https://themetalnet.com/band/walls-of-jericho) (shared members)
- [Catharsis](https://themetalnet.com/band/catharsis-0ebf6bfd) (shared members)
- [IronHead](https://themetalnet.com/band/ironhead) (same tags)
- [Jurassic Witch](https://themetalnet.com/band/jurassic-witch) (same tags)
- [Oceanlord](https://themetalnet.com/band/oceanlord) (same tags)
- [Ponche](https://themetalnet.com/band/ponche) (same tags)
- [Lunar Swamp](https://themetalnet.com/band/lunar-swamp) (same tags)
- [Snail](https://themetalnet.com/band/snail) (same tags)
- [Dahuz](https://themetalnet.com/band/dahuz) (same tags)
- [Cinder Mage](https://themetalnet.com/band/cinder-mage) (same tags)
- [Weedcraft](https://themetalnet.com/band/weedcraft) (same tags)
- [Sons of Ghidorah](https://themetalnet.com/band/sons-of-ghidorah) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- x: https://twitter.com/cortezboston
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cortezboston
- bandcamp: https://cortezboston.bandcamp.com/

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